Second Thoughts: Vikings' win over Seahawks a big moment for Klint Kubiak

Vikings offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak with quarterback Kirk Cousins during training camp.The path that led Klint Kubiak back to Minnesota, and eventually allowed him to become a NFL offensive coordinator for the first time at age 33, began three years ago with a Vikings loss to the Seahawks.

Shortly after the Vikings landed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport the morning of Dec. 11, 2018, following a Monday night loss in which they'd narrowly escaped a shutout, coach Mike Zimmer ended months of disagreement with John DeFilippo by firing the first-year coordinator. Zimmer gave the interim coordinator title to quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski. When the Vikings removed the…