Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has been voted the 2024 Associated Press Coach of the Year. The Vikings, widely picked to finish last in the NFC North, ended up playing for a division title and the conference's No.

O’Connell topped runner-up Dan Campbell (Lions), third-place finisher Andy Reid (Chiefs), fourth-place finisher Sean Payton (Denver Broncos) and fifth-place finisher Dan Quinn (Washington Commanders) for the award. O’Connell received 25 of the 50 first-place votes and finished no lower than third on a ballot.

The 2024 season for the Minnesota Vikings could have gone any way imaginable. From being projected to earn the top pick in the draft to winning 14 games is quite a stretch to overcome. This season