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In 2010, the Green Bay Packers will certainly strive to repeat their impressive defensive rankings from a year ago, namely finishing No. 2 overall in the NFL in yards allowed, and No. 1 against the run.
But the category the Packers have the keenest eye on, as all defenses do, is points allowed, and for Green Bay to improve on its solid No. 7 ranking in 2009 it has targeted one area in particular - red-zone defense.
"To me that's always got to be your No. 1 goal, if you can lead the league in scoring defense," defensive coordinator Dom Capers said. "In order to do that, when people get down in the red zone -- if they're going to get there -- you have to keep them kicking field goals rather than scoring touchdowns."
That's something the Packers admittedly struggled with last season. Opponents scored 28 touchdowns on 46 red-zone possessions (inside the 20) in 2009, a 60.9 percentage that ranked 13th in the NFC and 28th in the league.
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Source: Packers.com
