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A well-seasoned field of coaches
Cold, Hard Football Facts for January 7, 2006
In fact, it's one of the more playoff-experienced coaching fields in recent history. These 12 coaches come into the playoffs with a combined 108 postseason games under their belts and beneath their drab gray hoodies.
Three coaches (Bill Belichick, Joe Gibbs and Mike Shanahan) have multiple Super Bowl trophies and seven of 12 coaches have made at least one Super Bowl appearance.
Six of the 12 coaches have winning records in the playoffs. And while Belichick is widely considered the reigning genius of modern NFL coaches – he does have an all-time NFL best 10-1 postseason mark – four other head men have coached more playoff games and five have made more playoff appearances.
There is some inexperience in the field, too. Three coaches are making their first playoff appearances this postseason.
Here's a breakdown of the experience each playoff coach has, ranked by number of playoff games coached:
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Coach |
Team |
Playoffs |
Record |
SBs (Wins) |
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Joe Gibbs |
Washington |
8 |
16-5 (.762) |
3 (3) |
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Mike Holmgren |
Seattle |
9 |
9-8 (.529) |
2 (1) |
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Bill Cowher |
Pittsburgh |
9 |
8-9 (.471) |
1 (0) |
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Tony Dungy |
Indy |
7 |
5-7 (.417) |
0 |
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Bill Belichick |
New England |
4 |
10-1 (.909) |
3 (3) |
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Mike Shanahan |
Denver |
6 |
7-4 (.636) |
2 (2) |
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Tom Coughlin |
N.Y. Giants |
4 |
4-4 (.500) |
0 |
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Jon Gruden |
Tampa Bay |
3 |
5-2 (.714) |
1 (1) |
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John Fox |
Carolina |
1 |
3-1 (.750) |
1 (0) |
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Jack Del Rio |
Jacksonville |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
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Marvin Lewis |
Cincinnati |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
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Lovie Smith |
Chicago |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
Super Bowl experience:
- 7 of 12 coaches have been in the Super Bowl.
- 5 of 12 coaches have won a Super Bowl.
- 3 of 12 coaches have won multiple Super Bowls.
- These coaches have a 10-3 Super Bowl record.
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