BEREA, Ohio – Saturday night, Kevin Stefanski became the first Cleveland Browns head coach since Forrest Gregg in 1976 to win NFL Coach of the Year.
Stefanski accomplished the feat despite unprecedented obstacles for a first-time head coach, which began with a virtual offseason and included a shortened training camp. Despite those, Stefanski guided the Browns to their first playoff appearance since 2002, snapping the NFL’s longest postseason drought. Cleveland then won its first playoff game since 1994, while ending a 17-game losing streak in Pittsburgh.
How did Stefanski do it? Here’s a look back at his magical debut season: