At 60 years old, Denver Broncos skipper Sean Payton is the sixth-oldest head coach in the NFL going into his team’s bye this week.
Payton became a head coach at age 42 and he won a Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints at 46 years old. Gary Kubiak was 54 when he won a title with the Broncos and Mike Shanahan was 45 and 46 when Denver won back-to-back titles in the late 1990s.
Mike Tomlin (36 at the time) held the record as the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl until Sean McVay (20 days younger) later claimed that crown. McVay, now 38, is still the fourth-youngest coach in the league despite having seven years of experience on his resume.
Bruce Arians was the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl (68), but George Halas (204 days older) was the oldest coach to ever win an NFL title (Halas coached in the pre-Super Bowl era).
The most recent Super Bowl champion is Andy Reid (66), who also happens to be the oldest coach in the league. Reid would need to coach at least three more seasons to have a chance of becoming the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl.
View the full list of all 32 NFL head coaches below, ranked by age.
- Andy Reid (66) Chiefs
- John Harbaugh (62) Ravens
- Mike McCarthy (61) Cowboys
- Todd Bowles (61) Buccaneers
- Jim Harbaugh (60) Chargers
- Sean Payton (60) Broncos
- Doug Pederson (56) Jaguars
- Darren Rizzi (54) Saints [interim]
- Dan Quinn (54) Commanders
- Mike Tomlin (52) Steelers
- Sean McDermott (50) Bills
- Brian Daboll (49) Giants
- Dan Campbell (48) Lions
- Raheem Morris (48) Falcons
- Jeff Ulbrich (47) Jets [interim]
- Antonio Pierce (46) Raiders
- Matt LaFleur (45) Packers
- Kyle Shanahan (44) 49ers
- Dave Canales (43) Panthers
- Nick Sirianni (43) Eagles
- Kevin Stefanski (42) Browns
- Jonathan Gannon (41) Cardinals
- Mike McDaniel (41) Dolphins
- Zac Taylor (41) Bengals
- Brian Callahan (40) Titans
- DeMeco Ryans (40) Texans
- Shane Steichen (39) Colts
- Kevin O’Connell (39) Vikings
- Sean McVay (38) Rams
- Jerod Mayo (38) Patriots
- Thomas Brown (38) Bears [interim]
- Mike Macdonald (37) Seahawks
Payton (.615) has the ninth-best career winning percentage among active coaches.
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