Kevin O’Connell throws a football during pregame warmups before the Vikings’ preseason game against the Browns.the Minnesota Vikings, he’s fired off a five-game win streak or more.

The Minnesota Vikings saved their season in Week 9 by beating the Detroit Lions, and a classic Kevin O’Connell tactic could be on the way.

Few expected Minnesota to take down Detroit last Sunday, but it did, and with that out of the way, one can’t rule out O’Connell’s patented tactic: a season-changing win streak.

Kevin O’Connell’s Classic Win Streak Cannot Be Ruled Out

The win over the Lions might’ve changed everything.

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    • Minnesota will see Lamar Jackson for the first time since 2021. Won’t be easy. The Bears are beatable, but they’ll play better than they did in Week 1 when the Vikings prevailed. At Green Bay is never fun, but O’Connell has recently had the Packers’ number. And then at the end of November, the world will watch the J.J. McCarthy vs. Sam Darnold Bowl.

    per DVOA, a departure from its typical Top 15 (at worst) standing.

    Meanwhile, Brian Flores’ defense has produced an odd claim to fame in 2025: it has stopped Saquon Barkley and Jahmyr Gibbs while struggling against Kenneth Gainwell and Kimani Vidal.

    Well, the Ravens will scoot into Minneapolis on Sunday, and if the trend continues, Flores will put the clamps on Derrick Henry, too, possibly running the win total to two in a row.

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    CBS Sports‘ John Breech noted this week on MIN-BAL, “As a starter, Jackson is 2-3 this year and in all three of those losses, the Ravens surrendered at least 37 points, so if even if Jackson plays well, that doesn’t necessarily mean Baltimore is going to win.”

    “That’s called getting Bengal’d, where your offense puts up a ton of points, but you still lose because your defense can’t stop anyone. That’s what I think might happen to Baltimore this week. The Ravens have given up the fifth-most passing yards per game in the NFL this year, and that could be a problem for a team that’s about to face a Vikings offense that has one of the top receivers in the NFL in Justin Jefferson.”

    If Minnesota takes down Baltimore, the fan base will totally renew playoff expectations.

    Dre’Mont Jones in a trade on Monday night,” Breech added.

    “Jones might eventually help Baltimore’s defense, but I don’t think he’ll help much this week. The Ravens have NEVER won in Minnesota and I’m going to say that streak somehow continues on Sunday.”

    After the Seahawks game at the end of the month, the Vikings will see a softer trio of opponents: the Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, and New York Giants.