With the New England Patriots' 28-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night, Bill Belichick has joined Chuck Noll as the only NFL head coaches to win four Super Bowls in a career.
Bill Belichick joins Chuck Noll as only coaches with 4 Super Bowl wins
The Patriots’ dramatic win on Sunday wrote Belichick into the history books.
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Both men won all of their championships with the same franchise. Noll coached the Pittsburgh Steelers for 23 seasons, but all four of his Super Bowl wins came during a five-year span between 1974 and 1979. Those Pittsburgh teams, which included legends like Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Joe Greene and Lynn Swann, are considered one of the all-time great NFL dynasties.
Belichick and the Patriots looked to be nearing that level of consistent dominance after winning three titles in a four-year span beginning in 2001. But the fourth proved elusive. Twice in the last decade the Patriots made it back to the Super Bowl, but twice they were beaten by the New York Giants. With Seattle inside the 5-yard line late on Sunday, it looked as though New England was headed for yet another dramatic loss. But a late interception on the goal line preserved the win and put Belichick into the record books.
Of course Belichick will always be tied to Tom Brady, who has quarterbacked all four of his championship teams and picked up the MVP award after a 328-yard, four-touchdown performance against the Seahawks. The pair's legacy will be in part defined by the upcoming DeflateGate investigation, but for now, they are arguably the best coach/quarterback duo in league history.
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