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Marvin Lewis was named the NFL's Coach of the Year by the Associated Press on Saturday. Lewis led the Bengals to a 10-6 record and the AFC North title, despite dealing with substantial off-field issues.Lewis earned 20 1/2 of a possible 50 votes. New Orleans' Sean Payton came in second at 11 1/2, followed by San Diego's Norv Turner (9), Indianapolis' Jim Caldwell (7), and Philly's Andy Reid and Arizona's Ken Whisenhunt (1 each).
"I'm flattered," Lewis told the Associated Press. "I never took any credibility to it, that it could occur, but I am flattered. I would trade it to still be playing.
The Bengals season ended last week in a wild-card round loss to the Jets.
Cincinnati overcame a pair of tragedies this season to capture its first division title since 1990. In October, Vikki Zimmer, the wife of Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, died unexpectedly. Then in December, wide receiver Chris Henry, who was on injured reserve at the time, passed away after falling from the back of his fiancee's truck during an argument.
"Our coaches did a great job of helping through those times and being there in support of Mike and his family, support of the players through the tsunami, and then with Chris' death and how that affected certain guys," Lewis said. "All that being said, I think again the credit should come to the entire group because they did this. I think we had a good group of leadership."
Payton, whose team started 13-0, and Caldwell, whose team was once 14-0, were both considered among the frontrunners for the award.
On Wednesday, the Sporting News named Payton its coach of the year, with Caldwell finishing second and Lewis third.
Lewis just completed his seventh season as Cincinnati's head coach. He has a 56-55 overall record and a pair of AFC North titles, but is 0-2 in the postseason.
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