We started to handle it better, but then they backed off and went into a two-deep zone.

I knew he would be coming because they were in a two-deep zone.

Before that, the Jets mostly played a two-deep zone that is designed to take away the deep ball.

The perception of the Jets' defense is that it almost strictly plays a two-deep zone.

The two-deep zone, in effect, provides insurance for Taylor's ferocious blitzes.

The Giants often played a two-deep zone, which left the middle of the field open and allowed Vick to run at will.

"They play a two-deep zone with the safeties back," Esiason said.

Collins had completed 12 of his first 13 attempts, zipping passes into the soft spots of the Rams' two-deep zone.

When we were in a man or two-deep zone," Sparks said, "they were throwing a lot of out patterns.

The secondary coach, Bill Bradley, estimates the two-deep zone is called just a third of the time now.