3 NFL head coaches squarely on the hot seat after Week 2

Week 2 put several NFL head coaches on notice, including two whose teams fell back on old habits and even one whose team managed to win their game.
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NFL head coach on the hot seat after Week 2: No. 1 Brandon Staley, Chargers

Brandon Staley had to be on thin ice after blowing a 27-0 lead in the playoffs to the Jaguars last year. Losing by two in Week 1 to a good Dolphins team wasn't the end of the world, but the head coach gets far less grace after a Week 2 loss to the Titans.

It wasn't just another loss while blowing a fourth-quarter lead this season. By Tyler Schoon's count, it was the eighth time in three seasons Staley has lost a game with the Chargers despite holding a fourth-quarter lead.

This time, it was against an unimpressive Tennessee team. LA was up by four points earlier in the fourth after a Keenan Allen TD grab. They gave up a touchdown with just over two minutes remaining and needed a last-second field goal to force overtime.

Justin Herbert and company even got the ball to start the extra period but they went three-and-out. The Titans rolled down the field for the game-winning field goal.

Staley is a defensive head coach, so he certainly owns the 27 points his defense gave up to the Titans. That's the most points scored by Tennessee since last November when they scored a season-high 27 against the Packers.

The Chargers have too many good players on both sides of the ball for this to keep happening to them. But they don't play like a well-coached team. That's on Staley.

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