No head coach in NFL history has won Super Bowls with two different franchises.
While several coaches have captured championships as assistants before winning as head coaches, others have claimed both college national titles and Super Bowls — like Pete Carroll — and some, such as Andy Reid, have appeared in the Super Bowl with multiple teams.
Still, the Lombardi Trophy has never been hoisted by the same head coach with two different organizations.
Sean Payton already has Super Bowl with Saints
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton now has a chance to make history after guiding the Broncos to a 14-3 record and the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC. With home-field advantage secured, the path to the Super Bowl runs through Mile High.
Payton already owns a Super Bowl ring from the 2009 season, when he led the New Orleans Saints to a championship with Drew Brees at quarterback.
He has long maintained that a second title may have slipped away because of the missed pass-interference call in the 2019 NFC Championship Game, which sent the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl, where they later lost to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
Sean Payton wants team to experience Super Bowl
When asked what winning a Super Bowl in Denver would mean after achieving it in New Orleans, Payton reflected on that moment and the opportunity in front of him.
“I know there’s never been a Super Bowl won by a coach with two different teams,” Payton said following the Broncos win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
“But I mean this, the thing that was hardest about the championship loss, the no-call, was that you’re so excited for those that have never been able to experience it. Whatever you think it is, it’s a million times different. The first five minutes of playing that game your feet are floating. That’s the thing that was most difficult, getting so close.”