Philadelphia has a storied NFL franchise, but the history of head coaches up until Andy Reid reads like a list of unfinished business and mediocre shelf lives. One of the gold standard organizations in the league, the Eagles have only had eight coaches to win a playoff game in franchise history, with Doug Pederson and Nick Sirianni adding to the list over the past six years.

With training camp for 2025 just three days away, we’re ranking the top ten head coaches in franchise history from top to bottom.

Our list includes coaches who coached at least 15 games as Eagles head coaches. In our book, wins and losses are essential, but are not the only factors determining the ranking.

1. Nick Sirianni 2021-present

Andy Reid set the standard, but Sirianni has leapfrogged some big names. According to Elias Sports, Nick Sirianni is the first Super Bowl Era head coach to make four straight playoff appearances with two Super Bowl berths and a championship in their first four career seasons (also led the Eagles to Super Bowl LVII). He is the second head coach in Eagles history to win a Super Bowl, joining Doug Pederson (Super Bowl LII). Sirianni became just the third head coach in league history to make multiple Super Bowl appearances, including winning a championship, in their first four career years, per Elias Sports. The other head coaches who accomplished that feat are Joe Gibbs and Mike Tomlin. According to Elias Sports, Sirianni (.706, 48-20) owns the 3rd-highest regular-season winning percentage by a head coach in the Super Bowl Era (min. 50 games), trailing only John Madden (.759, 1969-78) and George Allen (.712, 1966-77). Overall, it is the 6th-highest mark in NFL history, behind Guy Chamberlin (.784, 1922-27), Madden, Vince Lombardi (.738, 1959-67, ‘69), Ray Flaherty (.720, 1936-42), and Allen.

2. Andy Reid 1999-2012

Greasy Neale won two championships, but Reid gets the nod due to his consistency and overall wins. Philadelphia won two playoff games in the previous 20 years before Reid arrived from Green Bay, and the coach hit the ground running as the Eagles reached the postseason nine of 11 years from 2000 through 2010. Reid’s ten playoff wins in Philadelphia set the standard, and per Reuben Frank of NBC Sports Philadelphia, he once accounted for 40 percent of all Eagles postseason wins in their 90-year history. Reid’s coaching tree also earns him our nod, with ten former assistants becoming head coaches.

3. Greasy Neale 1941-1950

Neale spent ten seasons with Philadelphia, going 63-43-5 over 111 games coached. Neale’s stint as Eagles coach is the second-longest to Reid in franchise history, reaching the Championship game three times and winning back-to-back titles.

4. Doug Pederson 2016-2020

Before the 2024 season, Pederson got the nod over Nick Sirianni partly for his 2017 regular season and Super Bowl win over the Patriots. Pederson went 42-37-1 overall in his five years with Philadelphia, logging four playoff wins, the second-most in franchise history behind Andy Reid.

5. Dick Vermeil 1976-1982

Philadelphia was a laughing stock before Vermeil’s arrival, and all he did was go 42-22 from 1978 to 1981. Vermeil led the Birds to an appearance in Super Bowl XV and was 54-47 overall as Eagles head coach.

6. Buddy Ryan 1986-1990

Ryan’s 43 wins are fourth all-time in franchise history, and he’s responsible for leading Philadelphia to three straight postseason appearances in the late 80s.

7. Buck Shaw 1958-1960

Shaw was 19-16-1 in his two seasons as Eagles head coach, but he’s one of three coaches with a Championship after defeating the Packers with Vince Lombardi and Bart Starr in the 1960 title game.

8. Chip Kelly 2013-2015

Kelly makes the list over Jim Trimble (1952-1955) thanks to his playoff appearance. He went 10-6 in each of his first two seasons as head coach after exiting Oregon. Kelly moved on from LeSean McCoy and DeSean Jackson, and was eventually fired with one game remaining after a 6-9 season. That departure allowed Howie Roseman to return to power, and the rest is history.

9. Ray Rhodes 1995-1998

Rhodes went 29-34-1 overall, reaching the playoffs in each of his first two seasons. The final two years were difficult, as Rhodes went 6-9-1 and 3-13 before being fired.

10. Rich Kotite 1991-1994

Kotite was 36-28 over four seasons, winning one of two playoff games. His 36 wins are in the top ten in franchise history.

This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: 10 best coaches in Philadelphia Eagles franchise history