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PHILADELPHIA  —  Here are five things we learned from the Falcons’ 18-12 season-opening loss to the Eagles on Thursday before a festive crowd at Lincoln Financial Field. 1. Red zone issue is real:  The Falcons offense continued to struggle in the red zone, the major issue to fix in the offseason. The Falcons opened the game on fire, but stalled four times on five trips inside the opponents’ 20-yard line and netted just nine points.  A final throw to Julio Jones at the buzzer was ruled incomplete for another failed attempt. Jones caught the ball in the end zone but came down out of bounds. Game over. Quarterback Matt Ryan completed 21 of 43 passes for 251 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. He finished with a passer rating of 57.4.  On the opening possession, the Falcons used a 20-yard run by running back Devonta Freeman, who suffered a knee injury late in the game, and a 33-yard pass play to wide receiver Julio Jones to zip down to the Eagles 6-yard line.