The Minnesota Vikings dealt with some unexpected adversity during their win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, and it sounds like head coach Kevin O’Connell believes it was not a coincidence.

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell was dumbfounded about why his headset stopped working on a crucial fourth down.

Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell speaks with reporters after a 27-24 win at Seattle on Sunday, their 8th straight, to improve to 13-2 on the season.

Just before the Vikings started packing up, right tackle Brian O’Neill took the floor, flipping a game ball to O’Connell to recognize him for becoming the only head coach in franchise history to win at least 13 games more than once. The locker room erupted and appropriately mobbed their leader in celebration.

The Vikings were down a pair of key defensive pieces on Sunday when Minnesota marched into Seattle to play the Seahawks. Although Minnesota got the win 27-24 to move to 13-2 on the season, the

"Kevin O'Connell should be the unanimous Coach of the Year. This team was projected to be worse than the Chicago Bears in the offseason. Fast forward to now and they're 14-2 with Sam Darnold at QB. This might be the best coaching job of the decade. #SKOL," said Femi Abebefe, a Sirius XM host.

A new report indicated the Vikings have received trade inquiries regarding head coach Kevin O'Connell. Could the Bears be one of those teams?

Black Monday hasn’t even arrived yet in the NFL, and the coaching carousel already includes three current vacancies with more likely to follow, the Ben Johnson and Mike Vrabel variables and Rex Ryan pushing for — and then landing — an interview with the Jets.