NFL season ended in supreme disappointment for the Minnesota Vikings and their fans, accolades continue to pour in for head coach Kevin O'Connell. O'Connell was named Sporting News Coach of the Year on Thursday after leading Minnesota to a 14-3 record,

Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and quarterback Sam Darnold earned awards from The Sporting News on Thursday after the team made the playoffs for the second time in three years.

The Lions coach believed that his team would be facing the Vikings in the NFC divisional round, and now both teams are out of the playoffs.

After the Lions defeated the Vikings in Week 18 of the regular season, Detroit’s head coach told Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell during their postgame embrace, “I’ll see you in two weeks” — implying the pair of teams would meet again in the postseason.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings and coach Kevin O’Connell agreed to terms on a multiyear contract extension on Tuesday, following a 14-3 regular season that defied external widespread preseason projections of at least a losing record if not a last-place finish in the NFC North.

The Minnesota Vikings have decided on head coach Kevin O'Connell staying with the team, as he has agreed to a multi-year extension.

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell confidently told Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell they would see each other in two weeks after their

Micah Parsons couldn't help but laugh at Dan Campbell after the Lions HC was heard saying, "See you in two weeks," to Kevin O'Connell.

When you win 15 games in a season as a head coach and earn the conference’s top seed, more often than not you’re going to be in contention for Coach of the Year. Sure enough, that is the case this season with Lions head coach Dan Campbell.

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Bo Nix is a finalist for Offensive Rookie of the Year, Payton for Coach of the Year and Surtain for Defensive Player of the Year. Surtain is the favorite.

Johnson is the first Lions assistant to receive the PFWA award established in 1993. He was named the Chicago Bears head coach on January 21. Johnson joined executive vice president and general manager Brad Holmes as award winners from the PFWA. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell beat out Dan Campbell for Coach of the Year honors.