NFL Coach Of The Year Odds: New England Patriots’ Mike Vrabel Pacing Sports-Betting Field

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel likely will capture the 2025 NFL Coach of the Year award.

That’s becoming clear. 

Barring a four-game collapse to end the season, the AFC-leading Patriots (11-2) appear locked into a first-round playoff bye after finishing 4-13 in 2024. 

BetOnline Sportsbook tabbed Vrabel with -230 odds to win the league’s top coaching honor. Rookie coach Ben Johnson (+250) drew the second-best odds for his role in turning around the NFC-leading Chicago Bears (9-3). 

One of the longshots, Carolina Panthers second-year coach Dave Canales (+1800), should receive more attention, but the small-market franchise would need to win the NFC South and the sports-betting leaders would collectively need to collapse over the final five weeks. 

Attempting to rebuild a franchise that has not qualified for the playoffs since 2017, Canales guided the Panthers to two season-defining upsets, including last Sunday’s dramatic 31-28 over the visiting Los Angeles Rams. The Panthers also earned a Week 9 win over the host Green Bay Packers. 

“We always have belief,” Panthers quarterback Bryce Young said during Sunday’s post-game press conference. “We know we have what it takes in this building (and) we don’t worry about the outside opinions.” 

Entering a bye week, the Panthers (7-6) trail the division-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-5) by a half game. They play each other twice over the final three regular-season games. 

“Our best football is still out there in front of us and that’s our goal is to find it,” Canales said.

This man has turned the New England Patriots from a program in chaos to one of the best teams in football in just one season.

🏈Previous 2 years: 8-26
🏈This year: 9-2

So how did he do it?

Here are 5 of Mike Vrabel's turnaround principles that every leader can learn:🧵 pic.twitter.com/Fo5pvTwm1J

— Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness (@coachajkings) November 16, 2025

2025 NFL Coach Of The Year Odds

Here is a Week 14 look at the odds for winning the 2025 NFL Coach of the Year award, according to BetOnline Sportsbook:

*-Odds current at time of publication