5 worst coaches to win the Super Bowl
By John Buhler
Gary Kubiak. 2. player. 45. . Denver Broncos. Super Bowl 50
The Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak joins the list of Super Bowl winning coaches. While his ultra-conservative play calling on offense did play a part in the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 victory over the favored Carolina Panthers, the Broncos’ success in 2015 had mostly to do with defensive coordinator Wade Phillips’ all-time great defense and the well-crafted roster of general manager John Elway.
Keep in mind that Kubiak only became the head coach of the Broncos at the start of the 2015 NFL season, replacing John Fox who helped guide the 2013 Broncos to a Super Bowl XLVIII appearance against the Seattle Seahawks.
As a head coach Kubiak has a 73-68 regular season record, winning only 51.8% of his games. He has also only gone 5-2 in three trips to the AFC Playoffs between his time in Denver and with the Houston Texans. Overall, Kubiak’s combined winning percentage is only 52.7% (78-70) in nine seasons as a head coach.
However, should Kubiak be able to lead the Broncos back to another Super Bowl in the coming years with a different reincarnation of the team, it would be very hard to discredit his ability to lead football teams, as he would approach 100 wins in his career. For now, only one Super Bowl winning coach is worse than Kubiak.
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