Five of the last six NFL head coaches to lead a team to the Super Bowl are listed among the best in the league at covering the point spread.
Jim and John Harbaugh, Bill Belichick, Tom Coughlin and Mike McCarthy all own top-10 ATS marks in their careers, and of the bunch, The Hoodie’s record might be most impressive.
Belichick, entering his 19th season, has compiled a 173-133-5 ATS mark in his career, a win rate of 56.5 percent. While six coaches are listed above him, none of them have had careers longer than seven seasons.
The table below lists the ATS records of every coach.
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NFL Coaches' Records Against the Spread
| Coach | W | L | P | ATS % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Arians | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.4 | |
| Jim Harbaugh | 23 | 12 | 2 | 65.7 | |
| Greg Schiano | 9 | 5 | 2 | 64.2 | |
| Mike McCarthy | 73 | 46 | 3 | 61.3 | |
| Mike Smith | 47 | 34 | 4 | 58 | |
| John Harbaugh | 51 | 38 | 4 | 57.3 | |
| Bill Belichick | 173 | 133 | 8 | 56.5 | |
| Ron Rivera | 18 | 14 | 0 | 56.2 | |
| Tom Coughlin | 154 | 128 | 9 | 54.6 | |
| Andy Reid | 128 | 110 | 5 | 53.7 | |
| Jeff Fisher | 153 | 132 | 4 | 53.6 | |
| Sean Payton | 55 | 47 | 2 | 53.1 | |
| John Fox | 95 | 87 | 5 | 52.1 | |
| Pete Carroll | 57 | 55 | 7 | 50.8 | |
| Gary Kubiak | 57 | 55 | 4 | 50.8 | |
| Mike Shanahan | 140 | 136 | 10 | 50.7 | |
| Rex Ryan | 35 | 35 | 0 | 50 | |
| Joe Philbin | 8 | 8 | 50 | ||
| Mike Tomlin | 51 | 51 | 2 | 50 | |
| Marvin Lewis | 76 | 80 | 9 | 48.7 | |
| Jim Schwartz | 29 | 32 | 4 | 47.5 | |
| Leslie Frazier | 17 | 19 | 3 | 47.2 | |
| Jason Garrett | 17 | 22 | 1 | 43.5 | |
| Mike Munchak | 12 | 18 | 2 | 40 | |
| Chuck Pagano | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | |
| Dennis Allen | 5 | 11 | 31.2 | ||
| Marc Trestman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rob Chudzinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gus Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chip Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Marrone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
