The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world. The NFL was founded in 1920. In the course of its existence, it has merged with the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the American Football League (AFL) to create the current NFL. The AAFC merged with the NFL in , and the AFL merged with the NFL in . The history and records of the AFL were incorporated into the NFL.

In the 106-year history of the NFL, there have been 543 head coaches, 32 of whom are currently active as head coaches. George Halas has the longest tenure of any NFL head coach, with a career spanning 40 years, however, these seasons were not consecutive as they were spread out over 4 separate tenures. Don Shula, who had a 33-year coaching career spanning from 1963 to 1995, has coached the most overall games with 526 (490 regular season games and 36 postseason games). Former Green Bay Packers coach Curly Lambeau and former Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry share the record for most consecutive seasons coaching one team with 29.

Key #Number of coaches YrsNumber of years coached FirstFirst season coached LastLast season coached GGames coached WWins LLoses TTies W%Winning percentage CHTimes coach won the Super Bowl or before the league championship game SBTimes team won the Super Bowl CCTimes team won the conference championship, since the start of the Super Bowl †Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach‡Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player^Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as an owner, executive, or NFL commissioner *Currently active as an NFL head coach

Coaches Note: Statistics are correct through Week 4 of the 2026 NFL season.

Champion coaches

# Name Date of Birth First Last Regular season Playoffs Achievements Ref. Yrs G W L T W% Yrs. G W L CH SB CC 1 † 19461975 25 326 213 104 9 .667 15 17 9 8 7 0 0 2 19912023 29 467 302 165 0 .647 19 44 31 13 6 6 9 3 † 19201967 40 497 318 148 31 .671 8 9 6 3 6 0 0 4 † 19211953 33 380 226 132 22 .624 5 5 3 2 6 0 0 5 † 19591969 10 136 96 34 6 .728 6 10 9 1 5 2 2 6 † 19691991 23 342 193 148 1 .566 12 24 16 8 4 4 4 7 † 19221927 6 81 58 16 7 .759 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 * 19992026 28 441 283 157 1 .643 20 45 28 17 3 3 6 9 † 19812007 16 248 154 94 0 .621 10 24 17 7 3 3 4 10 † 19791988 10 152 92 59 1 .609 7 14 10 4 3 3 3 11 † 19541973 20 266 130 129 7 .502 4 5 4 1 3 1 1 12 † 19601988 29 418 250 162 6 .605 18 36 20 16 2 2 5 13 † 19631995 33 490 328 156 6 .676 19 36 19 17 2 2 6 14 19952015 20 320 170 150 0 .531 9 19 12 7 2 2 2 15 † 19832006 19 303 172 130 1 .569 10 19 11 8 2 2 3 16 19892001 11 176 114 62 0 .648 7 15 10 5 2 2 2 17 † 19891999 9 144 80 64 0 .556 6 13 9 4 2 2 2 18 19882013 20 308 170 138 0 .552 8 14 8 6 2 2 2 19 † 19791994 12 184 97 87 0 .527 5 11 8 3 2 2 2 20 † 19601977 17 238 131 97 10 .571 5 8 5 3 2 1 2 21 19491964 15 188 104 75 9 .577 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 22 † 19411950 10 111 63 43 5 .590 3 4 3 1 2 0 0 23 † 19301953 24 270 153 100 17 .598 10 10 2 8 2 0 0 24 † 19361949 11 122 80 37 5 .676 6 6 2 4 2 0 0 25 19601976 16 201 95 99 7 .490 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 26 † 19211948 15 167 87 63 17 .572 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 27 * 20082026 19 297 183 114 0 .616 12 24 13 11 1 1 1 28 19922008 17 272 161 111 0 .592 12 24 13 11 1 1 3 29 † 19922006 15 240 149 90 1 .623 10 21 12 9 1 1 2 30 * 20062026 19 292 176 114 2 .606 12 22 11 11 1 1 1 31 19942025 19 308 173 134 1 .563 12 22 11 11 1 1 2 32 * 20062026 19 296 186 110 0 .628 11 20 10 10 1 1 1 33 * 20172026 10 153 94 59 0 .614 7 16 10 6 1 1 2 34 † 19962008 13 208 139 69 0 .668 11 19 9 10 1 1 1 35 † 19691978 10 142 103 32 7 .750 8 16 9 7 1 1 1 36 20072025 19 309 193 114 2 .628 13 20 8 12 1 1 2 37 ‡ 19821999 14 216 121 95 0 .560 7 12 6 6 1 1 1 38 † 19762005 15 229 120 109 0 .524 6 11 6 5 1 1 2 39 * 20212026 6 89 61 28 0 .685 5 10 6 4 1 1 2 40 20132021 8 129 80 48 1 .624 4 9 6 3 1 1 1 41 19982021 15 229 117 112 0 .511 5 9 5 4 1 1 1 42 19992007 9 144 80 64 0 .556 4 8 5 3 1 1 1 43 20162024 8 131 64 66 1 .492 4 8 5 3 1 1 1 44 20062016 10 157 82 75 0 .522 3 7 5 2 1 1 1 45 19941997 4 64 40 24 0 .625 3 7 5 2 1 1 1 46 19701973 4 47 28 17 2 .617 2 5 4 1 1 1 1 47 19631970 8 112 76 34 2 .688 5 7 3 4 1 0 0 48 * 20242026 3 38 27 11 0 .711 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 49 19541960 7 84 53 27 4 .655 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 50 19461960 12 150 90 55 5 .617 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 51 ‡ 19501954 5 49 20 28 1 .418 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 52 19571969 12 160 68 84 8 .450 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 53 † 19551974 18 228 122 99 7 .550 6 6 1 5 1 0 0 54 19611970 10 135 64 64 7 .500 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 55 19421945 4 36 23 11 2 .667 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 56 19421945 4 36 23 11 2 .667 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 57 19311940 10 118 64 42 12 .593 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 58 19451946 2 21 15 5 1 .738 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 59 19601961 2 19 11 7 1 .605 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 60 19301932 3 41 24 10 7 .671 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 61 19251926 2 26 16 8 2 .654 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 62 19201921 2 23 16 3 4 .783 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 63 19241928 3 31 15 12 4 .548 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Playoff coaches

# Name Date of Birth First Last Regular season Playoffs Achievements Ref. Yrs G W L T W% Yrs. G W L CH SB CC 64 19812003 23 357 190 165 2 .535 9 20 11 9 0 0 4 65 † 19781997 17 255 143 112 0 .561 8 19 11 8 0 0 4 66 † 19671985 18 259 158 96 5 .620 12 22 10 12 0 0 4 67 * 20172026 10 153 86 67 0 .562 5 14 9 5 0 0 2 68 20172025 9 148 98 50 0 .662 8 16 8 8 0 0 0 69 20022017 16 256 133 123 0 .520 7 15 8 7 0 0 2 70 19731994 22 334 186 147 1 .558 11 18 7 11 0 0 0 71 19842006 21 327 200 126 1 .613 13 18 5 13 0 0 0 72 19942016 22 339 173 165 1 .512 6 11 5 6 0 0 1 73 * 20112026 7 102 66 35 1 .652 5 10 5 5 0 0 1 74 * 20182026 8 120 70 50 0 .583 4 9 5 4 0 0 1 75 * 20152026 9 123 61 62 0 .496 3 8 5 3 0 0 1 76 * 20192026 8 120 54 65 1 .454 2 7 5 2 0 0 1 77 19922006 13 207 113 94 0 .546 8 12 4 8 0 0 0 78 19831991 9 143 75 68 0 .524 6 10 4 6 0 0 0 79 19942012 15 237 114 122 1 .483 4 8 4 4 0 0 0 80 19751985 11 159 82 77 0 .516 3 7 4 3 0 0 0 81 20092016 8 127 61 66 0 .480 2 6 4 2 0 0 0 82 20072015 8 119 48 71 0 .403 2 6 4 2 0 0 1 83 † 19731986 14 195 111 83 1 .572 6 9 3 6 0 0 0 84 * 20192026 8 121 78 42 1 .649 6 9 3 6 0 0 0 85 20112023 13 207 102 103 2 .498 5 8 3 5 0 0 1 86 19922000 9 137 74 63 0 .540 5 8 3 5 0 0 1 87 19972005 9 139 72 67 0 .518 4 7 3 4 0 0 0 88 19851993 9 129 60 69 0 .465 4 7 3 4 0 0 0 89 20002005 6 85 53 32 0 .624 4 7 3 4 0 0 1 90 20042022 12 193 92 100 1 .479 3 6 3 3 0 0 1 91 20122017 6 96 53 43 0 .552 3 6 3 3 0 0 0 92 19861991 6 95 52 43 0 .547 3 6 3 3 0 0 0 93 19661982 6 85 44 41 0 .518 3 6 3 3 0 0 1 94 * 20232026 4 55 32 23 0 .582 3 6 3 3 0 0 0 95 19841995 12 191 84 107 0 .440 2 5 3 2 0 0 1 96 ‡ 19841989 6 87 48 39 0 .552 2 5 3 2 0 0 1 97 † 19661977 12 168 116 47 5 .705 7 9 2 7 0 0 1 98 19751998 12 186 87 98 1 .470 4 6 2 4 0 0 0 99 20092017 7 112 62 50 0 .554 4 6 2 4 0 0 1 100 20002005 6 96 57 39 0 .594 4 6 2 4 0 0 0 101 20012008 8 128 54 74 0 .422 4 6 2 4 0 0 0 102 20142020 7 100 52 48 0 .520 4 6 2 4 0 0 0 103 20102019 10 152 85 67 0 .559 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 104 19932004 11 169 82 87 0 .485 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 105 20142021 8 129 72 56 1 .562 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 106 19681980 11 156 69 82 5 .458 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 107 19972003 7 112 58 53 1 .522 3 5 2 3 0 0 1 108 ‡ 19892006 7 108 56 52 0 .519 3 5 2 3 0 0 0 109 19771980 4 62 40 22 0 .645 3 5 2 3 0 0 1 110 ‡ 19751987 11 161 75 85 1 .469 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 111 * 20152026 7 101 55 45 1 .550 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 112 19661970 5 70 40 28 2 .586 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 113 19771982 6 87 39 47 1 .454 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 114 20132020 7 98 38 60 0 .388 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 115 20022019 3 43 18 25 0 .419 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 116 19751994 11 164 87 77 0 .530 5 6 1 5 0 0 0 117 19852013 12 146 82 64 0 .562 5 6 1 5 0 0 0 118 19881996 9 133 66 67 0 .496 4 5 1 4 0 0 0 119 20082014 7 112 66 46 0 .589 4 5 1 4 0 0 0 120 20032017 12 187 93 94 0 .497 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 121 * 20112026 10 139 61 78 0 .439 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 122 19771986 8 119 50 69 0 .420 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 123 19761984 9 133 44 88 1 .335 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 124 19831989 7 111 53 57 1 .482 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 125 * 20202026 7 105 47 58 0 .448 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 126 20182023 6 85 41 43 1 .488 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 127 20062010 5 74 39 35 0 .527 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 128 19951999 5 80 37 42 1 .469 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 129 ‡ 19751983 9 131 52 76 3 .408 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 130 19611976 9 108 52 47 9 .523 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 131 19952005 8 128 48 80 0 .375 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 132 20002008 7 108 47 61 0 .435 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 133 19791990 8 117 42 75 0 .359 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 134 19911996 6 96 40 56 0 .417 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 135 20042017 6 89 36 53 0 .404 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 136 20162020 5 65 33 32 0 .508 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 137 20012005 5 65 32 33 0 .492 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 138 20042009 4 64 31 33 0 .484 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 139 20132025 5 75 29 46 0 .387 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 140 19962000 5 71 28 43 0 .394 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 141 20222025 4 61 20 40 1 .336 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 142 19461949 4 48 19 25 4 .438 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 143 * 20252026 2 21 14 7 0 .667 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 144 19891990 2 25 11 13 1 .460 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 145 1943 1 10 6 3 1 .650 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 146 20032018 16 256 131 122 3 .518 7 7 0 7 0 0 0 147 19862001 15 231 125 106 0 .541 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 148 19611968 8 112 57 51 4 .527 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 149 19861995 7 111 55 55 1 .500 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 150 19821991 9 104 54 50 0 .519 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 151 19761984 8 119 51 67 1 .433 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 152 19781984 7 97 47 50 0 .485 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 153 * 20222026 5 72 47 25 0 .653 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 154 19731978 6 85 46 39 0 .541 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 155 19611974 7 98 45 48 5 .485 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 156 20222025 4 68 35 33 0 .515 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 157 19982012 5 80 34 46 0 .425 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 158 20182021 4 65 34 31 0 .523 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 159 19992009 10 142 60 82 0 .423 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 160 19902000 9 124 47 77 0 .379 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 161 ‡ 19671972 6 84 43 34 7 .554 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 162 19801989 7 93 39 53 1 .425 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 163 19881997 6 96 36 60 0 .375 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 164 20142019 6 85 35 49 1 .418 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 165 20062010 5 80 33 47 0 .413 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 166 20162020 5 80 32 48 0 .400 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 167 19581963 6 76 32 42 2 .434 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 168 20082014 5 73 32 41 0 .438 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 169 ‡ 19201957 5 53 31 17 5 .632 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 170 19781981 4 64 30 34 0 .469 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 171 19831986 4 64 30 34 0 .469 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 172 20092013 5 80 29 51 0 .363 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 173 20192022 4 66 28 37 1 .432 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 174 20132016 4 63 28 35 0 .444 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 175 19401947 4 45 28 16 1 .633 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 176 19461954 5 47 26 19 2 .574 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 177 19441947 4 45 26 16 3 .611 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 178 19711974 4 56 25 27 4 .482 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 179 20012004 4 59 24 35 0 .407 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 180 20212023 3 48 24 24 0 .500 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 181 19481955 4 46 24 22 0 .522 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 182 19941998 4 58 22 36 0 .379 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 183 20102013 4 54 21 32 1 .398 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 184 20092011 3 45 19 26 0 .422 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 185 19561958 3 36 19 16 1 .542 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 186 * 20252026 2 21 16 5 0 .762 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 187 * 20242026 3 38 15 23 0 .395 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 188 19481949 2 24 14 7 3 .646 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 189 19661968 3 30 13 16 1 .450 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 190 20162017 2 28 13 15 0 .464 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 191 19471951 4 34 10 23 1 .309 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 192 2021 1 12 7 5 0 .583 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 193 19491950 2 18 5 12 1 .306 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Remaining coaches