<P> In professional American football, the National Football League (NFL) gives the head coach credit for his team's win--loss record . As of the 2016 season, 101 coaches, about 20%, have won 50 or more games . </P> <P> At the time of the 1970 NFL--AFL merger, George Halas, head coach, founder and owner of the Chicago Bears, held the record for most wins as a head coach . He retired from coaching after the 1967 season with 324 wins, including six playoff wins . Twenty - eight years later, Halas was surpassed by Don Shula . Shula retired at the end of the 1995 season, after amassing 328 regular season wins and 19 playoff wins . </P> <P> This sortable table shows the top NFL coaches in order of total wins . The table also shows every team for which he was a head coach . If two coaches have the same number of wins, the coach with the higher winning percentage is ranked first . </P>

Who has the most wins as a head coach in the nfl