Broncos Ring of Fame head coach Mike Shanahan is among the nine semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025, and Shanahan could soon take another important step toward Canton.
On Nov. 19, the Hall of Fame's Coach Blue-Ribbon Committee will meet virtually to select one Coach finalist for this year's class.
The Coach finalist will then be presented to the full selection committee ahead of Super Bowl LIX. Of the five combined Coach, Contributor and Senior finalists, the selection committee will choose no more than three for election into the Hall of Fame.
Ahead of the critical vote, it's worth revisiting the significant impact that Shanahan has made on the Broncos and larger NFL community.
And while perhaps you know some of the key statistics surrounding Shanahan's Broncos career — two Super Bowl championships being the most prominent — we've decided to take a closer look at his resume.
Read on for a few of the key numbers that help sum up Shanahan's candidacy.
7.
Shanahan is one of seven coaches in the history of the game to win back-to-back Super Bowl championships, and he is the only coach eligible for election who does not have a bust in Canton. He is also one of nine head coaches with 175 career wins and multiple Super Bowl wins. Shanahan and Tom Coughlin are the lone eligible coaches to not be in the Hall of Fame from that group.
14.
During his career as a head coach or coordinator, Shanahan guided his offense to a top-five ranking on 14 different occasions. In Denver, he hit that mark on 10 occasions, including in five seasons following John Elway's retirement.
500.
Between his work with the 1994 49ers and 1998 Broncos, Shanahan was responsible for two of the first six offenses in NFL history to eclipse the 500-point mark in a season. Shanahan is also the only coach in modern NFL history to record seven consecutive (1992-98) top-three finishes in total offense as a head coach or coordinator.
46.
During the most successful era in franchise history, Shanahan led the Broncos to an NFL record 46 wins over a three-year period from 1996-98. Denver recorded a .821 winning percentage and notched a 27-1 record (.964) at home during the span.
56.
Shanahan won more than 56 percent of his games against the nine coaches he faced who are currently in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Those coaches won just 44 percent of their head-to-head matchups with Shanahan, while they won 61 percent of their other matchups. Shanahan also earned playoff wins as a head coach over Hall of Famers Bill Cowher, Bill Parcells and Jimmy Johnson. The Broncos Ring of Famer is also one of two coaches to hold a winning record against Bill Belichick.
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In addition to his own personal success, Shanahan has seen 16 of his former assistants go on to become head coaches in the NFL or NCAA. Former Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak and Rams head coach Sean McVay each worked under Shanahan before eventually winning a Lombardi Trophy of their own. Current NFL head coaches Kyle Shanahan, Matt LaFleur and Mike McDaniel also worked for Shanahan on his offensive coaching staff, and current Falcons head coach Raheem Morris was a member of his defensive coaching staff.
All stats courtesy of Broncos PR
