The following table is a list of head coaches in the National Football League (NFL) listed by career playoff record and wins.
Since playoffs began in the 1933 NFL season, the following 58 coaches have led their team to an NFL or AFL title. Super Bowls before the 1970 AFL–NFL merger are not included in total championship count.
† is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Bold denotes an active coach | ^ Won with 2 teams | before playoff games began | ♦ 1921 champion coachbefore playoff games began | ♠ 1929, 1930, 1931 champion coach
Rank | Coach | Team | NFL Season | Total Playoff Championships | |
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NFL Champs | Super Bowls | ||||
1 | Bill Belichick | Patriots | 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018 | 6 | |
2 | George Halas †♦ | Bears | 1933, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1963 | 5 | |
Vince Lombardi † | Packers | 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 | 1966, 1967 (pre merger) | ||
4 | Chuck Noll † | Steelers | 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 | 4 | |
5 | Curly Lambeau †♠ | Packers | 1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, 1944 | 3 | |
Paul Brown † | Browns | 1950, 1954, 1955 | |||
Weeb Ewbank † ^ | Colts | 1958, 1959 | |||
Jets | AFL 1968 | 1968 (pre merger) | |||
Hank Stram † | Dallas Texans / Chiefs | AFL 1962, 1966, 1969 | 1969 (pre merger) | ||
Don Shula † ^ | Colts | 1968 | |||
Dolphins | 1972, 1973 | ||||
Bill Walsh † | 49ers | 1981, 1984, 1988 | |||
Joe Gibbs † | Redskins | 1982, 1987, 1991 | |||
Andy Reid | Chiefs | 2019, 2022, 2023 | |||
13 | Steve Owen † | Giants | 1934, 1938 | 2 | |
Ray Flaherty † | Redskins | 1937, 1942 | |||
Greasy Neale † | Eagles | 1948, 1949 | |||
Buddy Parker | Lions | 1952, 1953 | |||
Lou Saban | Bills | AFL 1964, 1965 | |||
Tom Landry † | Cowboys | 1971, 1977 | |||
Tom Flores † | Raiders | 1980, 1983 | |||
Bill Parcells † | Giants | 1986, 1990 | |||
George Seifert | 49ers | 1989, 1994 | |||
Jimmy Johnson † | Cowboys | 1992, 1993 | |||
Mike Shanahan | Broncos | 1997, 1998 | |||
Tom Coughlin | Giants | 2007, 2011 | |||
25 | Potsy Clark | Lions | 1935 | 1 | |
Hunk Anderson and co-coach Luke Johnsos | Bears | 1943 | |||
Adam Walsh | Rams | 1945 | |||
Jimmy Conzelman † | Cardinals | 1947 | |||
Joe Stydahar † | Rams | 1951 | |||
Jim Lee Howell | Giants | 1956 | |||
George Wilson | Lions | 1957 | |||
Buck Shaw | Eagles | 1960 | |||
Lou Rymkus | Oilers | AFL 1960 | |||
Wally Lemm | Oilers | AFL 1961 | |||
Sid Gillman † | Chargers | AFL 1963 | |||
Blanton Collier | Browns | 1964 | |||
John Rauch | Raiders | AFL 1967 | |||
Bud Grant † | Vikings | 1969 | |||
Don McCafferty | Colts | 1970 | |||
John Madden † | Raiders | 1976 | |||
Mike Ditka † | Bears | 1985 | |||
Barry Switzer | Cowboys | 1995 | |||
Mike Holmgren | Packers | 1996 | |||
Dick Vermeil † | Rams | 1999 | |||
Brian Billick | Ravens | 2000 | |||
Jon Gruden | Buccaneers | 2002 | |||
Bill Cowher † | Steelers | 2005 | |||
Tony Dungy † | Colts | 2006 | |||
Mike Tomlin | Steelers | 2008 | |||
Sean Payton | Saints | 2009 | |||
Mike McCarthy | Packers | 2010 | |||
John Harbaugh | Ravens | 2012 | |||
Pete Carroll | Seahawks | 2013 | |||
Gary Kubiak | Broncos | 2015 | |||
Doug Pederson | Eagles | 2017 | |||
Bruce Arians | Buccaneers | 2020 | |||
Sean McVay | Rams | 2021 |
Bill Belichick holds the current NFL record for most playoff wins by a head coach (31), and shares the record for most games coached with Andy Reid (44). 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. Weeb Ewbank won the 1958 and 1959 NFL titles with the Baltimore Colts, then won the 1968 AFL crown and Super Bowl with the New York Jets. The other coach to win a championship with two teams was Don Shula. Shula was an NFL champion in 1968 with the Baltimore Colts, but lost in Super Bowl III to the AFL champs coached by Weeb Ewbank. Coach Shula then led the Miami Dolphins to titles in 1972 and 1973. So far, Shula has coached the only no-loss, no-tie perfect season in NFL history (1972).
This table lists every coach who has won a playoff game in the NFL or AFL.
If a coach has led multiple teams to the playoffs, the teams are listed in the order of his playoff appearances.
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Sorting 'Teams' in ascending order will list all champion coaches for each team first and in the order they won the title game for their team.
Bold denotes an active coach |
Won a Super Bowl ^ or Championship |
Won 2 or more Super Bowls ** or Championships |
From 1960 to 1969, NFL and AFL Champs are listed.
Super Bowls listed after the 1970 AFL–NFL merger.
Updated through the conference championship games.
Rank | Coach | Wins | Losses | Percent | Team(s) Listed in order coached | Championship Season(s) | Ref |
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1 | Bill Belichick | 31 | 13 | .705 | Patriots** (30–12) | Browns (1–1)2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018 | [1] |
2 | Andy Reid | 28 | 16 | .636 | Chiefs ** (18–7) | Eagles (10–9)2019, 2022, 2023 | [2] |
3 | Tom Landry † | 20 | 16 | .556 | Cowboys** | 1971, 1977 | [3] |
4 | Don Shula † | 19 | 17 | .528 | Colts** (2–3) | 1968 | [4] |
Dolphins** (17–14) | 1972, 1973 | ||||||
5 | Joe Gibbs † | 17 | 7 | .708 | Redskins** | 1982, 1987, 1991 | [5] |
6 | Chuck Noll † | 16 | 8 | .667 | Steelers** | 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 | [6] |
7 | John Harbaugh | 13 | 11 | .542 | Ravens ^ | 2012 | [7] |
Mike Holmgren | 13 | 11 | .542 | Packers ^ (9–5) Seahawks (4–6) | 1996 | [8] | |
9 | Tom Coughlin | 12 | 7 | .632 | Giants** (8–3) | Jaguars (4–4)2007, 2011 | [9] |
10 | Bill Cowher † | 12 | 9 | .571 | Steelers ^ | 2005 | [10] |
11 | Bill Parcells † | 11 | 8 | .579 | Giants** (8–3) Patriots (2–2) Jets (1–1)Cowboys (0–2) | 1986, 1990 | [11] |
Marv Levy † | 11 | 8 | .579 | Bills | [12] | ||
13 | Dan Reeves | 11 | 9 | .550 | Broncos (7–6) Giants (1–1) Falcons (3–2) | [13] | |
14 | Mike McCarthy | 11 | 11 | .500 | Packers ^ (10–8) Cowboys (1–3) | 2010 | [14] |
Pete Carroll | 11 | 11 | .500 | Seahawks ^ (10–9) | Patriots (1–2) 2013 | [15] | |
16 | Bill Walsh † | 10 | 4 | .714 | 49ers** | 1981, 1984, 1988 | [16] |
17 | George Seifert | 10 | 5 | .667 | 49ers ** | 1989, 1994 | [17] |
18 | Bud Grant † | 10 | 12 | .455 | Vikings * | 1969 | [18] |
19 | Vince Lombardi † | 9 | 1 | .900 | Packers ** | 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 | [19] |
20 | Jimmy Johnson † | 9 | 4 | .692 | Cowboys** (7–1) Dolphins (2–3) | 1992, 1993 | [20] |
21 | John Madden † | 9 | 7 | .563 | Raiders ^ | 1976 | [21] |
22 | Sean Payton | 9 | 9 | .500 | Saints ^ (9–8) Broncos (0–1) | 2009 | [22] |
23 | Tony Dungy † | 9 | 10 | .474 | Colts ^ (7–6) | Buccaneers(2–4)2006 | [23] |
24 | Tom Flores † | 8 | 3 | .727 | Raiders** | 1980, 1983 | [24] |
25 | Kyle Shanahan | 8 | 4 | .667 | 49ers | [25] | |
26 | Sean McVay | 8 | 5 | .615 | Rams ^ | 2021 | [26] |
27 | Mike Shanahan | 8 | 6 | .571 | Broncos** (8–5) Redskins (0–1) | 1997, 1998 | [27] |
28 | John Fox | 8 | 7 | .533 | Panthers (5–3) Broncos (3–4) | [28] | |
29 | Mike Tomlin | 8 | 11 | .421 | Steelers ^ | 2008 | [29] |
30 | Sean McDermott | 7 | 7 | .500 | Bills | [30] | |
31 | Chuck Knox | 7 | 11 | .389 | Rams (3–5) Bills (1–2) Seahawks (3–4) | [31] | |
32 | George Halas † | 6 | 3 | .667 | Bears ** | 1933, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1963 | [32] |
Bruce Arians | 6 | 3 | .667 | Buccaneers ^ (5–1) | Cardinals (1–2)2020 | [33] | |
34 | Dick Vermeil † | 6 | 5 | .545 | Rams ^ (3–0) | Eagles (3–4) Chiefs (0–1)1999 | [34] |
35 | Mike Ditka † | 6 | 6 | .500 | Bears ^ | 1985 | [35] |
36 | Barry Switzer | 5 | 2 | .714 | Cowboys ^ | 1995 | [36] |
Gary Kubiak | 5 | 2 | .714 | Broncos ^ (3–0) | Texans (2–2)2015 | [37] | |
Zac Taylor | 5 | 2 | .714 | Bengals | [38] | ||
39 | Hank Stram † | 5 | 3 | .625 | Dallas Texans / Chiefs ** | AFL 1962, 1966, 1969 | [39] |
Brian Billick | 5 | 3 | .625 | Ravens ^ | 2000 | [40] | |
Doug Pederson | 5 | 3 | .625 | Eagles ^ (4–2) Jaguars (1–1) | 2017 | [41] | |
Nick Sirianni | 5 | 3 | .625 | Eagles | [42] | ||
Dan Quinn | 5 | 3 | .625 | Falcons (3–2) Commanders (2–1) | [43] | ||
44 | Jon Gruden | 5 | 4 | .556 | Buccaneers ^ (3–2) | Raiders (2–2)2002 | [44] |
Jim Harbaugh | 5 | 4 | .556 | 49ers (5–3) Chargers (0–1) | [45] | ||
46 | Jeff Fisher | 5 | 6 | .455 | Oilers / Titans | [46] | |
47 | Marty Schottenheimer | 5 | 13 | .278 | Chargers (0–2) Browns (2–4) Chiefs (3–7) | [47] | |
48 | Weeb Ewbank † | 4 | 1 | .800 | Colts ** (2–0) | 1958, 1959 | [48] |
Jets ** (2–1) | AFL 1968 | ||||||
Don McCafferty | 4 | 1 | .800 | Colts ^ | 1970 | [49] | |
50 | Ken Whisenhunt | 4 | 2 | .667 | Cardinals | [50] | |
Rex Ryan | 4 | 2 | .667 | Jets | [51] | ||
52 | Bum Phillips | 4 | 3 | .571 | Oilers | [52] | |
53 | Norv Turner | 4 | 4 | .500 | Redskins (1–1) Chargers (3–3) | [53] | |
54 | John Robinson | 4 | 6 | .400 | Rams | [54] | |
55 | Paul Brown † [A] | 4 | 8 | .333 | Browns ** (4–5) Bengals (0–3) | 1950, 1954, 1955 | [55] |
Dennis Green | 4 | 8 | .333 | Vikings | [56] | ||
57 | Greasy Neale † | 3 | 1 | .750 | Eagles ** | 1948, 1949 | [57] |
Buddy Parker | 3 | 1 | .750 | Lions ** | 1952, 1953 | [58] | |
59 | Curly Lambeau † | 3 | 2 | .600 | Packers ** | 1936, 1939, 1944 | [59] |
Raymond Berry † | 3 | 2 | .600 | Patriots | [60] | ||
Sam Wyche | 3 | 2 | .600 | Bengals | [61] | ||
62 | Lovie Smith | 3 | 3 | .500 | Bears | [62] | |
Jerry Burns | 3 | 3 | .500 | Vikings | [63] | ||
Ray Malavasi | 3 | 3 | .500 | Rams | [64] | ||
Chuck Pagano | 3 | 3 | .500 | Colts | [65] | ||
66 | Blanton Collier | 3 | 4 | .429 | Browns ^ | 1964 | [66] |
Jerry Glanville | 3 | 4 | .429 | Oilers (2–3) Falcons (1–1) | [67] | ||
Steve Mariucci | 3 | 4 | .429 | 49ers | [68] | ||
Mike Martz | 3 | 4 | .429 | Rams | [69] | ||
70 | Bobby Ross | 3 | 5 | .375 | Chargers (3–3) Lions (0–2) | [70] | |
Ron Rivera | 3 | 5 | .375 | Panthers (3–4) Commanders (0–1) | [71] | ||
Matt LaFleur | 3 | 5 | .375 | Packers | [72] | ||
73 | Don Coryell | 3 | 6 | .333 | Cardinals (0–2) Chargers (3–4) | [73] | |
74 | George Wilson | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Lions ^ | 1957 | [74] |
75 | Joe Stydahar † | 2 | 1 | .667 | Rams ^ | 1951 | [75] |
Bill Callahan | 2 | 1 | .667 | Raiders | [76] | ||
Doug Marrone | 2 | 1 | .667 | Jaguars | [77] | ||
78 | Ray Flaherty † [B] | 2 | 2 | .500 | Redskins ** | 1937, 1942 | [78] |
Lou Saban | 2 | 2 | .500 | Bills ** | AFL 1964, 1965 | [79] | |
Jim Lee Howell | 2 | 2 | .500 | Giants ^ | 1956 | [80] | |
John Rauch | 2 | 2 | .500 | Raiders ^ | AFL 1967 | [81] | |
Forrest Gregg † | 2 | 2 | .500 | Bengals | [82] | ||
Walt Michaels | 2 | 2 | .500 | Jets | [83] | ||
DeMeco Ryans | 2 | 2 | .500 | Texans | [84] | ||
Dan Campbell | 2 | 2 | .500 | Lions | [85] | ||
86 | Red Miller | 2 | 3 | .400 | Broncos | [86] | |
Dick Nolan | 2 | 3 | .400 | 49ers | [87] | ||
Art Shell † | 2 | 3 | .400 | Raiders | [88] | ||
Jim Fassel | 2 | 3 | .400 | Giants | [89] | ||
Dave Wannstedt | 2 | 3 | .400 | Bears (1–1) Dolphins (1–2) | [90] | ||
Jason Garrett | 2 | 3 | .400 | Cowboys | [91] | ||
Mike Zimmer | 2 | 3 | .400 | Vikings | [92] | ||
Mike Vrabel | 2 | 3 | .400 | Titans | [93] | ||
94 | Ted Marchibroda | 2 | 4 | .333 | Colts | [94] | |
Herman Edwards | 2 | 4 | .333 | Jets (2–3) Chiefs (0–1) | [95] | ||
Mike Sherman | 2 | 4 | .333 | Packers | [96] | ||
Jim Caldwell | 2 | 4 | .333 | Colts (2–2) Lions (0–2) | [97] | ||
Bill O'Brien | 2 | 4 | .333 | Texans | [98] | ||
99 | George Allen † | 2 | 7 | .222 | Rams (0–2) Redskins (2–5) | [99] | |
100 | Steve Owen † | 2 | 8 | .200 | Giants ** | 1934, 1938 | [100] |
101 | Potsy Clark | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Lions ^ | 1935 | [101] |
Adam Walsh | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Rams ^ | 1945 | [102] | |
Buck Shaw [C] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Eagles ^ | 1960 | [103] | |
Lou Rymkus | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Oilers ^ | AFL 1960 | [104] | |
105 | Hunk Anderson and co-coach Luke Johnsos | 1 | 1 | .500 | Bears ^ | 1943 | [105] |
Jimmy Conzelman † | 1 | 1 | .500 | Cardinals ^ | 1947 | [106] | |
Mike Holovak | 1 | 1 | .500 | Patriots | [107] | ||
Bart Starr † | 1 | 1 | .500 | Packers | [108] | ||
Dom Capers | 1 | 1 | .500 | Panthers | [109] | ||
Jim Haslett | 1 | 1 | .500 | Saints | [110] | ||
Ray Perkins | 1 | 1 | .500 | Giants | [111] | ||
Rich Kotite | 1 | 1 | .500 | Eagles | [112] | ||
Mike Tice | 1 | 1 | .500 | Vikings | [113] | ||
Jim L. Mora | 1 | 1 | .500 | Falcons | [114] | ||
Vince Tobin | 1 | 1 | .500 | Cardinals | [115] | ||
Bud Carson | 1 | 1 | .500 | Browns | [116] | ||
Dutch Bergman | 1 | 1 | .500 | Redskins | [117] | ||
Mike McCoy | 1 | 1 | .500 | Chargers | [118] | ||
Mike Mularkey | 1 | 1 | .500 | Titans | [119] | ||
Anthony Lynn | 1 | 1 | .500 | Chargers | |||
Brian Daboll | 1 | 1 | .500 | Giants | [120] | ||
122 | Wally Lemm | 1 | 2 | .333 | Oilers ^ | AFL 1961 | [121] |
Brad Childress | 1 | 2 | .333 | Vikings | [122] | ||
Ray Rhodes | 1 | 2 | .333 | Eagles | [123] | ||
Joe Walton | 1 | 2 | .333 | Jets | [124] | ||
Frank Reich | 1 | 2 | .333 | Colts | [125] | ||
Kevin Stefanski | 1 | 2 | .333 | Browns | [126] | ||
128 | Leeman Bennett | 1 | 3 | .250 | Falcons | [127] | |
John McKay | 1 | 3 | .250 | Buccaneers | [128] | ||
Jack Del Rio | 1 | 3 | .250 | Jaguars (1–2) Raiders (0–1) | [129] | ||
Todd Bowles | 1 | 3 | .250 | Buccaneers | [130] | ||
132 | Wayne Fontes | 1 | 4 | .200 | Lions | [131] | |
Mike Smith | 1 | 4 | .200 | Falcons | [132] | ||
134 | Sid Gillman † | 1 | 5 | .167 | Chargers ^ (1–4) | Rams (0–1)AFL 1963 | [133] |
Jack Pardee | 1 | 5 | .167 | Bears (0–1) Oilers (1–4) | [134] | ||
Wade Phillips | 1 | 5 | .167 | Broncos (0–1) Bills (0–2) Cowboys (1–2) | [135] | ||
Rank | Coach | Wins | Losses | Percent | Team(s) Listed in order coached | Championship Season(s) | Ref |
This is a list of all those that have coached in playoff games that have no wins. All records can be verified at Pro Football Reference.com. [136]
Updated through the 2024–25 playoffs.
Bold denotes an active coach | |
† | Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
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Below is a list of the most playoff appearances by an NFL head coach (among those with 10 or more postseason appearances); those with the same number are listed based on when they first made the playoffs as a head coach. The most is Andy Reid, who holds the all-time record with 20 playoff appearances over 26 years of coaching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. In second place is Don Shula with 19 playoff appearances over 33 years of coaching both the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins, and Bill Belichick, who's currently tied with Shula with 19 playoff appearances with 29 years of coaching the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots. The years listed are the years where the coaches listed below made the playoffs, not the entire span of the coach's career.
Championship appearances (Super Bowl starting in 1966) are also listed, with championship wins being in bold. Note that only NFL/AFL years are counted, so those from the AAFC in Paul Brown's case are not included.
^ | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes head coach who is still active in the NFL |
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