The Associated Press (AP) awards the NFL Coach of the Year title each year to the coach who performed best that season. This award has been given since 1957. Starting in 2011, the winner has been announced at the NFL Honors event annually.

Who Just Won NFL Coach of the Year?

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski was voted AP NFL Coach of the Year for 2023. It’s his second time winning the award.

.@Browns HC Kevin Stefanski is your 2023 Coach of the Year! @verizon | #NFLHonors pic.twitter.com/D5Cd40EcBQ

— NFL (@NFL) February 9, 2024

Stefanski, 41, took home the award on a tiebreaker. Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans also finished with 165 points, but Stefanski had 21 first-place votes to Ryans’ 20.

RELATED: FULL LIST OF CURRENT NFL HEAD COACHES

AP NFL Coach of the Year Recipients

Year	Winner	Team	Record
1957	George Wilson	Detroit Lions	8-4
1958	Weeb Ewbank	Baltimore Colts	9-3
1959	Vince Lombardi	Green Bay Packers	7-5
1960	Buck Shaw	Philadelphia Eagles	10-2
1961	Allie Sherman	New York Giants	10-3-1
1962	Allie Sherman	New York Giants	12-2
1963	George Halas	Chicago Bears	11-1-2
1964	Don Shula	Baltimore Colts	12-2
1965	George Halas	Chicago Bears	9-5
1966	Tom Landry	Dallas Cowboys	10-3-1
1967	George Allen / Don Shula	Los Angles Rams/ Baltimore Colts	11-1-2 /11-1-2
1968	Don Shula	Baltimore Colts	13-1
1969	Bud Grant	Minnesota Vikings	12-2
1970	Paul Brown	Cincinnati Bengals	8-6
1971	George Allen	Washington Redskins	9-4-1
1972	Don Shula	Miami Dolphins	14-0
1973	Chuck Knox	Los Angeles Rams	12-2
1974	Don Coryell	St. Louis Cardinals	10-4
1975	Ted Marchibroda	Baltimore Colts	10-4
1976	Forrest Gregg	Cleveland Browns	9-5
1977	Red Miller	Denver Broncos	12-2
1978	Jack Patera	Seattle Seahawks	9-7
1979	Jack Pardee	Washington Redskins	10-6
1980	Chuck Knox	Buffalo Bills	11-5
1981	Bill Walsh	San Francisco 49ers	13-3
1982	Joe Gibbs	Washington Redskins	8-1
1983	Joe Gibbs	Washington Redskins	14-2
1984	Chuck Knox	Seattle Seahawks	12-4
1985	Mike Ditka	Chicago Bears	15-1
1986	Bill Parcells	New York Giants	14-2
1987	Jim Mora	New Orleans Saints	12-3
1988	Mike Ditka	Chicago Bears	12-4
1989	Lindy Infante	Green Bay Packers	10-6
1990	Jimmy Johnson	Dallas Cowboys	7-9
1991	Wayne Fontes	Detroit Lions	12-4
1992	Bill Cowher	Pittsburgh Steelers	11-5
1993	Dan Reeves	New York Giants	11-5
1994	Bill Parcells	New England Patriots	10-6
1995	Ray Rhodes	Philadelphia Eagles	10-6
1996	Dom Capers	Carolina Panthers	12-4
1997	Jim Fassel	New York Giants	10-5-1
1998	Dan Reeves	Atlanta Falcons	14-2
1999	Dick Vermeil	St. Louis Rams	13-3
2000	Jim Haslett	New Orleans Saints	10-6
2001	Dick Jauron	Chicago Bears	13-3
2002	Andy Reid	Philadelphia Eagles	12-4
2003	Bill Belichick	New England Patriots	14-2
2004	Marty Schottenheimer	San Diego Chargers	12-4
2005	Lovie Smith	Chicago Bears	11-5
2006	Sean Payton	New Orleans Saints	10-6
2007	Bill Belichick	New England Patriots	16-0
2008	Mike Smith	Atlanta Falcons	11-5
2009	Marvin Lewis	Cincinnati Bengals	10-6
2010	Bill Belichick	New England Patriots	14-2
2011	Jim Harbaugh	San Francisco 49ers	13-3
2012	Bruce Arians	Indianapolis Colts	9-3
2013	Ron Rivera	Carolina Panthers	12-4
2014	Bruce Arians	Arizona Cardinals	11-5
2015	Ron Rivera	Carolina Panthers	15-1
2016	Jason Garrett	Dallas Cowboys	13-3
2017	Sean McVay	Los Angeles Rams	11-5
2018	Matt Nagy	Chicago Bears	12-4
2019	John Harbaugh	Baltimore Ravens	14-2
2020	Kevin Stefanski	Cleveland Browns	11-5
2021	Mike Vrabel	Tennessee Titans	12-5
2022	Brian Daboll	New York Giants	9-7-1
2023	Kevin Stefanski	Cleveland Browns	11-6