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

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell is thought to be a wanted man amid what has been an excellent campaign for the NFC outfit. The Vikings are vying for the top spot in the conference, having entered Sunday with a 14-2 record.

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.