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Jeff Risdon

Awful red zone defense equates to the Lions’ league-worst scoring defense

Through the first three weeks of the NFL season, no team has allowed more points than the Detroit Lions. The Lions have surrendered an average of 31 points per game to the Eagles, Commanders and Vikings to start the season.

There are a number of reasons for the prodigious points allowed total, but there’s one that jumps out with coordinator Aaron Glenn’s defense.

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