Going into the 2026 NFL season, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton has 184 career wins on his résumé, which ranks second among active coaches, only trailing Andy Reid (279) of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Behind Reid and Payton are John Harbaugh (180) and Mike McCarthy (174). No other active coaches in the NFL have 100 wins, but Sean McVay (92 wins before the 2026 campaign) should join them this season.
Reid and Payton are both coaching their second clubs. Reid has 149 wins with the Chiefs (first) and Payton has 32 wins with the Broncos (10th). Here's a look at all 32 NFL coaches, ranked by their wins with their current teams (their career wins are in parentheses).
All 32 NFL coaches, ranked by wins
- Andy Reid: 149 (279)
- Sean McVay: 92 (92)
- Kyle Shanahan: 82 (82)
- Matt LaFleur: 76 (76)
- Nick Sirianni: 59 (59)
- Zac Taylor: 52 (52)
- Dan Campbell: 48 (53)
- Kevin O’Connell: 43 (43 )
- Todd Bowles: 35 (61)
- Sean Payton: 32 (184)
- DeMeco Ryans: 32 (32)
- Shane Steichen: 25 (25)
- Mike Macdonald: 25 (25)
- Jim Harbaugh: 22 (66)
- Dan Quinn: 17 (60)
- Mike Vrabel: 14 (68)
- Dave Canales: 13 (13)
- Liam Coen: 13 (13)
- Ben Johnson: 11 (11)
- Brian Schottenheimer: 7 (7)
- Kellen Moore: 6 (6)
- Aaron Glenn: 3 (3)
- John Harbaugh: new team (180)
- Mike McCarthy: new team (174)
- Kevin Stefanski: new team (45)
- Robert Saleh: new team (20)
- Mike LaFleur: new coach
- Jesse Minter: new coach
- Joe Brady: new coach
- Todd Monken: new coach
- Klint Kubiak: new coach
- Jeff Hafley: new coach
Payton and Reid are set to go head-to-head when Kansas City hosts Denver on Monday Night
Football to wrap up Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season on Sept. 14. The Broncos are considered underdogs going into that AFC West showdown.
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