A big part of winning in the NFL is all about converting red zone trips into touchdowns. Many offenses will leave points on the board, which can lead to gutwrenching losses more often than not.

In this article, we take a look at the five best red zone offenses of last year's NFL regular season and how they did it. Enjoy!

Note: Red Zone scoring percentages include regular season and postseason. All data is courtesy of Sports Info Solutions unless noted otherwise.

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1. Dallas Cowboys 

2022 Red Zone TD scoring: 71.4%

Their secret: The Cowboys were exceptionally good at running the football inside the 20, thanks to their extreme versatility. According to Sports Info Solutions, the Cowboys led the NFL in rushing success rate in both gap scheme runs and zone scheme runs.

Kellen Moore, now the OC for the Los Angeles Chargers, also made sure to use personnel groupings with three and even four tight ends to catch NFL defenses by surprise.

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2. Kansas City Chiefs

2022 Red Zone TD scoring: 70.5%

Their secret: Well, I'm sure that pointing out the existence of Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid wouldn't categorize as a "secret." So to not point out the obvious reason why the Chiefs are up here, I'll point out that things don't change much for them in the red zone.

In 2022, they lined up in a shotgun formation 81% of the time and boasted the second-highest success rate in those plays. Mahomes gets a ton of credit for his scrambles and bombs but his ability to quickly scan for plays near the endzone is world-class.

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3. Philadelphia Eagles

2022 Red Zone TD scoring: 68.6%

Their secret: Jalen Hurts' impact in the running game was truly jaw-dropping inside the 20-yard line. He led all NFL players in EPA per rush attempt within the red zone. 

Looking at his total EPA (expected points added) is even more impressive, however. Among players with a minimum of 20 carries, below are the guys who added the most "expected points" to their teams from the 20-yard line:

1. Jalen Hurts, 16.61
2. Austin Ekeler, 14.35
3. Derrick Henry, 7.68
4. Cordarrelle Patterson, 7.33
5. Ezekiel Elliott, 6.25

No quarterback achieved a higher total EPA passing the football inside the red zone than Hurts did rushing.

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4. Detroit Lions

2022 Red Zone TD Scoring: 66.2%

Their secret: Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson burst into the national picture after a fantastic season of play-calling that resulted in head coaching interviews at the end of the season. I could throw many stats in here but the fact is his play design and play calling inside the 20 was a work of art.

He made it all easy for his offense when in the red zone, starting with a running game with a ton of eye candy that ranked Top 5 in success rate when using gap scheme concepts. 

Jared Goff was pressured at the fifth-lowest rate, the team had the fifth-lowest bust rate (a metric used to measure costly plays ending in sacks, turnovers, etc.), and led the NFL in success rate when using play-action.

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5. New York Giants

2022 Red Zone TD Scoring: 64.8%

Their secret: The Giants were a red zone machine in 2022 but it all started with Daniel Jones. Per Warren Sharp's data, Brian Daboll's offense led the league in EPA per dropback, early down EPA per dropback, and passing success rate.

What was the most fun for this unit is that everything they did seemed to work. They ranked Top 5 in success rate when using 11, 12, and 20 personnel. They also ranked Top 5 when using no-huddle, shotgun, motion, play-action, short dropback, and designed rollouts.

Everything worked for them which is why they're on this list.

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