Legendary disciplinarian in the course of winning his five championships, vince lombardi established an enduring legacy. In the nfl, the starting quarterback is the only position that is credited with records of wins and losses. Pittsburgh steelers 197475, 197879, 2005, 2008 new england patriots 2001, 200304, 2014, 2016, 2018. List of national football league career quarterback wins. The new england patriots have the most playoff wins in nfl history. In the top ten list of coaches with the most career losses is also the coach that holds the records for the most games won shula. Bill belichick, new england patriots 5 super bowl wins, 7 afc championships every coach is. After looking through the record books for all nfl coaches, with. He looked the part, thanks to a jutting jaw and glare that would intimidate 150pound sports. Bill belichick passes tom landry on nfls alltime wins. Bill belichick now 4th alltime in wins for an nfl head coach. In professional american football, the national football league nfl gives the head coach credit for his teams win loss record.
Losingest coaches with the most losses in nfl history. Tom brady threw three touchdown passes sunday as the patriots smacked the jets 3716. Details on the pro football reference win probability. Shula is most famous for leading the 1972 miami dolphins to the only undefeated nfl season in history. He is the alltime winningest coach in franchise history. Television, 10 most watched programssports events 536. Prior to shula, the records for most wins and regular season wins were held by.
Ties are registered as a half win and a half loss when calculating the win loss percentage. In the great books of history, it will go down as little more than a. Every coach in that list has won more games than they lost during their career. Check out these amazing stats from bill belichicks career. The winningest coach in national football league nfl history, shula was best known for his time being the longtime head coach of the miami dolphins, leading them to two super bowl victories, including the only perfect season in nfl history in 1972. The making of the greatest football coach of all time by ian. The carolina panthers defeated the new york giants 3835 in week 14 improve to 140 for the first time in franchise history. Green bay packers 196667 miami dolphins 197273 pittsburgh steelers 197475, 197879 san francisco 49ers 198889 dallas cowboys 199293 denver broncos 199798 new england patriots 200304. Nfls coach of the year in 1981 and 1984, walsh popularized the.
The patriots are tied with the pittsburgh steelers for the most super bowl wins. His 16 division titles are the most by a head coach 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. List of national football league head coaches with 50 wins.
Don shulas record victory pro football hall of fame. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. For teams that previously played in the allamerica football conference aafc, their aafc win loss. Mike vaccaro, awardwinning columnist, new york post. The team played their games in the cotton bowl from 1960 to 1970, then in texas.
He was hired as the clubs th head coach in franchise history on january 7, 20. Longest nfl winning streaks pro football hall of fame. Don shula, the winningest coach in pro football history. Don shula, coach who led dolphins to nfls only perfect. The dallas cowboys are a professional american football team based in frisco, texas. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details.
List of national football league records team wikipedia. Nfl coach mike smith and bestselling author jon gordon explore. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the. Most nfl wins as head coach 1 don shula 347 2 george halas 324 3 tom landry 270 4 bill belichick 245 5 curly lambeau 229 6 chuck noll 209. The sixthwinningest coach in nfl history, brown had already won championships at the high school and college levels before helping create the. There is a coach in that list that spent 40 years coaching in the nfl halas. It was the 117th win for brady and bill belichick, the most for a quarterback coach combo in nfl history. Donald francis shula january 4, 1930 may 4, 2020 was an american professional football coach and player. The definitive biography of the nfls most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach. His regular season mark of 3281566 combined with a 1917 postseason record gives the legendary coach a career mark of 347 wins, 173 losses and 6 ties. List of national football league head coaches by playoff. Active quarterback tom brady holds the record for the most regular season wins with 219. Weeb ewbank won two of the most important, legendary games in football history. Nine conference titles are the most in super bowl era the 2018 afc championship was bill belichicks ninth conference championship, the most in nfl history during the super bowl era since 1966.
Bill belichick holds the current nfl record for most playoff games coached 42 and most wins by a head coach 31. Top ten winningest coaches in nfl history sports chat place. Data provided by the official stats partner of the nfl. Chuck noll, by contrast, spent his entire career with the pittsburg steelers, from 1969 to 1991. 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. How to build a winning team in business, sports, and life in new book. The 50 greatest coaches of all time bleacher report latest. Granted, a coach s place in history cannot be defined by titles alone. Reid joined the chiefs after 14 seasons as head coachexecutive vice. Espn celebrates the greatest coaching minds in nfl history. After sifting through the history books, weve found our 50 greatest coaches of all. Teams with most regularseason wins in nfl history statista. Belichick has 300 total victories regular season and playoffs combined. Nfl head coach mike smith lead one of the most remarkable turnarounds in nfl history.
The most successful nfl playoff coaches of all time. Miami ap don shula, who won the most games of any nfl coach and led the miami dolphins to the only perfect season in league history, died monday at his home, the team said. To be the best, one must breed winners, demand respect and preach honor and integrity. Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. Under smiths leadership, the falcons earned an 115 record in his first. Heres a look at the longest overall winning streaks including regular season and the playoffs. Nfl coaches 1styear records coach nagy finished 2018 with a 124 record, the best first full season of any active head coach in the nfl.
The making of the greatest football coach of all time. At the start of the 2019 season pdf most regular season wins. Check out how the rest of the coaches in the league finished after their first season. Andy reids 203 regular season wins are the seventhmost in history and. Cowboys kicker drills second longest field goal in nfl. Coaches with most regular season wins in nfl historyedit. Former head coach don shula holds the records for most wins with 347 and the most regular season wins with 328. As of the 2019 season, 104 coaches, about 20%, have won 50 or more games. Every active nfl quarterbacks career record, ranked fox.
Vince lombardi won 90% of his playoff appearances, the record for coaches with more than three games to their credit while many coaches have won playoff games for 2 teams, only two have won a championship for different franchises. Are his coaching descendants still helming teams all across the nfl. A biography of the winningest coach in nfl history 9781683582335. Miami ap measuring don shula by wins and losses, no nfl coach had a better year. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. They are members of the eastern division of the national football conference nfc in the national football league nfl. Adam vinatieri plays in his 219th win, most in nfl history. Top 10 unbreakable records in the nfl excite events blog. The greatest football coaches in nfl history the delite. The stories about tom bradys 201st win today all say that he has become the winningest qb in history.
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