Coach Bill Belichick recently surpassed legendary coach George Halas and moved into second place behind Don Shula for the most wins in NFL history.
Shula’s 347 career wins as an NFL head coach has long been considered one of the league’s most unbreakable records, and yet, Belichick’s Week 9 victory over the Indianapolis Colts put him within 21 wins of tying the record and 22 wins from actually breaking it.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady knows a thing or two about Belichick’s determination to be the best. He broached the topic on his weekly podcast “Let’s Go!” and gave his thoughts on Belichick’s chances of surpassing Shula as the all-time winningnest coach in NFL history.
“Yeah, we had 20 years together of elite football experience that I wouldn’t have traded for anything in the world,” Brady said, via the New York Post. “I know he’s a great competitor. What an amazing coach he is, and how he prepares the team to win, and he’s just done it year in and year out. The fact that he’s 22 wins away from [passing Don Shula for first in all-time NFL head coaching wins], I have no doubt he’s gonna get it.”
Belichick has his work cut out for him with the AFC East suddenly morphing into the best division in all of football.
But even with a significantly improved division and a lot of adversity this year, the Patriots are still sitting at 5-4 with a chance to be competitive down the stretch. And with every win, Belichick gets closer to breaking one of the few records most thought would never be broken.
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