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.

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.

He was prescient. Because the Detroit Lions did indeed motivate the Los Angeles Rams to beat the Minnesota Vikings, all because he told Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell “I’ll see you in two weeks” after their Week 18 game. That meant Campbell assumed the Vikings would beat the Rams.

Dan Campbell’s team did not even play in the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs, but the coach still may be 1-0. Campbell’s Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 in Week 18 to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Though they finished 14-3 ...

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

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 05: Head coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions and Head coach Kevin O’Connell of the Minnesota Vikings embrace after the game at Ford Field on January 05, 2025 in Detroit,... DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 05: Head coach Dan ...

Dan Campbell, Lions; Kevin O’Connell, Vikings; Sean Payton, Broncos ... Udinski, 28, has been with Minnesota since 2022 when Kevin O’Connell was hired as head coach. He’s currently the team’s assistant offensive coordinator and assistant ...

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