With the 2025 NFL season set to kick off, Athlon Sports is debuting a new methodology for calculating weekly team rankings. It’s a new statistic based on teams’ performance in the red zone. Most ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The numbers leap off the stat sheet: six red zone trips, two touchdowns. For an Ohio State offense loaded with NFL talent at every position, this conversion rate was concerning. In ...

The Green Bay Packers, in a dominating 23-6 Week 12 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, scored on four red-zone drives — two touchdowns and two field goals — and they kept the Vikings out of the end ...

Like other NFL statistics that accumulate numbers throughout the season, teams that dig themselves a hole will have a tougher time moving up the charts as the season moves along. Looking at Athlon ...

Seven games in, the Chicago Bears have been unable to get on track in the red zone. They might be inclined to rename it the “orange zone” this weekend. The Cincinnati Bengals defense ranks 30th in red ...

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has improved from his rookie season, but his numbers drop when the Bears reach the red zone. Scott Taetsch / Getty Images Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams made ...