It’s Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell. In only three seasons, he has already matched Bud Grant as the only coaches in franchise history with multiple 12-win seasons. (Grant had four.) With one more victory, O’Connell will be the team’s first coach with a pair of 13-win seasons.

The Minnesota Vikings have obliterated even the most optimistic of external predictions for this transitional season with a 13-2 record entering their matchup against the Green Bay Packers that has made Kevin O’Connell the current favorite for the NFL Coach of the Year award.

Kevin O'Connell has taken the Minnesota Vikings to new heights this season. Most analysts predicted the Vikings to be one of the worst teams in the NFC this season and even a few had Minnesota picking first overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.