The 21 Greatest NFL Coaches of All Time

Published on 01/05/2017
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Paul Brown

Paul Brown was the coach for the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals over the span of 25 years. He won an impressive 14 Division Titles in his career, 4 AAFC Championships and 3 NFL Championships along the way. He was the first coach to use game film to scout opponents, hire a full-time staff of assistants, and test players on their knowledge of a playbook. He also went on to invent the modern face mask, the taxi squad and the draw play. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967.

Paul Brown

Paul Brown

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Bill Belichick

Currently, Bill Belichick has coached the Patriots to six Super Bowl appearances, winning XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, and XLIX, and losing Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. He has led the Patriots to 13 AFC East division titles and 10 appearances in the AFC Championship Game. He was also named the AP NFL Coach of the Year for the 2003, 2007, and 2010 seasons. Impressively, he’s also the only head coach in NFL history to win three Super Bowl championships in a four-year span.

Bill Belichick

Bill Belichick

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