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Bill Belichick Loses Record, Tom Brady Ties Record As NFL Adds AAFC To Record Book

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 05: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots and safties coach Steve Belichick walk the field before Super Bowl 51 against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Image: Getty)

Bill Belichick no longer has the record for the most championships for a head coach with six wins. The record now belongs to Paul Brown who won seven as head coach of the Cleveland Browns.

On Tuesday, the NFL announced at the league meeting that statistics from the All-America Football Conference will be incorporated into the NFL record books.

When the NFL took the AAFC teams that didn’t disband in 1949, the league ignored the statistics from the AAFC. Now that those records are officially recognized, Brown now has seven championships under his belt, not just three.

However, Belichick is not the only person to be affected by this change.

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Tom Brady held the title of the quarterback with the most championships of any quarterback in history. With this change to the record books, he is now tied with Cleveland Browns quarterback Otto Graham, who won his championships with Brown as his coach.

Brady still holds the record for Super Bowls played in and won, but he is now tied with Graham for championships. The same goes for Belichick and his Super Bowls.

There’s another twist to the record books with this change. The Miami Dolphins’ 1972 season is no longer the only undefeated season in the record books.

The 1948 Browns went 14-0-0 as a member of the AAFC. The Browns and the Dolphins are the only two teams to finish with an undefeated season.

Tobias Linkin