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The defeat dropped New York’s defensive unit to 30<sup>th</sup> in the league in points allowed under Wilks’ leadership.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmj7bo6gi000t357tlh2mpcwo@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Passing game coordinator Chris Harris will be the interim DC, per Glenn. 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