NFL Head Coach
Awards
Best: 2003 NE (+4.0) · Worst: 1995 CLE (-2.6)
Team wins minus the wins its roster's VAL predicts (roster fit r² 0.59), credited by share of games coached and shrunk toward zero for short careers. Descriptive, not causal: health, schedule and luck sit in the same residual.
| Team | Seasons | W–L–T | Pct | Playoffs | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEafter Jim Shofner · before Chris Palmer | 1991–1995 (5) | 36–44 | .450 | — | — |
| NEafter Pete Carroll · before Jerod Mayo | 2000–2023 (24) | 266–121 | .687 | — | 6 |
| Season | Team | W | L | Pct | Playoffs | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CLE | 6 | 10 | .375 | — | |
| 1992 | CLE | 7 | 9 | .438 | — | |
| 1993 | CLE | 7 | 9 | .438 | — | |
| 1994 | CLE | 11 | 5 |
| .688 |
| 1–1 |
| Div. Round |
| 1995 | CLE | 5 | 11 | .313 | — |
| 2000 | NE | 5 | 11 | .313 | — |
| 2001 | NE | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3–0 | Super Bowl ✓ |
| 2002 | NE | 9 | 7 | .563 | — |
| 2003 | NE | 14 | 2 | .875 | 3–0 | Super Bowl ✓ |
| 2004 | NE | 14 | 2 | .875 | 3–0 | Super Bowl ✓ |
| 2005 | NE | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1–1 | Div. Round |
| 2006 | NE | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2–1 | Conf. Final |
| 2007 | NE | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 2008 | NE | 11 | 5 | .688 | — |
| 2009 | NE | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 2010 | NE | 14 | 2 | .875 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 2011 | NE | 13 | 3 | .813 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 2012 | NE | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 2013 | NE | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 2014 | NE | 12 | 4 | .750 | 3–0 | Super Bowl ✓ |
| 2015 | NE | 12 | 4 | .750 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 2016 | NE | 14 | 2 | .875 | 3–0 | Super Bowl ✓ |
| 2017 | NE | 13 | 3 | .813 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 2018 | NE | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3–0 | Super Bowl ✓ |
| 2019 | NE | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 2020 | NE | 7 | 9 | .438 | — |
| 2021 | NE | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 2022 | NE | 8 | 9 | .471 | — |
| 2023 | NE | 4 | 13 | .235 | — |