In the great books of history, it will go down as little more than a. Bill belichick is 162 wins behind halas, and at belichicks current rate, he. With a 270 win for the new england patriots over the houston texans, bill belichick tied curly lambeau for the fourthmost wins in nfl history for a head coach. Playing with an ailing knee, brady tied peyton manning for most wins by a. Andy reids 203 regular season wins are the seventhmost in history and. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The most successful nfl playoff coaches of all time jason belzer is founder of game, inc. There are 20 head coaches in nfl history with at least 50 wins over the. Three coaches have won nfl championships with the team. The 2020 nfl draft is less than a month away and nfl coaches reportedly believe its increasingly likely that the start of the 2020 nfl season will be delayed.
Belichick leads all active coaches with 253 wins, good. Top ten winningest coaches in nfl postseason history. The truth lies in some combination of all these factors. Ties are registered as a half win and a half loss when calculating the winloss record. In professional american football, the national football league nfl gives the head coach credit for his teams win loss record. Nfl head coach mike smith lead one of the most remarkable turnarounds in. Sharpeyed readers who see an error or a missing record can contact texas. How three football legends bill walsh, joe gibbs, and bill parcells won eight. Earl greasy neale in 1948 and 1949, buck shaw in 1960, and pederson in super bowl lii.
The dallas cowboys have the best regularseason winning percentage in nfl history. The 11 football books any true student of the game must read. Most nfl wins as head coach national football league. In the 1934 nfl season, the franchise moved to detroit and changed their name to the lions. Bill belichick holds the current nfl record for most playoff games coached 41 and most wins by a head coach 30.
One of the most successful coaches in nfl history, lombardi was the coach of the green bay packers from 1959 to 1967. The win also helped their head coach further rise up the ranks of the nfls alltime coaching leaderboard. The definitive biography of the nfls most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach. It was the 117th win for brady and bill belichick, the most for a quarterbackcoach combo in nfl history. The best nfl head coaches who have never won a super bowl. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to build a great culture and. On january 21, 2008, dungy announced that he would return at least for the 2008 season. Andy reid coached the eagles for like 14 years and he has coached the chiefs for like 7, so its a good bet he has more wins with the eagles, especially since he had them in the playoffs almost every year. A biography of the winningest coach in nfl history 9781683582335. The greatest football coaches in nfl history the delite. As of the 2018 season, 102 coaches, about 20%, have won 50 or more games. While he remains only three wins behind don nelson for most career. Can you name the nfl coaches with more wins than bill belichick. Patriots break their own record for most wins in a decade.
Bill belichick and tom brady secured their fifth super bowl as a coachquarterback duo on sunday in houston to pass chuck noll and terry bradshaw for the most in nfl history. Active quarterback tom brady holds the record for the most regular season wins with 219. At the start of the 2019 season, the chicago bears had won the most regularseason games in nfl history. The bears were founder members of the league in 1920. Under him, the packers won five national football league championships in seven years, including three consecutive titles as well as winning the first two. List of national basketball association head coaches with. In professional american football, the national football league nfl gives the head coach credit for his teams winloss record. The steelers had the most super bowl wins with six until a patriots win in super bowl 53 moved tom brady and co. Noll, who was inducted into the hall of fame in 1993, finished his career with 4 super bowl wins the most out of any head coach in the history of the nfl. The franchise has had 27 head coaches in team history, which includes its existence as the portsmouth ohio spartans 19301933. The making of the greatest football coach of all time. Vince lombardi won 90% of his playoff appearances, the record for coaches with more than three games to their credit. Among active head coaches through the end of the 2015 season, reid ranks fourth in regular season wins, trailing only bill belichick, tom coughlin and jeff fisher. Chiefs hc andy reid ties chuck noll for sixthmost wins in.
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The new england patriots on sunday won their 127th game since 2010, which makes this the winningest decade in nfl history. With the kansas city chiefs win in super bowl liv, andy reid vaults into the list of the greatest coaches in nfl history. Andy reid is the alltime leader in games coached and wins, 2 while pederson has the highest winning percentage with. Tom brady was hobbled, yet efficient as ever with the game on the line and time on the clock. A master class in building teams and winning at the highest level. Bill belichick now 4th alltime in wins for an nfl head coach. List of philadelphia eagles head coaches wikipedia. George potsy clark is the only coach to have more than one tenure. With the nfl season over, many nfl fans will be looking for good books to pass. Bill belichick holds the current nfl record for most playoff games coached 42 and most. Nfls coach of the year in 1981 and 1984, walsh popularized the.
Coaches with most regular season wins in nfl history. The chicago bears and green bay packers are tied for the secondbest winning record of all time. Don shulas record victory pro football hall of fame official site. Larry brown has coached 9 different teams, the highest number of teams coached among the head coaches. Tom brady holds these 54 nfl records hes the only player in nfl history to win four super bowl mvp awards and owns an arsenal of other records in addition. Former head coach don shula holds the records for most wins with 347 and. Don shula, george halas, tom landry, curly lambeau. List of national football league head coaches with 50 wins. Leadership lessons from footballs top head coaches lamonte, bob, shook, robert l. Bill belichick, andy reid, pete carroll, mike tomlin. The following is a listing of all 32 current national football league nfl teams ranked by their combined win loss record percentage, accurate as of the end of the super bowl liii. This book, by the former super bowlwinning head coach, brian billick, dates. Rams coach jeff fisher lost eight of his last nine games to streak to the top or is it the bottom.
Go adfree to support sports reference and get our fastest browsing experience. Add in all of belichicks super bowl rings, and one question must be asked. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Last season, andy reid passed marty schottenheimer for the seventhmost wins in nfl history, including postseason. After sifting through the history books, weve found our 50 greatest coaches of all time with an iconic. List of national football league career quarterback wins. He also has the record of most game wins when combining regular season and postseason games with 1,415 wins. Chuck noll, by contrast, spent his entire career with the pittsburg steelers, from 1969 to 1991. On december 23, 2007, with a win over the houston texans, dungy won his 72nd game as colts head coach, passing don shula to become the coach with most wins in franchise history. Shula was named the youngest head coach in nfl history when he took over the baltimore colts in 1963. The pittsburgh steelers have been to the most conference title games in nfl history, with 16 appearances. Top ten winningest coaches in nfl history sports chat place. But after public feuding with star quarterback johnny unitas and owner carroll rosenbloom, and despite leading the team to two nfl championship games, shula accepted the job as head coach of the perennial doormat miami dolphins in 1970. List of national football league head coaches by playoff.
Granted, a coach s place in history cannot be defined by titles alone. Bill belichick record, statistics, and category ranks. The debate over who is the best head coach in nfl history involves many factors. Cowboys kicker drills second longest field goal in nfl history, breaks record for most 60yarders brett maher had a big game for the cowboys. The patriots have the lead on the final day of voting, and its easy to see why bill belichick is the most decorated coach in nfl history. Dan marino helped rewrite the nfl history books, leading miami to five division titles, 10. Belichick is one of only five head coaches with four or more titles in nfl history, is the only coach to win five super bowls, and ranks first all time in postseason victories. The patriots moved into a tie for the secondmost postseason wins of all time. The most successful nfl playoff coaches of all time. As of the 2019 season, 104 coaches, about 20%, have won 50 or more games. Bill belichick just tied tom landry for the thirdmost total wins in nfl history. Brady, belichick and the patriots continue to rewrite nfl. In the nfl, the starting quarterback is the only position that is credited with records of wins and losses. After looking through the record books for all nfl coaches, with.
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