"Kevin O'Connell should be the unanimous Coach of the Year. This team was projected to be worse than the Chicago Bears in the offseason. Fast forward to now and they're 14-2 with Sam Darnold at QB. This might be the best coaching job of the decade. #SKOL," said Femi Abebefe, a Sirius XM host.
Just before the Vikings started packing up, right tackle Brian O’Neill took the floor, flipping a game ball to O’Connell to recognize him becoming the only head coach in franchise history to win at least 13 games more that once. The locker room erupted and appropriately mobbed their leader in celebration.
The Minnesota Vikings dealt with some unexpected adversity during their win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, and it sounds like head coach Kevin O’Connell believes it was not a coincidence.
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell was dumbfounded about why his headset stopped working on a crucial fourth down.
The Minnesota Vikings are flying high. On Sunday, the Vikings moved to 13-2 on the season with a dramatic 27-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Superstar wide re
Sam Darnold has come through in a lot of key situations this season, including last week when he led a game-winning drive against the Seattle Seah
The Vikings were down a pair of key defensive pieces on Sunday when Minnesota marched into Seattle to play the Seahawks. Although Minnesota got the win 27-24 to move to 13-2 on the season, the
The Minnesota Vikings have obliterated even the most optimistic of external predictions for this transitional season with a 13-2 record entering their matchup against the Green Bay Packers that has made Kevin O’Connell the current favorite for the NFL Coach of the Year award.
It was a memorable moment for head coach Kevin O’Connell last weekend in the locker room at Lumen Field in Seattle. After the Vikings earned a 27-24 win over the Seahawks, O’Connell went ...
After helping lead Sam Darnold to a career-best effort in Week 17, PFT explores how Kevin O'Connell has established himself as one of the NFL's premier offensive play-callers and how he attacks defenses.
Winning close games has become a hallmark of coach Kevin O'Connell's tenure in Minnesota, as he led the Vikings to an 11-0 mark in one-possession contests and an NFC North crown in his first season in 2022.
Darnold’s impressive play of late is a testament to the infrastructure that was built for him by O'Connell and company last offseason.