J̶o̶h̶n̶ H̶a̶r̶b̶a̶u̶g̶h̶ -̶ B̶a̶l̶t̶i̶m̶o̶r̶e̶

Z̶a̶c̶ T̶a̶y̶l̶o̶r̶ -̶ C̶i̶n̶c̶i̶n̶n̶a̶t̶i̶

K̶e̶v̶i̶n̶ S̶t̶e̶f̶a̶n̶s̶k̶i̶ -̶ C̶l̶e̶v̶e̶l̶a̶n̶d̶

M̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶M̶c̶C̶a̶r̶t̶h̶y̶ ̶-̶ ̶D̶a̶l̶l̶a̶s̶

M̶a̶t̶t̶ L̶a̶F̶l̶e̶u̶r̶ -̶ G̶r̶e̶e̶n̶ B̶a̶y̶

 ̶S̶h̶a̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶t̶e̶i̶c̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶-̶ ̶I̶n̶d̶i̶a̶n̶a̶p̶o̶l̶i̶s̶

D̶o̶u̶g̶ ̶P̶e̶d̶e̶r̶s̶o̶n̶ ̶-̶ ̶J̶a̶c̶k̶s̶o̶n̶v̶i̶l̶l̶e̶

J̶o̶s̶h̶ M̶c̶D̶a̶n̶i̶e̶l̶s̶ -̶ L̶a̶s̶ V̶e̶g̶a̶s̶

B̶i̶l̶l̶ B̶e̶l̶i̶c̶h̶i̶c̶k̶ -̶ N̶e̶w̶ E̶n̶g̶l̶a̶n̶d̶

N̶i̶c̶k̶ S̶i̶r̶i̶a̶n̶n̶i̶ -̶ P̶h̶i̶l̶a̶d̶e̶l̶p̶h̶i̶a̶

M̶i̶k̶e̶ V̶r̶a̶b̶e̶l̶ -̶ T̶e̶n̶n̶e̶s̶s̶e̶e

MAKE SURE TO READ THESE RULES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MARKET

Current status (through Week 15 of 2025/26 NFL Season) 

(No additional notes are added after a coach is eliminated, they could be still challenging plays)

The rules of this market are as follows (derived from a fun bet a friend and I had):

If a coach losses a challenge they are eliminated, unless they have a shield. 

If they have a shield, they lose (one of) their shield(s) instead.

If an alive coach has a successful challenge, they gain a shield

 (that will protect them from a future failed challenge. There is no limit on shields.

3.) Challenges occur in the order they occur in the game. A coach without a shield that challenges two calls in a game (one upheld, one reversed) would survive if the reversed challenge was first (gained a shield then lost it), but be eliminated if the upheld challenge was first (they are eliminated and can't gain shields).

4.) If a coach is fired or leaves their head coaching position from a team permanently they are eliminated (no matter the amount of shields).

, no matter how many challenges they win (thus, all already eliminated since the start of the season as of posting this Week 8 are removed as potential answers here)

6.) Although we got off to a fast start in eliminations this season, they have slowed down, but 

THIS MARKET WILL NOT NECESSARILY RESOLVE AT THE END OF THE 2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON

 (it already passed through the 23/24 season without a winner) and there will only be 

potentially carry over to the 2025 regular season (with the same coaches eliminated, along with any fired coaches). 

Ideally if this is a popular/fun market, I will then start a new market after a winner is crowned.

7.) If somehow the last coaches are eliminated at the same week/timeslot, the exact time the challenged was upheld will be used (the later one would win).

I've thoroughly looked for challenges in all the game's play by play, but let me know if there are any errors (or an easier database for challenges than going through each games play by play) for current alive coaches. I will update the above picture weekly (by the Thursday night game).