NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Browns, Texans on the rise, plus head coach status check

It’s Week 11 within the NFL, and it’s time to begin fascinated with who among the many present head coaches has a future that can prolong into the 2024 season.

The Las Vegas Raiders have already made a training change, changing Josh McDaniels with Antonio Pierce, a minimum of on an interim foundation. The Energy Rankings are weighing on this week with a standing examine on Pierce and the opposite 31 head coaches to find out who’s “stable,” who’s “protected” and who’s “shaky.”

Keep in mind, that it takes so much for a coach to succeed in “stable” standing within the NFL, and don’t be shocked by the very well-known identify low on the record who’s on shaky floor.

(Final week: 2)

Sunday: Bye

Coach standing: Secure

Since going 9-8 in 2021, Nick Sirianni is 22-4 because the Eagles’ coach. He took Philadelphia to the Tremendous Bowl final season and is beloved within the metropolis for his fiery character on prime of it. It’s exhausting to think about a greater marriage of metropolis and coach than what the Eagles have in the meanwhile, similar to it’s exhausting to think about Sirianni not being in Philadelphia for a very long time.

Up subsequent: at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET

Nick Sirianni is FIRED up after tonight’s win towards the Dolphins 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/4aqSuyHReA

— NBC Sports activities Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) October 23, 2023

(Final week: 3)

Sunday: Bye

Coach standing: Strong

Andy Reid is 254-140 in 25 seasons as a head coach, which places him fourth on the all-time wins record. He’s had eight straight double-digit wins seasons, and he’s the one coach in NFL historical past to steer two franchises to 10 or extra playoff wins. By his requirements, this 12 months’s Chiefs are struggling on offense (thirteenth in scoring, 23.11 factors per sport), and never a single particular person is frightened that Reid and firm gained’t determine it out.

Up subsequent: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET

(Final week: 4)

Sunday: Beat Los Angeles Chargers 41-38

Coach standing: Secure

All of the kneecap-biting jokes have been on us. Loads of individuals wrote off Dan Campbell after his bombastic introductory information convention, however he’s 15-4 in his final 19 video games. The Lions went for it on fourth down 5 instances Sunday towards the Chargers and transformed 4 instances, together with an early fourth-and-5 with a run play after which on fourth-and-2 with 1:47 left in a tie sport when in discipline objective vary. Changing that final one allowed Detroit to run the clock down and kick the game-winner as time expired. “He’s acquired large …” (confidence, let’s say confidence), quarterback Jared Goff stated after the sport.

Up subsequent: vs. Chicago Bears, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 6)

Sunday: Beat Jacksonville Jaguars 34-3

Coach standing: Strong

There’s little doubt Kyle Shanahan is without doubt one of the greatest offensive designers and play callers within the NFL, possibly within the historical past of the NFL, however is he an excellent head coach? After Sunday, Shanahan is 58-49 in seven seasons in San Francisco. Eleven present head coaches with a minimum of six years on the job have a greater profession profitable proportion than Shanahan’s .539. However when it appears good, it appears good, and it appeared good Sunday. The 49ers had 437 yards and at the moment are third within the league in scoring (28 ppg).

Up subsequent: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET

(Final week: 10)

Sunday: Beat Baltimore Ravens 33-31

Coach standing: Secure

What are we imagined to do with Kevin Stefanski? Sunday’s win over the Ravens, which put Cleveland in a tie with Pittsburgh for second place within the AFC North, could have moved him from shaky to protected. It was the Browns’ fourth win within the final 5 video games in a season that has included season-ending accidents to operating again Nick Chubb and offensive deal with Jack Conklin and no matter is occurring with Deshaun Watson’s shoulder. Cleveland’s win complete went down in every of Stefanski’s first three seasons, however he’s near stopping that development after Sunday’s win.

Up subsequent: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 1)

Sunday: Misplaced to Cleveland Browns 33-31

Coach standing: Strong

John Harbaugh is on his method to a sixth profitable season within the final seven years, and he could very effectively be on the best way to the Tremendous Bowl even after shedding to the Browns on Sunday. After making house run hires at defensive coordinator (Mike McDonald) and offensive coordinator (Todd Monken) within the final two seasons, Harbaugh is now 154-98 in his sixteenth season with the Ravens.

Up subsequent: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, Thursday, 8:15 p.m.

(Final week: 7)

Sunday: Bye

Coach standing: Secure

What Mike McDaniel is doing within the NFL mustn’t go unappreciated, and we’re not speaking about operating an offense that’s averaging 7.1 yards per play, essentially the most by any staff in a minimum of the final 20 years. We’re speaking about having a character. In a league during which too many coaches behave like they’re engaged on a remedy for most cancers, McDaniel has the self-assurance to have a humorousness, and he’s 15-11 in two seasons in Miami.

Up subsequent: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

😂 Mike McDaniel is the very best pic.twitter.com/gnahbuwdyG

— Sky Sports activities NFL (@SkySportsNFL) November 4, 2023

(Final week: 5)

Sunday: Misplaced to Houston Texans 30-27

Coach standing: Secure

Zac Taylor has the bottom wins-to-respect ratio within the NFL. With out query, a lot of the Bengals’ success within the final three seasons (27-15 with a Tremendous Bowl run) ought to be credited to Joe Burrow, however the extent to which Taylor has been erased from the equation is fairly exceptional. The Bengals remained in final place within the AFC North due to Sunday’s loss, however Taylor stays protected in Cincinnati.

Up subsequent: at Baltimore Ravens, Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET

(Final week: 9)

Sunday: Beat Washington Commanders 29-26

Coach standing: Strong

Pete Carroll, the world’s youngest 72-year-old, has taken Seattle to the postseason in 10 of his 13 seasons as head coach and proper now they’d be the fifth seed within the NFC playoffs. He’s seventeenth all-time with 167 wins. And what Carroll has carried out for Geno Smith’s confidence is a part of his secret sauce. After a dud offensive efficiency in Week 9, Smith handed for 369 yards Sunday, and Seattle had the eleventh most-productive offensive yardage sport of the season within the league (489 yards).

Up subsequent: at Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET

(Final week: 15)

Sunday: Beat Cincinnati Bengals 30-27

Coach standing: Secure

It appears like everybody who’s been saying that DeMeco Ryans was going to make an excellent head coach was proper. It’s not simply that Ryans is one sport out of first place within the AFC South in his first 12 months in Houston, it’s that he hasn’t taken a misstep since getting the job in January. The Texans took the proper quarterback (C.J. Stroud) with the No. 2 decide in April, and that led to 544 yards on Sunday towards the Bengals and among the finest defensive coordinators within the NFL.

Up subsequent: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 8)

Sunday: Misplaced to San Francisco 49ers 34-3

Coach standing: Secure

Doug Pederson has made a pleasant profession of changing the large splash school coach rent by simply being a professional. In Philadelphia, he changed Chip Kelly and gained a Tremendous Bowl in his second 12 months. In Jacksonville, he changed City Meyer and has the Jaguars in first place within the AFC South in his second season. Sunday was a down day, although. The Jaguars offensive EPA (minus-21.07) was the fourth worst in Pederson’s 118 video games as a head coach.

Up subsequent: vs. Tennessee Titans, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 12)

Sunday: Beat New York Giants 49-17

Coach standing: Shaky

Mike McCarthy is 30-13 within the common season within the final three years as Cowboys coach. He bought Dallas proprietor Jerry Jones on the notion that giving him extra management of the offense would end in higher total staff play, and the components labored Sunday for positive. They outgained the Giants 640-172 and outscored them 109-17 this season, however it hasn’t labored towards the groups it might want to within the playoffs. Jones has been extra affected person with head coaches than his public persona would counsel, however McCarthy has gained just one playoff sport in Dallas.

Up subsequent: at Carolina Panthers, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 17)

Sunday: Beat New Orleans Saints 27-19

Coach standing: Secure

Kevin O’Connell didn’t get numerous credit score for Minnesota’s 13-4 report in his first season as head coach due to the Vikings’ loopy luck in one-score video games and ensuing playoff flameout, however what he’s carried out within the two video games since Kirk Cousins suffered an Achilles damage is spectacular. Two weeks in the past, Minnesota scored 31 factors with a quarterback, Josh Dobbs, who had not taken a snap with the staff till that day. On Sunday, the Vikings adopted that up with one other win beneath Dobbs, who had a 101.1 passer score.

Up subsequent: at Denver Broncos, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET

14. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3)

(Final week: 13)

Sunday: Beat Inexperienced Bay Packers 23-19

Coach standing: Strong

Mike Tomlin’s standing is unchanging. He’s planted in Pittsburgh so long as he desires to be, and it is sensible contemplating he appears to be on the best way extending his streak of never-had-a-losing-season to 17 years. Steelers followers, although, will be forgiven for questioning if Tomlin shouldn’t be judged on a distinct scale. Corresponding to: What has he gained recently? The reply to that’s no playoff video games in six years. This 12 months’s Steelers are minus-26 in level differential, the bottom within the league for any staff with a profitable report.

Up subsequent: at Cleveland Browns, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 14)

Sunday: Misplaced to Minnesota Vikings 27-19

Coach standing: Shaky

Dennis Allen gained’t be going anyplace if the Saints win the NFC South, and it’s someway in first place within the division regardless of shedding Sunday. Nevertheless, he’s 12-15 in two seasons with the Saints, which makes him 20-43 all time as a head coach. Allen is a superb defensive coordinator, however New Orleans can do higher for a head coach and would possibly if Allen doesn’t win the division this season.

Up subsequent: Bye

(Final week: 11)

Monday: Misplaced to Denver Broncos 24-22

Coach standing: Secure

Fifteen coaches in NFL historical past have coached greater than 100 video games and have a profitable proportion of upper than .630. Sean McDermott is considered one of them. There’s some anxiousness in Buffalo that the Payments’ championship window goes to shut in irritating trend. That anxiousness was not alleviated by a sloppy, four-turnover efficiency on Monday night time, however McDermott has earned some good thing about the doubt after profitable double-digit video games in every of the final 4 seasons.

Up subsequent: vs. New York Jets, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET

17. Los Angeles Chargers (4-5)

(Final week: 16)

Sunday: Misplaced to Detroit Lions 41-38

Coach standing: Shaky

Brandon Staley went from being the defensive coordinator at John Carroll College, a 3,600-student personal school in Ohio, to an NFL head coach in 5 years, and it’s doable that the ascent was too quick. Staley’s background is on protection, however the Chargers are twenty fourth in factors allowed (23.9 ppg) after Sunday, which dropped Staley to 23-20 as a head coach. Justin Herbert had a 114.9 passer score and the Chargers scored touchdowns on their remaining 5 possessions towards Detroit, and so they nonetheless misplaced.

Up subsequent: at Inexperienced Bay Packers, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

18. Las Vegas Raiders (5-5)

(Final week: 19)

Sunday: Beat New York Jets 16-12

Coach standing: Shaky

The one staff to date to make a training change, the Raiders fired Josh McDaniels final week, and at the moment are 2-0 beneath interim coach Antonio Pierce on Sunday. Pierce will win the staff over down the stretch just because he’s not McDaniels, so he has a shot to have that interim tag eliminated. It’s extra possible, although, that Las Vegas tries to make a splashier rent, and who can be splashier than Jim Harbaugh?

Up subsequent: at Miami Dolphins, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 20)

Sunday: Beat New England Patriots 10-6

Coach standing: Secure

After ending final season thirtieth in scoring with 17 factors per sport, the Colts are ninth with 24.2 factors per sport regardless of an offensive stinker Sunday in Germany. New coach Shane Steichen is managing that regardless of shedding quarterback Anthony Richardson for the season and lacking tailback Jonathan Taylor for a month. Steichen acquired a win over Invoice Belichick on Sunday with Gardner Minshew as his beginning quarterback. He will get some factors for that.

Up subsequent: Bye

(Final week: 21)

Sunday: Misplaced to Seattle Seahawks 29-26

Coach standing: Shaky

Barring a 7-0 end to finish the season (which appears not possible), Ron Rivera goes to have a shedding report when his fourth season in Washington is full. Rivera ought to get some type of medal for surviving Dan Snyder’s possession with such grace, however his outcomes with the Commanders can’t be what new proprietor Josh Harris is in search of. There’s an opportunity Harris sticks with Rivera to keep up some consistency whereas he figures out different issues, however it looks like a small one.

Up subsequent: vs. New York Giants, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 25)

Sunday: Beat Tennessee Titans 20-6

Coach standing: Shaky

Todd Bowles is a superb defensive coordinator, however he’s 38-55 in seven years as a head coach. He was 8-9 final 12 months with Tom Brady at quarterback. Predictably, it has not gotten higher with Baker Mayfield at quarterback though Tampa Bay did cease a four-game shedding streak on Sunday. The pattern dimension on Bowles’ head teaching profession is giant sufficient that we all know what he’s now — an excellent defensive coordinator.

Up subsequent: at San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET

22. Denver Broncos (4-5)

(Final week: 27)

Monday: Beat Buffalo Payments 24-22

Coach standing: Secure

The Broncos despatched a first- and second-round draft decide to New Orleans within the offseason for the proper to rent Sean Payton, so he’s not going anyplace, particularly with Denver taking part in the best way it’s now. The Broncos gained their third straight regardless of getting outgunned 7.1 yards per play to 4.2 yards per play by the Payments.

Up subsequent: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET

(Final week: 18)

Sunday: Misplaced to Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-6

Coach standing: Secure

Coming off his first shedding season in his 5 years because the Titans’ head coach, Mike Vrabel appears like he’s on his method to one other. There was a second of hope after quarterback Will Levis beat the Falcons in his NFL debut in Week 8, however Levis’ completion proportion, yards per try, passer score and EPA per dropback all have dropped every week since. Vrabel is now 51-40 in Tennessee. His job is safe, however issues are trending within the flawed route.

Up subsequent: at Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

24. Atlanta Falcons (4-6)

(Final week: 22)

Sunday: Misplaced to Arizona Cardinals 25-23

Coach standing: Shaky

Arthur Smith will probably be Atlanta’s head coach in 2024 barring a whole collapse down the stretch, however this isn’t what the Falcons had in thoughts in his third 12 months. They’re 18-26 beneath Smith after shedding to a one-win Cardinals staff on Sunday. The Falcons have drafted an offensive talent participant within the prime 10 in every of the final three years, and for that, they’re twenty fourth within the league in scoring (18.9 ppg). Smith can take himself into the “protected” class by profitable the NFC South this 12 months. If he doesn’t, subsequent season will begin on shaky floor.

Up subsequent: Bye

(Final week: 23)

Sunday: Misplaced to Pittsburgh Steelers 23-19

Coach standing: Secure

Matt LaFleur with Aaron Rodgers: 47-18. Matt LaFleur with out Aaron Rodgers: 3-7. The Packers’ fifth-year coach has sufficient fairness to outlive a down 12 months, but when Jordan Love doesn’t make progress, LaFleur’s standing could possibly be downgraded quickly. Love, who’s in his fourth 12 months within the system, threw his ninth and tenth interceptions Sunday. No quarterback has thrown extra this season, and Love can be thirty fourth within the league in completion proportion (58.7).

Up subsequent: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 26)

Sunday: Bye

Coach standing: Secure

How can Sean McVay be in his seventh 12 months as an NFL head coach? The 37-year-old looks like a grizzled veteran. This 12 months has been a battle with Matthew Stafford struggling a thumb damage and the invoice coming due for the chips-all-in 2021 season that resulted in a Tremendous Bowl win. McVay is 8-18 since that championship however nonetheless 63-44 total, which provides him the Thirty second-best profitable proportion of all time amongst coaches with greater than 100 video games coached.

Up subsequent: vs. Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET

(Final week: 24)

Sunday: Misplaced to Las Vegas Raiders 16-12

Coach standing: Shaky

The Aaron Rodgers damage was a tricky break. The protection, which is Robert Saleh’s specialty, is nice. However Saleh is now 15-28 in his third 12 months in New York. The Jets could also be forcing quarterback Zach Wilson on Saleh, however having the third-fewest speeding makes an attempt within the league (198) whereas Wilson is at quarterback and Breece Corridor is on the staff does fall at Saleh’s toes.

Up subsequent: at Buffalo Payments, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET

28. Arizona Cardinals (2-8)

(Final week: 31)

Sunday: Beat Atlanta Falcons 25-23

Coach standing: Secure

At this second, the Cardinals have a quarterback who appeared fairly good in his return from an ACL damage (Kyler Murray threw for 249 yards and rushed for 33 and a landing) and the Nos. 4 and 20 picks within the 2024 draft. Jonathan Gannon’s greatest blunders this 12 months are beating the Cowboys and the Falcons (which is holding Arizona from having the No. 1 decide), however he ought to most likely be given some grace for that.

Up subsequent: at Houston Texans, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 28)

Thursday: Beat Carolina Panthers 16-13

Coach standing: Shaky

Matt Eberflus matched his win complete from a 12 months in the past by beating Carolina on Thursday night time. That makes him 6-21 in his second season. Positive, Justin Fields’ well being has been a difficulty, however that’s not the primary motive the Bears protection ranks twenty seventh in factors allowed (25.5). That’s not a very good signal for a man who acquired the job due to his success as a defensive coordinator.

Up subsequent: at Detroit Lions, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

30. New York Giants (2-8)

(Final week: 29)

Sunday: Misplaced to Dallas Cowboys 49-17

Coach standing: Secure

Brian Daboll’s 2022 coach of the 12 months award provides him some cushion, however that cushion is slowly being eaten away by losses like Sunday’s. The Cowboys outgained the Giants by 468 yards, the most important yardage differential within the league within the final 44 years. Daboll can’t be anticipated to do a lot down the stretch with Tommy DeVito because the beginning quarterback — he had 86 passing yards Sunday — however possibly that’s the purpose. The Giants are very a lot within the operating for a draft decide that might get them one of many prime two school quarterbacks accessible.

Up subsequent: at Washington Commanders, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(Final week: 30)

Sunday: Misplaced to Indianapolis Colts 10-6

Coach standing: Shaky

The truth that Invoice Belichick is on shaky floor after six Tremendous Bowl wins in New England illustrates simply how ephemeral NFL teaching careers will be. And precisely how contingent they are often on having the proper gamers. After Sunday, Belichick is 81-95 (and 1-2 within the postseason) with out Tom Brady as his quarterback versus 219-64 (30-11 within the postseason) with Tom Brady as his quarterback. The Athletic’s Dianna Russini indicated final week there could possibly be a mutual parting of the methods on the finish of the season, however proprietor Robert Kraft appeared Sunday like he won’t be capable of wait even that lengthy. The Patriots have a bye this week.

Up subsequent: Bye

May Invoice Belichick be fired midseason?

Sources imagine that end result can be unlikely, writes @DMRussini. However do not rule out a transfer coming on the finish of the 12 months…

🔗https://t.co/8uqbCecbWn pic.twitter.com/xms8FDJIHO

— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) November 11, 2023

32. Carolina Panthers (1-8)

(Final week: 32)

Thursday: Misplaced to Chicago Bears 16-13

Coach standing: Shaky

The Panthers, who traded DJ Moore, two first-round picks and two second-round picks, for the proper to draft Bryce Younger No. 1, have scored two offensive touchdowns within the final three video games. Frank Reich, who was employed to offer a veteran quarterback whisperer for Younger, has already turned over play-calling duties to attempt to change this staff’s fortunes, however nothing is working. Carolina doesn’t get a lot profit from stinking this 12 months due to the Younger commerce. Based mostly on the present standings, the Panthers wouldn’t decide till No. 34, and proprietor David Tepper could have a brand new coach by then.

Up subsequent: vs. Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

(High picture of Shaquill Griffin, left, and DeAndre Houston-Carson: Michael Allio / Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)

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