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.

Some had questions about the timing of the report while Vikings prepared to battle the Lions for the division title and NFC’s No. 1 seed that night.

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.

The toughest division in the NFL during the regular season failed in the postseason but became fascinating again in three days this week.

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 ...

Sam Darnold won Comeback Player of the Year. Each is a finalist in the same category for the media-selected NFL Honors.

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.

On Thursday, O’Connell was named the NFL Coach of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America. And he might not be done piling up the awards.