Coaches dominated the storylines for both good and bad reasons in Week 5. Sean McVay went for a fourth-and-1 to secure the ' two-point win over the . Doug Pederson went for two with his team down eight in the fourth quarter of the ' lo s to the . Ron Rivera ran the ball with no timeouts, which forced his kicker to drill a 63-yard field goal to push the past the . Jason Garrett, the anti-McVay, punted away the Cowboys' opportunity to beat the . On the good side, you have McVay and Pederson pushing the game forward into the modern age. McVay knew the , so he let get the one yard the Rams needed to win the game. , so he went for two and put his team in a position to steal a one-point win. Only one of those moves resulted in a win, but both coaches deserve credit for their forward-minded thinking. More on the NFL On the bad side, you had Rivera calling for a running play on third-and-1 from the Giants' 46-yard line with ~30 seconds remaining,
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Adam Henrique Men Jersey many coaches who can survive an 11-game losing streak. That being said, the Bills have shown the ability to shock teams in the playoff hunt. So I don't see this happening. McDermott taking the Bills to the playoffs last year also might buy him more time as the Bills continue their rebuild. 13. ' Marvin Lewis The Bengals are rolling, having won four of their first five games. They look like the best team in the AFC North by a significant margin. But as Will Brinson put it on Twitter ... The Bengals team has the look and feel of a squad fully capable of winning the AFC North and losing their first playoff game. Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) Lewis has made the playoffs seven times in Cincinnati, but he's never won a playoff game. The bar is higher for Lewis here -- as it should be. Lewis makes it onto this list because he needs to make the playoffs AND win a playoff game to keep his job ... probably. That's a difficult bar to clear. He'll remain on this list until
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