Overview
- It is Vrabel’s second Coach of the Year award after previously winning in 2021 with the Titans.
- He is the first coach to inherit a 13-loss team and win at least 13 games in Year 1, and his 17 total victories including playoffs tie George Seifert for the most by a first-year coach.
- A Patriots win in Super Bowl LX would set a new Year 1 wins record and make Vrabel the first person to win a Super Bowl as both player and head coach with the same franchise.
- Quarterback Drake Maye finished a close MVP runner-up to Matthew Stafford by five voting points and earned second-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors after a standout season.
- Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was named NFL Assistant Coach of the Year, and New England meets the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium.