Niners Need More TDs From inside the Red Zone

Oct 7, 2014 at 9:15 AM--


The 49ers are back on the winning track now, with two straight victories and a 3-2 record.For now, at least, the sky doesn't seem to be falling as it was after consecutive losses to the Bears and Cardinals. Another victory this coming Monday night against the St. Louis Rams will have the 49ers exactly where they were last season when they were 4-2 after six games en route to a 12-4 record.Yet San Francisco still has some areas of concern. One big one for the offense is its performance in the red zone.In this past Sunday's 22-17 victory over the Chiefs, the 49ers moved the ball inside the red zone (the opponent's 20-yard line) four times. Only once did they score a touchdown. On the other three possessions they had to settle for Phil Dawson field goals.As noted by Paul Gutierrez, who covers the 49ers for ESPN.com, San Francisco had scored TDs on only 50 percent of its red-zone trips before the victory over the Chiefs. Now that percentage is down to 44.4 percent for the season, which ranks 25th in the NFL. In 2013, the 49ers converted 53 percent of their red-zone trips into touchdowns.After Sunday's game, quarterback Colin Kaepernick brushed off questions about the team settling for...
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