Fansided
Fansided

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) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
30 of 32
Next
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – FEBRUARY 04: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Tropy after his teams 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – FEBRUARY 04: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Tropy after his teams 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Philadelphia Eagles. Doug Pederson . 3. player. 54. . HC

Winning the Super Bowl pretty much guaranteed that Doug Pederson was going to be near the top of this list. However, it’s the way he went about it that pushed him to #3. The Philadelphia Eagles were supposed to be a team that was rebuilding after the disastrous end to the Chip Kelly era. They finished 6-10 in Pederson’s first year. Expectations were they’d be good in a couple years.

Instead they rampaged to a 13-3 record in 2017 to claim home field advantage. What made Pederson’s run even more impressive was how he kept the team humming right along despite losing their MVP quarterback Carson Wentz to a knee injury. Backup Nick Foles led them on a dominant playoff run, capped by an epic performance to win the franchise’s first Lombardi trophy.

Home/Power Rankings