bill belichick is the nfl coach who has the most super bowl wins.
bill belichick is the nfl coach who has the most super bowl wins.
what nfl coach has the most super bowl wins?
bill belichick
this was the first super bowl since 2012 to not feature a top seed from either conference, and the first time that both number two seeds qualified. this was the patriots' third consecutive super bowl appearance. the rams last made an appearance in 2001 when the team was based in st. louis, coincidentally, facing the patriots. the patriots won that game 20–17 on a field goal, as time expired, by adam vinatieri. the patriots' current head coach–starting quarterback tandem of bill belichick and tom brady were only active personnel left from the previous title game against the rams. the patriots won their sixth super bowl in 18 years (2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016), and tied the pittsburgh steelers with the most super bowl wins. the rams won their only super bowl in 1999, which was coincidentally hosted by atlanta, and extended their drought to 20 years. this was the patriots' 11th super bowl appearance (ninth under brady and belichick) and the rams' fourth. the first half was the lowest scoring half (three points) since super bowl ix (two points). in the lowest scoring super bowl in nfl history, the patriots won 13–3 to claim their sixth super bowl.
2018–19 nfl playoffs
the patriots defeated the tennessee titans in the divisional round 35–14, and the jacksonville jaguars in the afc championship game 24–20, claiming their second consecutive afc title. this was their seventh consecutive afc championship appearance, adding onto their record from the previous year. the win also made tom brady the oldest quarterback (40 years, 163 days) to win a playoff game, surpassing brett favre for the record. it was also the second time they advanced to the super bowl two consecutive seasons since 2004. they faced the philadelphia eagles in a rematch of super bowl xxxix. this also made the patriots the only team in nfl history to appear in ten super bowls, and gave the patriots a chance to repeat as super bowl champions for the second time in franchise history, and for the first time since 2004. in addition, they had the chance to tie the pittsburgh steelers for the record of most super bowl wins by a team in nfl history with 6. however, due to a late strip-sack of brady by brandon graham and a failed hail mary pass, the eagles defeated the patriots in super bowl lii by 41–33, ending the patriots chance at a sixth super bowl title and resulting in their first super bowl loss since 2011. the loss prevented the patriots from repeating their three-in-four super bowl run that they managed from 2001–2004. also with the loss, the patriots tied the nfl record for most super bowl losses with five, and made them the fifth defending super bowl champion to lose the next year's game, after the 1978 dallas cowboys, the 1983 washington redskins, the 1997 green bay packers and the 2014 seattle seahawks.
2017 new england patriots season