INTERIM TO TOP
Saturday - 2/2/2013, 7:50pm  ET
The Associated Press
Bruce Arians is the first interim coach to win the top NFL award from The Associated Press.
He won 2012 Coach of the Year honors Saturday night for his work with the Indianapolis Colts. Arians now is head coach in Arizona.
Arians took charge of the Colts in late September after head coach Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia. The Colts, 2-14 the previous season, went 9-3 under Arians and made the playoffs.
Pagano coached the final game of the regular season and a wild-card playoff match.
Arians earned 36
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