Who was the coach the last time each NFL team finished first in its division?
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There are different ways to get into the NFL playoffs, but the safest is to capture your division. Eight teams do it every year. When was the last time each of the 32 teams assured itself a postseason spot by winning its division And who was the coach?
Let’s take a look…
Year: 2015.
Record: 13-3.
Coach: Bruce Arians.
Year: 2016.
Record: 11-5.
Coach: Dan Quinn.
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Year: 2019.
Record: 14-2.
Coach: John Harbaugh.
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Year: 2022.
Record: 13-3.
Coach: Sean McDermott.
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Year: 2015.
Record: 15-1.
Coach: Ron Rivera.
Year: 2018.
Record: 12-4.
Coach: Matt Nagy.
Year: 2022.
Record: 12-4.
Coach: Zac Taylor.
Year: 1989.
Record: 9-6-1.
Coach: Bud Carson.
Year: 2021.
Record: 12-5.
Coach: Mike McCarthy.
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Year: 2015.
Record: 12-4.
Coach: Gary Kubiak.
Year: 1993.
Record: 10-6.
Coach: Wayne Fontes.
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Year: 2021.
Record: 13-4.
Coach: Matt LaFleur.
Year: 2019.
Record: 10-6.
Coach: Bill O’Brien.
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Year: 2014.
Record: 11-5.
Coach: Chuck Pagano.
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Year: 2022
Record: 9-8.
Coach: Doug Pederson.
Year: 2022.
Record: 14-3.
Coach: Andy Reid.
Year: 2002.
Record: 11-5.
Coach: Bill Callahan.
Year: 2009.
Record: 13-3.
Coach: Norv Turner.
Year: 2021.
Record: 12-5.
Coach: Sean McVay.
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Year: 2008.
Record: 11-5.
Coach: Tony Sparano.
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Year: 2022.
Record: 13-4.
Coach: Kevin O’Connell.
Year: 2019.
Record: 12-4.
Coach: Bill Belichick.
Year: 2020.
Record: 12-4.
Coach: Sean Payton.
Year: 2011.
Record: 9-7.
Coach: Tom Coughlin.
Year: 2002.
Record: 9-7.
Coach: Herman Edwards.
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Year: 2022.
Record: 14-3.
Coach: Nick Sirianni.
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Year: 2020.
Record: 12-4.
Coach: Mike Tomlin.
Year: 2022.
Record: 13-4.
Coach: Kyle Shanahan.
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Year: 2020.
Record: 12-4.
Coach: Pete Carroll.
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Year: 2022.
Record: 8-9.
Coach: Todd Bowles.
Year: 2021.
Record: 12-5.
Coach: Mike Vrabel.
Year: 2020.
Record: 7-9.
Coach: Ron Rivera.
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