this was not the second season that head coach kevin o'connell envisioned for his team after leadingivision title last year. they fell short of the playoffs, losing their last four games of the season. but this year had plenty of highs for the purple and gold, including a heartwarming story when they traded for quarterback josh dobbs. just days into being a viking, dobbs was forced into emergency action because of quarterback injuries. he led them to a comeback victory and then another win. >> let's make sure we let him hear it. all right? >> yeah! >> helping dobbs through that chaos, a former nfl quarterback turned vikings head coach kevin o'connell himself. >> i felt it was the right moment to walk over and just let him know, no matter what happens these next 2 1/2 hours, i'm going to be with you every step of the way. >> and he was. we go to the north star state. >> our path to where we get to doesn't always go the way we think. if you would have said what would your path be? i'm going to play 15 years in the nfl as a quarterback, i might win maybe one or two super bowls and ride