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Sam Darnold's bounce-back 2024 season provided punctuation. The Vikings won 14 regular-season games, and O'Connell was named the NFL Coach of the Year.

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Darnold's 2024 bounce-back season earned O'Connell Coach of the Year honors.

Darnold's bounce-back 2024 season provided validation of O'Connell's offensive system; the Vikings won 14 regular-season games with Darnold at quarterback, and O'Connell was named NFL Coach of the Year, establishing the foundation for the 2025 season.