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.

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

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

Before the "other" NFL honors are revealed, find out who won Sporting News' major individual awards for the 2024 regular season, exclusively based on voting from their playing, coaching, and front-office peers.

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.

The NFL released the list of finalists for the NFL Coach of the Year honor and, surprisingly, Los Angeles Charger head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was not on it.

Along with Campbell, the Minnesota Vikings' Kevin O'Connell, the Denver Broncos' Sean Payton, the Kansas City Chiefs' Andy Reid and the Commanders' Dan Quinn are finalists for Coach of the year.

Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and Saquon Barkley are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards.

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A look at the history of Sporting News' NFL awards, including a full list of past winners and voting results from 1954-2024.