Sean McVay postseason success: Record, history with Los Angeles Rams
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Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAYJanuary 25, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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The Los Angeles Rams are fighting for their third Super Bowl berth under coach Sean McVay. They're in the NFC championship game this Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks for the first time since 2021, when they won the Super Bowl.
A thrilling 34-31 win over the host Carolina Panthers earned the Rams a trip to Chicago to take on the Bears in the divisional round where they won 20-17 in overtime.
Los Angeles has been a postseason regular since coach Sean McVay took the helm in 2017. The Rams have made the playoffs seven times in his nine seasons with the team. The franchise's 92 regular-season wins in that span are the fifth-most in the NFL.
Those nine seasons include two Super Bowl appearances and a championship in 2021. McVay has cemented his status as one of the top coaches in the league in his time with the Rams.
Here's a look at his success since joining Los Angeles:
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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa's effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.
Sean McVay playoff record
McVay's seven playoff appearances have totaled 15 postseason games. He's only been knocked out in the wild-card round twice: 2017 and 2023.
Overall, McVay is 10-5 in his 15 playoff games. That's tied for the fourth-most wins among active coaches behind Andy Reid (20), John Harbaugh (13) and Mike McCarthy (11). Sean Payton also has 10.
The divisional round marked McVay's 15th postseason game against a 15th different team. Here's which franchises he's faced every year:
2017: Atlanta Falcons (loss)
2018: Dallas Cowboys (win), New Orleans Saints (win), New England Patriots (loss)
2020: Seattle Seahawks (win), Green Bay Packers (loss)
2021: Arizona Cardinals (win), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (win), San Francisco 49ers (win), Cincinnati Bengals (win)
2023: Detroit Lions (loss)
2024: Minnesota Vikings (win), Philadelphia Eagles (loss)
2025: Carolina Panthers (win), Chicago Bears (win)
McVay has coached against all but two NFC teams in the playoffs: the New York Giants and Washington Commanders. The 2025 NFC championship game will be the first time McVay has coached against a team for the second time in the postseason.
Sean McVay overall record
McVay has coached 149 regular-season games in his nine seasons with the Rams. With the latest round of coaching changes, he's tied for the second-longest tenured coach in the NFL with his NFC West foe Kyle Shanahan. Only Andy Reid, who was hired in 2013 by the Kansas City Chiefs, has a longer active coaching stint.
McVay is 92-57 in the regular season since taking over in 2017, behind only the Kansas City Chiefs (106-43), Buffalo Bills (98-50), Baltimore Ravens (95-54) and Philadelphia Eagles (94-54-1). His 92 wins are fifth-most among active coaches as well behind Reid (279), Payton (184), Harbaugh (180) and McCarthy (174).
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