NFL Coach of the Year odds are available at legal online sportsbooks. As we get ready for NFL Week 5 action, the current favorite to win is Kevin O’Connell (+200). Dan Quinn (+550) is second, followed by Mike Macdonald (+700). This week’s games kick off on Thursday night and conclude with Monday Night Football. Futures wagers on the NFL Coach of the Year winner are available to place at any time.
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Kevin O’Connell,
O’Connell and the Minnesota Vikings are off to a perfect 4-0 start. Last time out, Minnesota pulled out a road win over the rival Packers. Sam Darnold is off to a fantastic start in the QB1 role and is now second in NFL Comeback Player of the Year odds. The Vikings are off to London this week to face the Jets, who are 2-2 following a loss to the Broncos.
Dan Quinn
Quinn and the Washington Commanders are a surprising 3-1 after one month of play. Since a Week 1 loss to the Buccaneers, the club has ripped off three straight wins. Last week, it was a 42-14 road victory over the Cardinals. Jayden Daniels is the favorite in NFL Rookie of the Year odds. Washington is home this week to face the 1-3 Browns.
Mike Macdonald,
Macdonald and the Seattle Seahawks dropped to 3-1 with a road loss to the Lions on Monday night. Down 21-7 at the half, Seattle rallied back to make a game of it, ultimately falling short in a 42-29 defeat and snapping the team’s perfect start to the season. The Seahawks will be at home on Sunday to take on the 1-3 Giants.
First-year coaches — is there a connection?
Over the past seven seasons, a first-year head coach has won the award four times. Seven teams hired new head coaches over the offseason.
- Atlanta Falcons: Raheem Morris, +1800
- Carolina Panthers: Dave Canales, +3500
- Los Angeles Chargers: Jim Harbaugh, +1200
- New England Patriots: Jerod Mayo, +4000
- Seattle Seahawks: Mike Macdonald, +550
- Tennessee Titans: Brian Callahan, +3000
- Washington Commanders: Dan Quinn, +450
Morris and Harbaugh were among the offseason favorites to win the award. The Falcons and Chargers were both expected to take some steps forward after disappointing campaigns. The forecast isn’t quite as clear for the five other new hires.
Canales takes over a Panthers team that posted the league’s worst record a season ago at 2-15. There was optimism that Bryce Young would show some improvement under center after a challenging rookie season, but he was benched in favor of Andy Dalton after game two.
Mayo is tasked with replacing Bill Belichick in New England. The Patriots struggled to a record of 4-13 in Belichick’s final season. The club selected Drake Maye with the third overall pick at the NFL Draft, but it has been Jacoby Brissett under center.
Macdonald takes over in Seattle following the departure of Pete Carroll. He inherits a team that went 9-8, just missing out on a wild card spot. Callahan is on the sidelines in Tennessee after the Mike Vrabel era came to an end with a 6-11 mark.
Quinn heads to Washington after spending the last three seasons as the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. He was previously a head coach with the Falcons from 2015-20. He made the playoffs twice, losing to the Patriots at the 2017 Super Bowl.
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Breaking down previous NFL Coach of the Year winners
The table below lists the past decade of NFL Coach of the Year award winners.
| Season | Coach | Team | Record | Previous Year |
| 2023 | Kevin Stefanski | Cleveland Browns | 11-6 | 7-10 |
| 2022 | Brian Daboll | New York Giants | 9-7-1 | 4-13 |
| 2021 | Mike Vrabel | Tennessee Titans | 12-5 | 11-5 |
| 2020 | Kevin Stefanski | Cleveland Browns | 11-5 | 6-10 |
| 2019 | John Harbaugh | Baltimore Ravens | 14-2 | 10-6 |
| 2018 | Matt Nagy | Chicago Bears | 12-4 | 5-11 |
| 2017 | Sean McVay | Los Angeles Rams | 11-5 | 4-12 |
| 2016 | Jason Garrett | Dallas Cowboys | 13-3 | 4-12 |
| 2015 | Ron Rivera | Carolina Panthers | 15-1 | 7-8-1 |
| 2014 | Bruce Arians | Arizona Cardinals | 11-5 | 10-6 |
Eight of the 10 winners improved their team’s record by four or more wins from the previous season. Of the last three, Vrabel had the smallest increase over the previous campaign with one victory, going from 11-5 to 12-5 in the NFL’s first 17-game regular season.
Four of the winners won the award in their first season with their new team, with Daboll the last to pull it off in 2022. Stefanski, last year’s winner, has won twice during his tenure, including his first season in Cleveland in 2020.
NFL Coach of the Year FAQ
The NFL Coach of the Year award is voted on by a panel of 50 sports journalists from across the US. Voters make three selections, with the choices receiving points on a sliding scale of 5-3-1. The nominee with the highest tally of total points wins the award.
Don Shula holds the record with four Coach of the Year awards. Bill Belichick and Chuck Knox are next with three each.
Yes, an interim head coach can win the award. It happened once before, with Bruce Arians winning the honors with a 9-3 record after taking over on the sidelines for the Indianapolis Colts in 2012.
Yes, this has happened three times. Joe Gibbs was the last to win it two years in a row in 1982-83. Allie Sherman (1961-62) and Don Shula (co-winner with George Halas in 1967, lone winner in 1968) are the other two members of the club.