SportsBetting.ag has given Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski the fifth-best odds to win NFL Coach of the Year in 2020. Author: Ben Axelrod Published: 1:28 PM CDT May 27, 2020. Stefanski is not the only Browns coach likely to miss the game due to COVID-19 protocols. The offensive line coach, the receivers coach, the tight ends coach and the defensive backs coach are.

Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll interviewed for the Cleveland Browns coaching vacancy on Monday.

He is being given a moderate chance of being named the next coach of the franchise, according to SportsBetting.ag. However, there are a few favorites ahead of him.

Here’s the full breakdown:

Josh McDaniels (Patriots): 2/1Robert Saleh (49ers): 3/1Kevin Stefanski (Vikings): 7/1Lincoln Riley (U of Oklahoma): 7/1Eric Birnemy (Chiefs): 13/2Greg Roman (Ravens): 9/1Urban Meyer (Free agent/ college): 10/1Brian Daboll (Bills): 12-1Marvin Lewis (Free agent/ NFL): 12/1Mike LaFleur (49ers): 12/1Dan Campbell (Saints): 14/1Jim Schwartz (Eagles): 16/1

Buffalo’s offense has improved modestly during Daboll’s tenure in western New York, as the team’s scoring offense has bumped up to 23rd this past season. The Bills were ranked 27th in the category in 2017, the year leading up to Daboll’s arrival. The offense has improved its total yards per game figure as well, improving to 24th from 29th during this time. Daboll’s work with second-year quarterback Josh Allen has also piqued the interest of teams around the league, as his play-calling has focused on the strengths of his young quarterback while attempting to help Allen to limit mistakes on the field.

The list also contains two familiar names to Bills fans. Greg Roman was the Bills offensive coordinator under Rex Ryan during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Jim Schwartz was Buffalo’s defensive coordinator in 2014, with the unit finishing fourth in both points allowed per game and yards allowed per game. The Bills led the NFL with 54 sacks under Schwartz.

Kevin Stefanski, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, can’t just hop on Zoom to call plays for the Cleveland Browns on Sunday in the Wild Card round of the playoffs against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Browns are not allowed to set up a command station in Stefanski’s home so that he can stay involved in the team’s play-calling or decision-making.

The NFL instituted rules during the pandemic for a situation like this one. Stefanski cannot contact the coaching staff on Sunday, and he cannot partake in any part of the in-game coaching process during game day.

The Browns will be without their Coach of the Year candidate, a heartbreaking realization ahead of their first playoff game since 2002. Stefanski is not the only Browns coach likely to miss the game due to COVID-19 protocols. The offensive line coach, the receivers coach, the tight ends coach and the defensive backs coach are likely to miss the game, too. Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer will act as the head coach, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

With the Browns in a terrible spot, fans couldn’t help but dream about Stefanski’s involvement on Sunday.

We saw a similar situation in late December when Detroit Lions interim head coach Darren Bevell missed a game due to COVID-19 protocols. Bevell told reporters he could be available to work remotely with the team until game day, when he was unable to make any contact with other coaches. That left first-time play-callers Sean Ryan, a quarterbacks coach, and Evan Rothstein, the head coach assistant, to take the lead on offense and defense, respectively. The Lions lost to the Buccaneers, 47-7.

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The Browns have to hope for a different result this weekend.