Detroit Lions' Dan Campbell's ability to maintain team's offensive success after losing offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is being put to the test.

Ben Johnson was the most highly-sought after coach in this hiring cycle, and Chris Simms believes the interest is more than deserved.

When you win 15 games in a season as a head coach and earn the conference’s top seed, more often than not you’re going to be in contention for Coach of the Year. Sure enough, that is the case this season with Lions head coach Dan Campbell.

After leading the Chiefs to a 15-2 regular season, Reid joins Washington’s Dan Quinn, Denver’s Sean Payton, Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell and Detroit’s Dan Campbell as finalists for the honor.

Detroit Lions' Jared Goff, Dan Campbell picked as finalists for top NFL awards to be announced Feb. 6 in New Orleans.

Along with Campbell, the Minnesota Vikings' Kevin O'Connell, the Denver Broncos' Sean Payton, the Kansas City Chiefs' Andy Reid and the Commanders' Dan Quinn are finalists for Coach of the year.

• Among the most successful head coaches who don’t call plays on either side of the ball, Baltimore’s John Harbaugh, Detroit’s Dan Campbell, Philadelphia’s Nick Sirianni and the Los Angeles Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh lead a group estimated at nine.

The Washington Commanders achieved a lot of things this year and quarterback Jayden Daniels and general manager Adam Peters are both getting attention for it.

Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and quarterback Sam Darnold earned awards from The Sporting News on Thursday after the team made the playoffs for the second time in three years.

NFL season ended in supreme disappointment for the Minnesota Vikings and their fans, accolades continue to pour in for head coach Kevin O'Connell. O'Connell was named Sporting News Coach of the Year on Thursday after leading Minnesota to a 14-3 record,

Mount Union legend Larry Kehres stays in touch with Nick Sirianni, who has gone from complete unknown to taking the Eagles places Andy Reid didn't.

Maybe you’re jealous, or tired. Or concerned the Lions don’t have the missing piece — the cheat code, so to speak — to take the final step to the Super Bowl.