TEMPE, Ariz. -- This could be the week Todd Bowles becomes an NFL head coach.

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The Arizona Cardinals' defensive coordinator is scheduled to interview with the New York Jets on Wednesday, the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, the San Francisco 49ers on Friday and Chicago Bears on Saturday, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter and ESPN’s Josina Anderson.

That schedule has Bowles traveling 9,635 miles this week.

Since Arizona’s season ended Saturday with a loss to Carolina in an NFC wild-card game, Bowles was free to spend the week interviewing.

A key to landing Bowles a job, however, is his “chemistry factor with the front office,” a source told Anderson. Anderson was told by a source that Bowles was open to coaching a team that would need help on either side of the ball “as long as there are some key pieces in place."

The Cardinals have been a top 10 defense since Bowles took over in 2013, ranking seventh overall in opposing quarterbacks' QBR and fifth in total defense during that span.

Bowles has brief head-coaching experience, taking over as the Miami Dolphins' interim head coach for the final three games in 2011, finishing with a 2-1 record.

He interviewed with Minnesota and Cleveland last offseason.