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Childress Doesn't Deserve Criticism

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For those who were yelling "Fire Childress" at the Arizona-Vikings game Sunday, and for those in the media who want to get him fired, you might want to know that over the past three seasons Brad Childress has the fourth-best coaching mark in the NFC and is tied for ninth overall in the NFL.

Childress record is 25-15 over the past three seasons, including this year, trailing only the coaches at New Orleans (27-14), Atlanta (26-14) and the New York Giants (26-14) in the NFC.

The Colts have the best record (31-9) followed by the Patriots (27-13), Steelers (27-13) and Saints. The Falcons, Ravens, Giants and Titans are tied for fifth at 26-14.

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