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To qualify, a coach must have began his head coaching career in the last 25 years and coached at least 80 games (5 seasons). Then the coaches were ranked based on their regular season record, playoff record, and Super Bowl record.
Here are the best, a few names may surprise you.
#15 John Fox
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Teams: Panthers, Broncos
Seasons: 11
Regular Season Record: 87-82
Playoff Record: 6-4
Super Bowl Record: 0-1
#14 Jon Gruden
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Teams: Raiders, Buccaneers
Seasons: 11
Regular Season Record: 95-81
Playoff Record: 5-4
Super Bowl Record: 1-0
#13 Tony Dungy
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Teams: Buccaneers, Colts
Seasons: 13
Regular Season Record: 139-69
Playoff Record: 9-10
Super Bowl Record: 1-0
#12 Brian Billick
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Teams: Ravens
Seasons: 9
Regular Season Record: 80-64
Playoff Record: 5-3
Super Bowl Record: 1-0
#11 Andy Reid
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Teams: Eagles
Seasons: 14
Regular Season Record: 129-87-1
Playoff Record: 10-9
Super Bowl Record: 0-1
#10 Mike McCarthy
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Teams: Packers
Seasons: 7
Regular Season Record: 69-36
Playoff Record: 5-3
Super Bowl Record: 1-0
#9 Sean Payton
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Teams: Saints
Seasons: 6
Regular Season Record: 62-34
Playoff Record: 5-3
Super Bowl Record: 1-0
#8 Mike Holmgren
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Teams: Packers, Seahawks
Seasons: 17
Regular Season Record: 161-111
Playoff Record: 13-11
Super Bowl Record: 1-2
#7 Mike Shanahan
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Teams: Raiders, Broncos, Redskins
Seasons: 19
Regular Season Record: 160-125
Playoff Record: 8-5
Super Bowl Record: 2-0
#6 Bill Cowher
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Teams: Steelers
Seasons: 15
Regular Season Record: 149-90-1
Playoff Record: 12-9
Super Bowl Record: 1-1
#5 Tom Coughlin
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Teams: Jaguars
Seasons: 17
Regular Season Record: 148-118
Playoff Record: 11-7
Super Bowl Record: 2-0
#4 Mike Tomlin
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Teams: Steelers
Seasons: 6
Regular Season Record: 61-28
Playoff Record: 5-3
Super Bowl Record: 1-1
#3 Jimmy Johnson
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Teams: Cowboys, Dolphins
Seasons: 9
Regular Season Record: 80-64
Playoff Record: 9-4
Super Bowl Record: 2-0
#2 George Seifert
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Teams: 49ers, Panthers
Seasons: 11
Regular Season Record: 114-62
Playoff Record: 10-5
Super Bowl Record: 2-0
#1 Bill Belichick
Teams: Browns, Patriots
Seasons: 18
Regular Season Record: 181-100
Playoff Record: 17-7
Super Bowl Record: 3-2
Now check out how much some of these coaches make
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In football, maybe more than the other major team sports, the head coach can be the difference between a team that wins and a team that doesn't. On the next few pages, we'll take a look at the best coaches in recent memory.
