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.

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,

After the Lions were eliminated by the Commanders, fans quickly took to social media to make fun of Vikings' Kevin O'Connell and Dan Campbell

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.

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 NFL announced finalists for Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year awards which will be announced during NFL Honors in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX.Dan Campbell, Kevin O'Connell

While the season is over, the Detroit Lions still have a few things to look forward to. Dan Campbell was among five coaches nominated for the AP NFL Coach of the Year Award. Campbell was already awarded the 2024 Pro Football Talk Coach of the Year Award.

If the Seahawks are still interested in adding Udinski to their staff, they may face competition from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Their now-former offensive coordinator Liam Coen recently became the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Since then, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles has requested to speak with Udinski about his newly-minted vacancy at OC.

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.

New Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson took a bizarre shot at Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur in his first press conference.