Entering his 17th season as a head coach in the NFL, Denver Broncos skipper Sean Payton has the seventh-best career win percentage (.615) in the league.
The only coaches above Payton are Jim Harbaugh (.688), Matt LaFleur (.656), Nick Sirianni (.643), Andy Reid (.639), Sean McDermott (.624) and Mike Tomlin (.621).
Harbaugh now coaches the Los Angeles Chargers, but he went 44-19 with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-2014 before returning to college football. He’s now back in the NFL with the best win percentage among active coaches.
LaFleur has gone 56-27 with the Green Bay Packers; Sirianni 34-17 with the Philadelphia Eagles; Reid 130-93 with the Eagles and 128-51 with the Chiefs; McDermott 73-41 with the Buffalo Bills; and Tomlin 173-100 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
There are four first-year coaches this season who are yet to win or lose any games as a head coach in the NFL: Brian Callahan (Tennessee Titans), Dave Canales (Carolina Panthers), Mike Macdonald (Seattle Seahawks) and Jerod Mayo (New England Patriots).
Here’s a list of the career winning percentages of all 32 head coaches ahead of the 2024 NFL season.
1
Jim Harbaugh: .688
2
Matt LaFleur: .656
3
Nick Sirianni: .643
4
Andy Reid: .639
5
Sean McDermott: .624
6
Mike Tomlin: .621
7
Sean Payton: .615
8
John Harbaugh: .612
9
Sean McVay: .611
10
Mike McCarthy: .611
11
DeMeco Ryans: .579
12
Kevin O'Connell: .571
13
Kyle Shanahan: .567
14
Mike McDaniel: .556
15
Antonio Pierce: .556
16
Kevin Stefanski: .543
17
Doug Pederson: .537
18
Shane Steichen: .529
19
Dan Quinn: .511
20
Zac Taylor: .478
21
Dan Campbell: .477
22
Brian Daboll: .458
23
Todd Bowles: .423
24
Raheem Morris: .356
25
Robert Saleh: .353
26
Dennis Allen: .343
27
Matt Eberflus: .294
28
Jonathan Gannon: .235
29
Brian Callahan: .000
30
Dave Canales: .000
31
Mike Macdonald: .000
32
Jerod Mayo: .000
