By way of 15 video games this season, the Minnesota Vikings are 13-2. The crew has received eight straight video games and nonetheless has an opportunity to earn the No. 1 seed within the NFC playoffs. Minnesota has some proficient gamers on the offensive line, however the crew made a giant change at QB this season. They parted methods with veteran Kirk Cousins and signed Sam Darnold to a one-year deal.
Darnold and the Vikings are rising in 2024 due to head coach Kevin O’Connell. This season, he is bringing out the perfect in Sam Darnold and making him play the perfect soccer of his profession. With a 27-24 win in opposition to Seattle in Week 16, the Vikings secured their second 13-win season in three years. Kevin O’Connell is the primary head coach in Vikings historical past to win 13 video games in a number of seasons. The 39-year-old head coach is predicted to obtain a contract extension this offseason.
Kevin O’Connell brings consistency to the Minnesota Vikings
With this victory, KOC secured the Coach of the Yr award.
Kevin O’Connell turned the primary coach in Vikings historical past to have a number of 13-win seasons…he is solely been on the job for 3 years.
And he hasn’t gotten an extension but?
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) December 23, 2024
Kevin O’Connell was chosen within the third spherical by the New England Patriots within the 2008 NFL Draft. O’Connell’s NFL profession lasted just one season, and he thought he had a future in teaching. He started his NFL teaching profession in 2015 as QB coach with the Browns. Previous to the 2019 season, O’Connell was employed by the Commanders as offensive coordinator. After that season, he stayed with the Rams as offensive coordinator in 2020 and 2021. Lastly, O’Connell was employed by the Vikings as head coach forward of the 2022 season.
That is the place O’Connell has spent the final three years. In O’Connell’s first 12 months as head coach in 2022, O’Connell’s Vikings went 13-4 and made the playoffs. Though Minnesota misplaced to the Giants, it was nonetheless a profitable first season for O’Connell. In 2023, the Vikings took a step again, ending with 7 wins and 10 losses. Nonetheless, the crew bounced again in 2024, successful 13 video games with two video games remaining. The Vikings have an opportunity to match their 1998 common season document of 15 wins. Based on BetOnline, Kevin O’Connell is the favourite to win NFL Coach of the Yr (-250).
