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Bill Belichick, Pete Carroll to Set NFL Record as Oldest Head Coach Matchup

When the Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots on Sunday night, it will mark the oldest head coaching matchup in NFL history in terms of combined age.

NFL Research presented the unique stat this week:

NFL Research

Happy Birthday @PeteCarroll! Carroll - oldest active head coach (69) Bill Belichick - 2nd-oldest (68 y, 152 d) Sunday, their combined age (137 y, 162 d) will be the oldest of 2 opposing head coaches in NFL history Btw - 137 y, 162 d is almost the same age as 4 Sean McVays

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll turned 69 years old on Sept.