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.

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.

Kevin O’Connell and the Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a multiyear contact extension, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday.

The Vikings announced on Tuesday that O’Connell had agreed to terms on a contract extension with the NFC North team. He is 34-17 in three seasons as Vikings coach. There were reports multiple teams were interested in trading for O’Connell. In the end, the Vikings and their coach agreed to stay together.

“Kevin is exactly ... NFC North champion Detroit Lions for a second straight year. So there is plenty of work to be done for this team to take the next step. But O'Connell has clearly helped ...

That means they are looking at which free agents can provide the most help to their team and putting together the structure of their draft board.

During his introductory press conference on Wednesday, Johnson took a shot at Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. He was speaking about the NFC North's dominant run in the 2024 season where three of the four teams made the playoffs with at least 11 wins.

Bears head coach Ben Johnson squared off with the Vikings twice this season in his role as the Lions' offensive coordinator and he wants to speak to one of Minnesota's coaches about a job on his staff.

The winners will be announced at NFL Honors on Feb. 6. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL completed voting before the playoffs began.

National discussion has framed the Vikings' looming quarterback decision as whether they should re-sign veteran Sam Darnold, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent. But their first priority is to assess McCarthy's capacity for a quick ascension.