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2018 NFL Power Rankings: Top 32 Head Coaches in the NFL

By Erik Lambert

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Carolina Panthers reacts during the second half of the NFC Wild Card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Carolina Panthers reacts during the second half of the NFC Wild Card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JANUARY 14: Head coach Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints looks on from the sideline against the Minnesota Vikings during the first half of the NFC Divisional Playoff game at U.S. Bank Stadium on January 14, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JANUARY 14: Head coach Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints looks on from the sideline against the Minnesota Vikings during the first half of the NFC Divisional Playoff game at U.S. Bank Stadium on January 14, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

4. player. 15. . HC. New Orleans Saints. Sean Payton

For a time it looked like Sean Payton might be slipping down the list. There’s no doubt he was one of the best in the league a few years ago. He’d won a Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints in 2009 and made multiple playoff appearances through 2013. Then things went silent. The Saints went through a prolonged dry period with some thinking he might be fired.

That changed with his strong run last season, getting the Saints to the divisional playoff round and coming within a miracle play of the NFC championship. Payton has a strong record of 105-71, made more impressive that he’s done it in New Orleans. Also it can’t be overstated how consistently dominant his offenses have been, ranking outside the top 5 just once during his tenure, and that was 6th in 2010. Would Drew Brees be a Hall of Famer without him?

It’s actually a fair question.

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