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Steal City: Packers borrowing plays from other teams to revitalize red-zone offense

The Packers' creative goal-line shovel pass to Allen Lazard shares more than a passing resemblance to a play run by the Chiefs two years earlier.

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Just five games into the 2021 season, the Green Bay Packers had a major problem on offense. The unit that led the NFL with a 76.8 touchdown percentage in the red zone a year earlier suddenly couldn't find its mojo inside the opponent's 20-yard line, reaching the end zone on those trips at the sixth lowest rate in the league. With a game against the Chic…

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