{"id":161571,"date":"2025-06-27T03:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T03:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/161571\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T03:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T03:14:09","slug":"head-coach-rankings-for-arizona-cardinals-2025-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/161571\/","title":{"rendered":"Head coach rankings for Arizona Cardinals&#8217; 2025 opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PFN ranked NFL head coaches entering 2025. See where the Cardinals&#8217; opponent coaches rank.<\/p>\n<p>NFL training camps begin at the end of next month and the NFL season is still more than two months away, which means we have lots of time to rank players, positions, coaches, and we can create lists and projections.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Football Network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballnetwork.com\/2025-nfl-head-coach-rankings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ranked all 32 head coaches entering 2025<\/a>. Cardinals head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/cardswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/cardinals\/2025\/06\/25\/cardinals-hc-jonathan-gannon-in-bottom-half-of-new-rankings-still\/84364697007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Gannon comes in at No. 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But where do the Cardinals&#8217; opposing head coaches in 2025 rank?<\/p>\n<p>2025 NFL head coach rankings: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" data-autotag=\"c6331531-478d-4c7a-b93a-28f5b26af3f9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> opponents(Week 1) Kellen Moore, New Orleans: Unranked (under new head coaches)(Week 2) Dave Canales, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" data-autotag=\"8afac4d1-41b4-4302-b154-b45f5b48a0d2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>: No. 23(Week 3) Kyle Shanahan, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/san-francisco-49ers\/359\" data-autotag=\"3d4aeb7f-6493-4c2a-8803-2439e4b64ee4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>: No. 6(Week 4) Mike Macdonald, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/seattle-seahawks\/361\" data-autotag=\"91fb7995-f6cd-4aa3-adbc-98eb39d76a79\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>: No. 19(Week 5) Brian Callahan, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tennessee-titans\/336\" data-autotag=\"f9731e2d-52ac-46db-9b52-ab518dbe13b4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>: No. 24(Week 6) Shane Steichen, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" data-autotag=\"d3fda36a-3eb5-4700-8763-caba831c06ae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>: No. 21(Week 7) Matt LaFleur, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/green-bay-packers\/335\" data-autotag=\"2b76aec5-0d77-4545-9a2a-f864de5488eb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>: No. 9(Week 8) BYE(Week 9) Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas Cowboys: Unranked (under new head coaches)(Week 10) Mike Macdonald, Seattle Seahawks: No. 19(Week 11) Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers: No. 6(Week 12) Liam Coen, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" data-autotag=\"0e187629-debe-49e8-9e02-83bd36ad3fcc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>: Unranked (under new head coaches)(Week 13) Todd Bowles, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/362\" data-autotag=\"0975654b-7314-4c6a-8b1d-0052f65c0335\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>: No. 14(Week 14) Sean McVay, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" data-autotag=\"f489e821-d3f9-4cff-bec5-7eaa0f4b51cb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>: No. 2(Week 15) DeMeco Ryans, Houston Texans: No. 15(Week 16) Raheem Morris, Atlanta Falcons: No. 22(Week 17) Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals: No. 16(Week 18) Sean McVay, Los Angeles Rams: No. 2Analysis<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals will face three teams with new head coaches. All are rookie head coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Another four (Canales, Macdonald, Callahan and Moore) enter their second year with their teams.<\/p>\n<p>Three are considered top-10 coaches, and two (Shanahan and McVay) are in the division.<\/p>\n<p>Gannon outranks four of the coaches who aren&#8217;t in their first season.<\/p>\n<p>Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire&#8217;s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/27gxR7Oml5yVPywhOG8KHR?si=cGJ0FN6aRBquiLus5nj7rw&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=05e790ef05a641b8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9sICHPD_aT9zxnG7dJj6izJWgMhLMh_U&amp;si=rpNldnLNN-_DdW8R\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-rise-up-see-red-podcast\/id670822447?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PFN ranked NFL head coaches entering 2025. See where the Cardinals&#8217; opponent coaches rank. 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