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Browns look to limit the Dolphins in the red zone | Keys to the Game

**Limit red zone touchdowns**

With big bodies like Waller alongside shifty players like RB De'Von Achane and WR Jaylen Waddle, the Browns stopping Miami's offensive momentum once they get into the red zone is key.

The Browns rank among the best NFL defenses in yards allowed this season but are last in the league in red zone defense, allowing a touchdown on 80 percent of drives that get inside the 20-yard line. The Dolphins' red zone offense has been one of the best in the NFL. Seventy-five percent of Miami's red zone drives have ended in the end zone, the second-best rate in the league.

"We just have to keep grinding, we have to play physical down there, we have to take the run away and get back on the right side of that," defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz said. "Having a chance to hold them to field goals or force long field goals is paramount to keeping the score down, and that's what we're trying to do."

The Browns and Dolphins have combined for seven one-possession games this season, meaning the difference between a field goal and a touchdown can change the outcome of the game. Turning Miami touchdowns into field goals will be crucial to helping the Browns get their second win.

"We have to be better in the red zone and find a way to make a flip and not let guys inside the end zone once they do get in the red zone," CB [Denzel Ward](/team/players-roster/denzel-ward/) said. "Just have to execute and find a way to keep guys out the best we can."

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