Google wasn’t much help and I was curious. There’s a loud contingent calling for Arthur Smith’s job. If the Falcons win the south but lose handedly in the first round of the playoffs, could he still be fired in the off season?
I was going to say Jimmy Johnson, but you didn’t ask if any coach has been fired after winning back to back super bowls.
I don’t know if anyone mentioned him yet but Marty Schottenheimer was fired after going 14-2 and making the playoffs
I like how you thought Google would help answer this question
Just happened to Kingsbury
Mularkey was fired a month or so after winning a playoff game resulting in the Vrabel hiring.
John Fox in Denver
In the NBA you can even get fired after taking your team to the finals lol
It just happened in 2020.
Bill O’Brien led the Texans to the AFCS title in 2019, and beat the Bills in the WC round of the playoffs that year before losing 51-31 to the Chiefs.
After the Texans started the 2020 season 0-4, O’Brien was fired. So not only was he fired the season after making the playoffs, but he was fired 5 games after winning a playoff game.
And obviously the whole Deandre Hopkins fiasco…
Tony Dungy fired after making the playoffs.
Jim Harbaugh?
Jim Harbaugh went 13-3, 11-4-1 (lost SB), 12-4, and then 8-8 and was fired (or maybe quit, but either way lost the power battle with Baalke)
Jim Caldwell made the playoffs with Detroit in 2016 and was fired at the end of the 2017 season when they missed the playoffs.
TBF, Matt Stafford was pulling wins out of his ass on that 2016 team.
Tony Dungy made a wild card in 2001, they lost in the first round, then got fired. Bucs won the super bowl in 2002 with Gruden.
Marty Schottenheimer got fired after a 14-2 season because the Chargers lost their playoff game
RIP Marty, but the Chargers would never have won a playoff game with him.
That’s not why he was fired
Weren’t there rumors that Marty wasn’t all mentally there and showing signs of Alzheimer’s when the Chargers let him go? Apparently their two coordinators, Cam Cameron and Wade Phillips were the ones who were really running the team and both of them left to take head coaching jobs after the season.
He got fired because he didnt get along with the GM.
A glorious day that was
Titans fired Mike Mularkey the offseason after winning a playoff game