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For years, Peyton Manning kept ruining Gary Kubiak’s life. From 2006 to 2010, both men were in the AFC South, and Kubiak never managed more than 9 wins or a division title. He finished his time in Houston with a 61-64 record, before joining the Broncos in 2015. That makes Kubiak just the 7th head coach who had a losing career record prior to the season in which his team won the Super Bowl.

The coach with the worst career record before winning it all? That would be Bill Walsh, who held an 8-24 record entering the 1981 season.

CoachYearTeamSB #GWLTGm ov .500Win %
Bill Walsh1981sfo1328240-160.25
Bill Belichick2001nwe19641550-140.427
Jimmy Johnson1992dal14819290-100.395
Dick Vermeil1999ram113363700-70.473
Bill Belichick2003nwe212861670-60.476
Bill Walsh1984sfo27334390-50.465
Chuck Noll1974pit17033370-40.471
Gary Kubiak2015den112561640-30.488
Bill Parcells1986nyg14822251-30.468
Brian Billick2000rav11688000.5
Joe Gibbs1982was11688000.5
Jimmy Johnson1993dal2643232000.5
Don McCafferty1970clt100000
George Seifert1989sfo100000
Mike Ditka1985chi1412120010.512
Weeb Ewbank1968nyj11828887710.502
Tom Flores1980rai11697020.562
Sean Payton2009nor1482523020.52
Chuck Noll1975pit2844340130.517
Pete Carroll2013sea11125854040.517
Mike Tomlin2008pit116106040.625
Bill Belichick2004nwe31447569060.52
Mike Shanahan1997den1522923060.557
Tom Landry1971dal11527769680.526
Barry Switzer1995dal116124080.75
Tom Coughlin2007nyg117693830100.528
Jon Gruden2002tam16438260120.593
Mike Holmgren1996gnb16438260120.593
Mike McCarthy2010gnb16438260120.593
Tom Flores1983rai25735220130.614
Mike Shanahan1998den26841270140.602
Bill Parcells1990nyg211164461180.581
Chuck Noll1978pit312674511230.591
John Harbaugh2012rav16444200240.687
Tom Coughlin2011nyg22401331070260.554
Bill Walsh1988sfo313682531290.606
Hank Stram1969kan112676455310.623
Chuck Noll1979pit414288531350.623
Joe Gibbs1987was28963260370.707
Tony Dungy2006clt1160102580440.637
Tom Landry1977dal2236137936440.593
George Seifert1994sfo28062180440.775
Vince Lombardi1966gnb19468233450.739
John Madden1976rai19870217490.75
Joe Gibbs1991was3152101510500.664
Bill Cowher2005pit1208130771530.627
Vince Lombardi1967gnb210880253550.754
Don Shula1972mia112691305610.742
Don Shula1973mia2140105305750.767
Bill Belichick2014nwe43041991050940.654

The man with the most career games coached prior to winning his first Super Bowl? Bill Cowher, of course, who coached for 13 years and 208 games prior to the 2005 season.

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