Bill Belichick is the all-time leader in playoff wins with 31. He gained the top spot with New England's win over the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Championship Game.

At the end of the 1932 NFL season, the Portsmouth Spartans and the Chicago Bears tied for first place (6-1); under the rules at the time, standings were based on winning percentage, with ties excluded from the calculation. The Spartans and Bears had tied each other twice during the regular season, making the league's only tiebreaker useless. So the league had to make a rule change to allow another game. For the first time, the league played what amounted to a replay game to determine the NFL champion. Coach Ralph Jones led the Bears to a 9-0 victory over Coach Potsy Clark. The game is recorded as a regular season game for the teams' statistics. Three seasons later Coach Clark would lead his team to their first title, when they were the Detroit Lions.

Because it proved so popular, the 1932 NFL "Playoff Game", as it is unofficially called, started a new era for the National Football League. Beginning in the 1933 NFL season, the league was divided into divisions, and the winner of each division would meet in a playoff game to determine the champion. The first NFL official playoff game was the 1933 NFL Championship Game between the Chicago Bears and New York Giants where Coach George "Papa Bear" Halas beat Hall of Fame Coach Steve Owen. After the 2017 season there have been a total of 549 NFL playoff games including games from the AFL, but not the AAFC. The following list shows the career postseason records for each coach that has recorded a win in the NFL playoffs from 1933 through the 2017–18 NFL playoff games.

Champion coaches [ edit ]

Since playoffs began in the 1933 NFL season, the following 55 coaches have led their team to an NFL or AFL title thru 2017.

Super Bowls before the 1970 AFL–NFL merger are not included in total championship count.

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Sorting Team in ascending order will list all champion coaches for each team in the order they won the title game for their team.

† is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Bold denotes an

active coach 0 ^ 0 Won with 2 teams

Champion Coaches listed by number of wins, then year Rank Coach Team NFL Season Total

Championships NFL Champs Super Bowls 1 Patriots 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018 8 2 0 † Bears 1933, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1963 5 0 † Packers 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 1966, 1967 (pre 1970) 4 0 † Steelers 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 4 5 0 † Packers 1936, 1939, 1944 3 0 † Browns 1950, 1954, 1955 0 † ^ Colts 1958, 1959 Jets AFL 1968 1968 (pre 1970) 0 † Dallas Texans / Chiefs AFL 1962, 1966, 1969 1969 (pre 1970) 0 † ^ Colts 1968 Dolphins 1972, 1973 0 † 49ers 1981, 1984, 1988 0 † Redskins 1982, 1987, 1991 12 0 † Giants 1934, 1938 2 0 † Redskins 1937, 1942 0 † Eagles 1948, 1949 Lions 1952, 1953 Bills AFL 1964, 1965 0 † Cowboys 1971, 1977 Raiders 1980, 1983 0 † Giants 1986, 1990 49ers 1989, 1994 Cowboys 1992, 1993 Broncos 1997, 1998 Giants 2007, 2011 24 Lions 1935 1

and co-coach

Luke Johnsos Bears 1943 Rams 1945 0 † Cardinals 1947 0 † Rams 1951 Giants 1956 Lions 1957 Eagles 1960 Oilers AFL 1960 Oilers AFL 1961 0 † Chargers AFL 1963 Browns 1964 Raiders AFL 1967 0 † Vikings 1969 Colts 1970 0 † Raiders 1976 0 † Bears 1985 Cowboys 1995 Packers 1996 Rams 1999 Ravens 2000 Buccaneers 2002 Steelers 2005 0 † Colts 2006 Steelers 2008 Saints 2009 Packers 2010 Ravens 2012 Seahawks 2013 Broncos 2015 Eagles 2017

Winning Coaches [ edit ]

Mike Shanahan coached the Broncos to consecutive Super Bowl wins in 1997 and 1998.

John Harbaugh coached the Ravens to the playoffs in his first five seasons with a Super Bowl win in the 2012 season.

Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs led the Redskins to 3 championships.

Potsy Clark coached the Lions to their first NFL crown in the 1935 season

Bill Cowher was the second coach to lead the Steelers to a Super Bowl win.

Greasy Neale coached the Eagles to their first two titles in 1948 and 1949.

Bill Belichick holds the current NFL record for most playoff games coached (41) and most wins by a head coach (30). 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 1958 and 1959 NFL title 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 the NFL champ 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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From 1960–1969, NFL and AFL Champs are listed.

Super Bowls listed after the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.





0†0Coach is in the Hall of Fame as a player or a coach



Updated through the 2018 season.

Coaches Sorted by 1st – Most Wins 0 0 2nd – Fewest Losses 0 0 Rank Coach Wins Losses Percent Team(s)

Listed in order coached Championship

Season(s) Ref 1 31 11 .738 Patriot A Browns (1-1) Patriots** (30-10) 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018 [1] 2 0 † 20 16 .556 Cowboy A Cowboys** 1971, 1977 [2] 3 0 † 19 17 .528 Colt B Colts* (2-3) 1968 [3] Dolphin A 0 Dolphins** (17-14) 0 1972, 1973 4 0 † 17 7 .708 Redskin B Redskins** 1982, 1987, 1991 [4] 5 0 † 16 8 .667 Steeler A Steelers** 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 [5] 6 13 11 .542 Packer C Packers ^ (9-5) Seahawks (4-6) 1996 [6] 7 12 7 .632 Giant D Jaguars (4-4) Giants** (8-3) 2007, 2011 [7] 8 12 9 .571 Steeler B Steelers ^ 2005 [8] 9 12 14 .462 Eagles (10-9) Chiefs (2-5) [9] 10 0 † 11 8 .579 Giant C Giants** (8-3) Patriots (2-2) Jets (1-1)

Cowboys (0-2) 1986, 1990 [10] 0 † 11 8 .579 Bills [11] 12 11 9 .550 Broncos (7-6) Giants (1-1)

Falcons (3-2) [12] 13 0 † 10 4 .714 49er A 49ers** 1981, 1984, 1988 [13] 14 10 5 .667 49er B 49ers ** 1989, 1994 [14] 15 10 6 .625 Raven B Ravens ^ 2012 [15] 16 10 8 .556 Seahawk A Patriots (1-2) Seahawks ^ (9-6) 2013 [16] 10 8 .556 Packer D Packers ^ 2010 [17] 18 0 † 10 12 .455 Viking A Vikings * 1969 [18] 19 0 † 9 1 .900 Packer B Packers § 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 [19] 20 9 4 .692 Cowboy B Cowboys** (7-1) Dolphins (2-3) 1992, 1993 [20] 21 0 † 9 7 .563 Raider B Raiders ^ 1976 [21] 22 0 † 9 10 .474 Colt D Buccaneers(2-4) Colts ^ (7-6) 2006 [22] 23 8 3 .727 Raider C Raiders** 1980, 1983 [23] 24 8 6 .571 Bronco A Broncos** (8-5) Redskins (0-1) 1997, 1998 [24] 8 6 .571 Saint A Saints ^ 2009 [25] 26 8 7 .533 Steeler C Steelers ^ 2008 [26] 8 7 .533 Panthers (5-3) Broncos (3-4) [27] 28 7 11 .389 Rams (3-5) Bills (1-2)

Seahawks (3-4) [28] 29 0 † 6 3 .667 Bear A Bears § 1933, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1963 [29] 30 6 5 .545 Ram C Eagles (3-4) Chiefs (0-1) Rams ^ (3-0) 1999 [30] 31 0 † 6 6 .500 Bear C Bears ^ 1985 [31] 32 5 2 .714 Cowboy C Cowboys ^ 1995 [32] 5 2 .714 Bronco B Texans (2-2) Broncos ^ (3-0) 2015 [33] 34 0 † 5 3 .625 Chief A Dallas Texans / Chiefs ‡ AFL 1962, 1966, 1969 [34] 5 3 .625 Raven A Ravens ^ 2000 [35] 5 3 .625 49ers [36] 37 5 4 .556 Buccaneer A Raiders (2-2) Buccaneers ^ (3-2) 2002 [37] 38 5 6 .455 Oilers / Titans [38] 39 5 13 .278 0 Browns (2-4) Chiefs (3-7)

Chargers (0-2) 0 [39] 40 0 † 4 1 .800 Colt A Colts § (2-0) 1958, 1959 [40] Jet A Jets~ (2-1) AFL 1968 4 1 .800 Colt C Colts ^ 1970 [41] 4 1 .800 Eagle C Eagles ^ 2017 [42] 43 4 2 .667 Cardinals [43] 4 2 .667 Jets [44] 45 4 3 .571 Oilers [45] 46 4 4 .500 Redskins (1-1)

Chargers (3-3) [46] 47 4 6 .400 Rams [47] 48 0 † [A] 4 8 .333 Brown A Browns § (4-5) Bengals (0-3) 1950, 1954, 1955 [48] 4 8 .333 Vikings [49] 50 0 † 3 1 .750 Eagle A Eagles § 1948, 1949 [50] 3 1 .750 Lion B Lions § 1952, 1953 [51] 52 0 † 3 2 .600 Packer A Packers § 1936, 1939, 1944 [52] 0 † 3 2 .600 Patriots [53] 3 2 .600 Bengals [54] 3 2 .600 Falcons [55] 56 3 3 .500 Bears [56] 3 3 .500 Vikings [57] 3 3 .500 Rams [58] 3 3 .500 Colts [59] 60 3 4 .429 Brown B Browns * 1964 [60] 3 4 .429 Oilers (2-3) Falcons (1-1) [61] 3 4 .429 49ers [62] 3 4 .429 Rams [63] 3 4 .429 Panthers [64] 65 3 5 .375 Chargers (3-3) Lions (0-2) [65] 66 3 6 .333 Cardinals (0-2) Chargers (3-4) [66] 67 2 0 1.000 Lion C Lions * 1957 [67] 68 0 † 2 1 .667 Ram B Rams * 1951 [68] 2 1 .667 Raiders [69] 2 1 .667 Jaguars [70] 71 0 † [B] 2 2 .500 Redskin A Redskins § 1937, 1942 [71] 2 2 .500 Bill A Bills ‡ AFL 1964, 1965 [72] 2 2 .500 Giant B Giants * 1956 [73] 2 2 .500 Raider A Raiders ~ AFL 1967 [74] 0 † 2 2 .500 Bengals [75] 2 2 .500 Jets [76] 2 2 .500 Rams [77] 78 2 3 .400 Broncos [78] 2 3 .400 49ers [79] 0 † 2 3 .400 Raiders [80] 2 3 .400 Giants [81] 2 3 .400 Bears (1-1) Dolphins (1-2) [82] 2 3 .400 Cowboys [83] 84 2 4 .333 Colts [84] 2 4 .333 Jets (2-3) Chiefs (0-1) [85] 2 4 .333 Packers [86] 2 4 .333 Colts (2-2) Lions (0-2) [87] 88 0 † 2 7 .222 Rams (0-2) Redskins (2-5) [88] 89 0 † 2 8 .200 Giant A Giants § 1934, 1938 [89] 90 1 0 1.000 Lion A Lions * 1935 [90] 1 0 1.000 Ram A Rams * 1945 [91] [C] 1 0 1.000 Eagle B Eagles * 1960 [92] 1 0 1.000 Titan A Oilers ~ AFL 1960 [93] 94

and co-coach

Luke Johnsos 1 1 .500 Bear B Bears * 1943 [94] 0 † 1 1 .500 Cardinal A Cardinals * 1947 [95] 1 1 .500 Patriots [96] 0 † 1 1 .500 Packers [97] 1 1 .500 Panthers [98] 1 1 .500 Saints [99] 1 1 .500 Giants [100] 1 1 .500 Eagles [101] 1 1 .500 Vikings [102] 1 1 .500 Falcons [103] 1 1 .500 Cardinals [104] 1 1 .500 Browns [105] 1 1 .500 Redskins [106] 1 1 .500 Chargers [107] 1 1 .500 Titans [108] 1 1 .500 Colts [109] 1 1 .500 Chargers 111 1 2 .333 Titan B Oilers ~ AFL 1961 [110] 1 2 .333 Vikings [111] 1 2 .333 Eagles [112] 1 2 .333 Jets [113] 1 2 .333 Cardinals [114] 1 2 .333 Vikings [115] 117 1 3 .250 Falcons [116] 1 3 .250 Buccaneers [117] 1 3 .250 Jaguars (1-2) Raiders (0-1) [118] Bill O'Brien 1 3 .250 Texans [119] 121 1 4 .200 Lions [120] 1 4 .200 Falcons [121] 123 0 † 1 5 .167 Charger A Rams (0-1) Chargers ~ (1-4) AFL 1963 [122] 1 5 .167 Bears (0-1) Oilers (1-4) [123] 1 5 .167 Broncos (0-1) Bills (0-2)

Cowboys (1-2) [124] Rank Coach Wins Losses Percent Team(s)

Listed in order coached Championship

Season(s) Ref

Notes [ edit ]

A Paul Brown's four-year AAFC playoff record of 5-0 or his four consecutive AAFC championships from 1946–1949.

four-year AAFC playoff record of 5-0 or his four consecutive AAFC championships from 1946–1949. B Ray Flaherty's AAFC playoff record of 0-2 coaching the New York Yankees.

AAFC playoff record of 0-2 coaching the New York Yankees. C Buck Shaw's AAFC record of 1-1 coaching the 49ers.

Remaining Coaches [ edit ]

All records can be verified at Pro Football reference.com.[125]

This is a list of all men that have coached in playoff games that have no wins.



Updated through the 2018 season.

Bold denotes an active coach † Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

See also [ edit ]