The NFL is handing out its awards for the 2018 season, and among the traditional categories, the AP Coach of the Year award went to Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy, who led the Bears to a 12-4 record and an NFC North title. According to the full AP breakdown, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was among six to receive a COTY vote, finishing fifth with a whopping two votes. Coach of Year voting: Nagy – 24 Lynn – 10 Reich – 8 Reid – 5 Carroll – 2 Payton – 1 — Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) February 2, 2019 As noted last year, the Seahawks have never won an AP award in the Russell Wilson era. Carroll in particular has never finished higher than third in Coach of the Year voting, and that came in 2012. This is the first time Carroll has received a COTY vote since the 2014 season, which doubles as Seattle’s last appearance in the Super Bowl. The 2018 Seahawks were widely predicted to miss the playoffs, with a handful of so-called experts believing Seattle would be picking in the top-ten. After a 4-5 start, Seattle went on a second-half surge and clinched a wild card spot at 10-6. Even in their losses, they were always competitive, and were one of only three teams all season — Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears are the other two — to not trail by at least 17 points at any point in a game this year. Carroll was never going to win this award, but it’s good to see at least a couple of Associated Press members acknowledge what a great job Pete did this season.<doc-sep>Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy can now add Coach of the Year to his résumé. The Bears coach was named the recipient of the award at the NFL Honors on Saturday night ahead of Super Bowl LIII. He follows Sean McVay's win a year ago as a first-year head coach to receive the award. Nagy beat out other top candidates such as Indianapolis' Frank Reich, Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn, Kansas City's Andy Reid and Seattle's Pete Carroll. The Bears hired Nagy in January 2018 after firing John Fox. During Fox's run with the organization, the Bears won just 14 games. The hiring of Nagy signaled a new approach to the organization for Chicago and he led the team to its first winning season since 2012. The Bears went 12-4 in Nagy's first year and won the NFC North division for the first time since 2010. Another key part of Nagy's hiring was his ability to convince Vic Fangio to return as Chicago's defensive coordinator in 2018. Fangio was set to become a free agent but opted to return to Chicago. He was able to help lead the Bears defense into being one of the NFL's best. Fangio was then hired by the Denver Broncos this offseason as their head coach. Nagy replaced him with former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano. Nagy was tasked with getting the most out of quarterback Mitch Trubisky in his innovative offense during the 2018 season. The young quarterback had some up-and-down moments this past season, but he showed major signs of growth from a year ago. Trubisky finished the regular season with 3,223 passing yards with 24 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 95.4. He also ran the ball 68 times for 421 yards and scored three rushing touchdowns. In Chicago's playoff loss, Trubisky completed 26 of his 43 passing attempts for 303 yards with one touchdown and a quarterback rating of 89.6. The young quarterback was then added to this year's Pro Bowl roster as a replacement for Los Angeles Rams signal-caller Jared Goff. The biggest splash the team made just before the start of the season was the addition of talented pass-rusher Khalil Mack. The arrival of Mack changed the entire outcome of the year for Chicago. Mack ended the season with 47 tackles, 12.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and returned one interception for a touchdown. Mack, cornerback Kyle Fuller, return man Tarik Cohen and free safety Eddie Jackson were all named to the All-Pro team. Those four, along with defensive end Akiem Hicks, were originally named to the Pro Bowl. Left tackle Charles Leno and center Cody Whitehair joined Trubisky as replacements on the Pro Bowl roster. Nagy has been a breath of fresh air in Chicago because of his offensive philosophy and open approach with the media. He also helped install the celebratory Club Dub in Chicago's locker room following victories. Former Bears coaches who have won the NFL Coach of the Year award include George Halas (1963 and 1965), Mike Ditka (1985 and 1988), Dick Jauron (2001) and Lovie Smith (2005).<doc-sep>ATLANTA -- First-year Bears coach Matt Nagy was named Coach of the Year at NFL Honors on Saturday after leading Chicago to a 12-4 mark, the NFC North division title, the organization's first winning season since 2012 and its first playoff appearance since 2010. "It's a humbling award," Nagy said from the Fox Theatre. "It's a reflection of our Chicago Bears family and, really, it represents all of us. This is a 'we' award, our team, our organization, our support staff. I was so proud of our players for trusting the process, believing in everything we do. "We talked all year long about obsessing to be the best. And I thought our coaches and players did that. We didn't reach our ultimate goal but in the end, it's a step for our future." Nagy's actions back up his words. "As soon as he came in, just the authority and type of culture and atmosphere that he wanted in the locker room, in the office, around the whole building, us players had a responsibility to respond and buy in and buy in quickly, and I think because we did, we were able to see success," cornerback Prince Amukamara told the Chicago Tribune's Brad Biggs After winning nine of their final 10 games, thanks in part to the NFL's best defense, the Bears lost to the Eagles in the wild-card round to end their season. Meanwhile, Nagy, who is from the Andy Reid coaching tree, will continue to develop Mitchell Trubisky, a 2017 first-round pick. "Nobody truly knows how far that kids come this year more than me ... we're lucky to have him," Nagy said last month, via ESPN.com. "I'm looking forward to the future because the city of Chicago is lucky to have that kid at quarterback."<doc-sep>
ATLANTA -- When Patrick Mahomes leaves Atlanta this week, he's probably going to have to check a few extra bags at the airport just to get all his trophies home, and that's because he was the big winner at the NFL Honors show that was held on Saturday. The Chiefs quarterback won the MVP in a landslide over Drew Brees. Mahomes garnered 41 of the 50 votes from the Associated Press with Brees earning the other nine. With the win, Mahomes become the first Chiefs player in franchise history to take home the award. After being named MVP, Mahomes said it was nice, but there was one award that would be slightly better. "It's a hard award to win," Mahomes said of the MVP. "The next award I hope I get is a Super Bowl. I wish I was playing this week, but at the same time, we did so many great things this year." Besides winning the MVP, Mahomes was also named the Offensive Player of the Year and the FedEx Air Player of the Year. The most surprising result of the night probably came in the Coach of the Year voting. Bears coach Matt Nagy won the award after leading Chicago to a 12-4 record that resulted in the Bears' first playoff berth since 2010. The surprising part of the vote was the fact that both Bill Belichick and Sean McVay were shut out, with neither Super Bowl coach receiving even a single vote. Nagy wasn't the only Bears coach who walked away with an award on Saturday. The team's defensive coordinator, Vic Fangio, was named the NFL's Assistant Coach of the Year. Another big winner in Atlanta was Aaron Donald. The Rams star was named the Defensive Player of Year for the second straight season, joining Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt as the only repeat winners in NFL history. One of the tightest races of the night was for Offensive Rookie of the Year. In that category, Giants running back Saquon Barkley edged out Baker Mayfield by just five votes (26.5 to 21.5). Anyway, if you missed the show, here's a list of all the winners. For a deeper look at each winner, just click on the award next to their name. Here's the dance the Seahawks did to take home celebration of the year. Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2019 Voters decided to elect the following men into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year: Ed Reed Champ Bailey Gil Brandt Kevin Mawae Ty Law Johnny Robinson Tony Gonzalez Pat Bowlen For a more in-depth look at this year's Hall of Fame class, please click here. If you'd like to re-live the fantastic night that was NFL Honors, you can check out our live blog -- that's no longer live -- below. If you are unable to view the live application below, please click here.