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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was named the 2025 AP NFL Coach of the Year
YAY, Mike! Couldn't be more thrilled! Now, on to the SuperBowl...
https://www.patriots.com/news
On Thursday night, the Associated Press named head coach Mike Vrabel the Coach of the Year and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels took home assistant coach of the year honors. Vrabel beat out four other finalists to become the 14th coach all-time to win Coach of the Year two or more times, as New England's head coach also won the award as Titans head coach in the 2021 season. Vrabel is also the first Patriots coach to win the award since Bill Belichick in 2010.
Vrabel inherited a Patriots team that won a total of eight games combined in the two seasons before his arrival. This season, New England tied for the best record in the NFL at 14-3. The 10-win turnaround is tied for the biggest one-year improvement in NFL history, tying the 1999 Colts and 2008 Dolphins, who also had 10-win improvements from the prior season. The Patriots also became the first team in NFL history to go 9-0 on the road (including playoffs) and went from 29th in FTN Fantasy's DVOA metric last season to ninth in the 2025 season.
Vrabel inherited a Patriots team that won a total of eight games combined in the two seasons before his arrival. This season, New England tied for the best record in the NFL at 14-3. The 10-win turnaround is tied for the biggest one-year improvement in NFL history, tying the 1999 Colts and 2008 Dolphins, who also had 10-win improvements from the prior season. The Patriots also became the first team in NFL history to go 9-0 on the road (including playoffs) and went from 29th in FTN Fantasy's DVOA metric last season to ninth in the 2025 season.