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Red-zone issues, penalties, missed kicks make Washington a metrics outlier

Red-zone issues, penalties, missed kicks make Washington a metrics outlier

The Huskies' success rates are stellar. Yet they're 3-2.

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In order to distill the maddening nature of Washington’s two losses this season, coach Jedd Fisch referenced the playing surface of a different sport.

It’s exactly 10 feet from the hardwood to the rim of a basketball hoop. The way Fisch sees it, that distance — minus a foot, actually — is all that separates the Huskies from an unbeaten record.

“We’re one …

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