First NFL Coach Fired Odds 2026: Bowles Surges to 67%

Todd Bowles is priced at 67% to be the first NFL head coach fired in 2026, up from 45% before Sunday, per the Kalshi prediction market as reported by Covers.com on Sept. 28. The Buccaneers fell to 0-3 with a 23-16 home loss to the Vikings, a game that also cost them quarterback Baker Mayfield to a thumb injury for at least three weeks. The first NFL coach fired odds 2026 market has had a clear favorite for over a week, but Sunday is when the number stopped being close.

First NFL Coach Fired Odds 2026: The Board

Here is the Kalshi market as Covers.com read it on Sept. 28, listed by implied probability of being the first coach let go:

| Coach | Team | Implied probability | Context | |-|-|-|-| | Todd Bowles | Buccaneers | 67% | 0-3, dropped last two games by a combined 11 points | | Aaron Glenn | Jets | 33% | 4-16 career record, allowed 31 points and 165 rushing yards to Jahmyr Gibbs in a loss to Detroit | | Matt LaFleur | Packers | 17% | Lost 35-14 to Atlanta on Thursday Night Football | | Jim Harbaugh | Chargers | 6% | 0-3 start | | Shane Steichen | Colts | 1% | Week 3 win snapped a nine-game losing streak |

These are Kalshi contract prices, not a traditional sportsbook line, so read them as the market's real-money probability estimate rather than American odds. A week earlier, on Sept. 22, Bowles was already the favorite on a separate market at +115 (about 46.5% implied), with Dan Quinn of the Commanders next at +300, Shane Steichen at +400, Matt LaFleur at +900 and Jim Harbaugh at +1000, per a Yahoo Sports report from that date. The shape has held. The gap between Bowles and everyone else has only widened.

Why Bowles jumped from 45% to 67%

The Sunday loss to Minnesota is the direct trigger. Tampa Bay has now dropped its last two games by a combined 11 points, the kind of narrow, repeatable loss pattern that keeps a coach on alert without the single blowout that usually forces an immediate conversation. Losing Mayfield to a thumb injury in that same game compounds it: an undrafted rookie is now Tampa Bay's Week 4 starter, and if the offense stalls further, Bowles' number likely keeps climbing before it comes back down.

Pewter Report's Scott Reynolds, in a Sept. 22 report, cautioned against reading a firing as imminent. He wrote that Glazer family ownership is unlikely to fire Bowles mid-season, pointing to Raheem Morris and Greg Schiano as past Buccaneers coaches who both endured extended losing streaks without an in-season dismissal. Reynolds also reported the Buccaneers have fired every head coach who posted consecutive losing seasons since 1995, and that Bowles likely needs a 9-6 finish or better to have a realistic case for returning in 2027. That is the tension in this market: the in-season number keeps rising while Reynolds' own reporting on the franchise's pattern points toward an offseason decision instead.

The rest of the board

Aaron Glenn, Jets (33%). Glenn has a 4-16 record since taking over and has now lost two straight close games, including a defeat to Detroit in which the Lions scored 31 points and Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 165 yards. Glenn was already the closest challenger to Bowles on the Sept. 22 board, and he remains the clear number two.

Matt LaFleur, Packers (17%). LaFleur was already on the Sept. 22 board at +900 (about 10% implied), and the 35-14 Thursday Night Football loss to Atlanta pushed his number up from there. One bad week does not usually reprice a coach this fast, which says something about how thin patience is leaguewide right now, not just about LaFleur.

Jim Harbaugh, Chargers (6%) and Shane Steichen, Colts (1%). Harbaugh's Chargers are 0-3, a rough opening stretch for a team with real expectations. Steichen is the one coach trending the right direction: Indianapolis snapped a nine-game losing streak in Week 3, and his number reflects it.

Betting impact

This market moves on the schedule, not just the standings. Tampa Bay's next three weeks, starting with Green Bay at home this Sunday now with Jalon Daniels at quarterback instead of Mayfield, are the clearest near-term risk to Bowles' number. We covered the Mayfield injury and how it shifted the Bucs-Packers line in a separate piece; the two stories move together.

For Glenn, the Jets' next two opponents matter more than any single stat line, since he has held the number two spot on this board without one single blowout game forcing him higher. Treat any of these prices as a real-money read on team performance and schedule risk together, not a pure coaching evaluation. Before you build a Week 4 card around any of these teams, check the NFL daily picks page and the AI sports picks hub, or run a specific matchup past Chad.

What to watch next

Tampa Bay hosts Green Bay this Sunday with a rookie quarterback making his first career start, the single biggest swing game on this board this week. The Jets' next matchup is the one to track for Glenn's number, and Green Bay's response after the Atlanta blowout will say whether LaFleur's 17% was a one-week spike or the start of a real trend.

Longer term, watch whether any book or exchange posts fresh season win-total movement for these five teams alongside this market. We will revisit this board once the picture sharpens after Week 4. For the full Kalshi-sourced board and how it updates through the week, see Covers.com's first NFL coach fired odds page.

FAQ

Who is favored to be the first NFL coach fired in 2026? Todd Bowles of the Buccaneers, at 67% implied probability on the Kalshi market as of Sept. 28, up from 45% before Sunday's loss to Minnesota.

Why did Todd Bowles' odds jump? Tampa Bay fell to 0-3 with a 23-16 loss to the Vikings that also cost the team quarterback Baker Mayfield to a thumb injury, and the Buccaneers have now dropped consecutive games by a combined 11 points.

Will the Buccaneers fire Todd Bowles during the season? Pewter Report's Scott Reynolds reported the Glazer family has not fired a coach mid-season in franchise history and that Bowles likely needs a 9-6 finish or better to have a real chance of returning in 2027.

Who is second on the first coach fired board? Aaron Glenn of the Jets, at 33% implied probability, after a 4-16 record and back-to-back close losses.

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