Dan Campbell certainly respects the Minnesota Vikings, even after his Detroit Lions walloped them 31-9 to win the No. 1 seed and the NFC North title on Sunday night.
Kevin O'Connell delivered a stern message about the Vikings' playoff outlook following their letdown performance in Detroit.
Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell speaks on Sam Darnold backup Daniel Jones' availability for Vikings' playoff game against Rams
The Minnesota Vikings will close out the Wild Card round of the 2025 NFL Playoffs on Monday night when they take on the Los Angeles Rams. Sam Darnold will be leading his team to battle after his breakout campaign, but recent comments from Kevin O'Connell indicate the team may have a new backup quarterback in Daniel Jones.
After the Detroit Lions handily beat the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18, Lions head coach Dan Campbell had a message for Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell after the two met on the field for their postgame handshake.
Afterward, fans could hardly believe their ears as Lions coach Dan Campbell made a prediction in his postgame embrace with Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell centering around the next few weeks of the NFL Playoffs. "I'll see you in two weeks," Campbell could be heard saying to O'Connell after Detroit's division-clinching home victory.
The Minnesota Vikings will have a lot of time to think when they fly to Los Angeles later this week. They can try to figure out how they let Sunday night’s game against the Detroit Lions slip away, along with their chances at the NFC North title and the top seed in the NFC playoffs.
The momentum for Kevin O’Connell to win the 2024 Coach Of the Year award continues. On NFL Gameday Morning, Steve Mariucci played the role of O’Connell in accepting the award during a hypothetical ceremony.
The Minnesota Vikings' redzone ineptitude against the Detroit Lions was among the worst in recent NFL history. The Vikings ran 14 plays in the redzone, but only one was successful, resulting in a 7.1% success rate.
Harrison Smith’s weekly coffee with Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell has been one part of a special season for both of them and the entire team.