NFL Head Coach
Awards
Best: 1997 KC (+2.8) · Worst: 2003 LAC (-2.5)
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 Sam Rutigliano · before Bud Carson | 1984–1988 (5) | 44–27 | .620 | — | — |
| KCafter Frank Gansz · before Gunther Cunningham | 1989–1998 (10) | 101–58–1 | .631 | — | — |
| WASafter Terry Robiskie · before Steve Spurrier | 2001 |
| Season | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Playoffs | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CLE | 4 | 4 | — | .500 | — | |
| 1985 | CLE | 8 | 8 | — | .500 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1986 | CLE | 12 | 4 | — | .750 | 1–1 |
| 8–8 |
| .500 |
| — |
| — |
| LACafter Mike Riley · before Norv Turner | 2002–2006 (5) | 47–33 | .588 | — | — |
| 1987 | CLE | 10 | 5 | — | .667 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1988 | CLE | 10 | 6 | — | .625 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 1989 | KC | 8 | 7 | 1 | .500 | — |
| 1990 | KC | 11 | 5 | — | .688 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 1991 | KC | 10 | 6 | — | .625 | 1–1 | Div. Round |
| 1992 | KC | 10 | 6 | — | .625 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 1993 | KC | 11 | 5 | — | .688 | 2–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1994 | KC | 9 | 7 | — | .563 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 1995 | KC | 13 | 3 | — | .813 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1996 | KC | 9 | 7 | — | .563 | — |
| 1997 | KC | 13 | 3 | — | .813 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1998 | KC | 7 | 9 | — | .438 | — |
| 2001 | WAS | 8 | 8 | — | .500 | — |
| 2002 | LAC | 8 | 8 | — | .500 | — |
| 2003 | LAC | 4 | 12 | — | .250 | — |
| 2004 | LAC | 12 | 4 | — | .750 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 2005 | LAC | 9 | 7 | — | .563 | — |
| 2006 | LAC | 14 | 2 | — | .875 | 0–1 | Div. Round |