Pat Shurmur took a break from celebrating his Minnesota Vikings' incredible victory to touch on the New York Giants head coach opening.

Although Shurmur has been rumored as the favorite for the Arizona Cardinals head coach opening and a finalist for the Giants, he spoke glowingly of his interview with New York earlier this offseason.

“I don’t really know anything,” Shurmur said about the Giants opening, via The Post. “I had a great visit with them last week. I felt like we connected. So we’ll have to wait and see.”

Shurmur's resume just got a lot stronger after he helped lead the Vikings offense he coordinates to 29 points and 403 total yards against a Saints defense that was one of the hottest units heading into the postseason. Shurmur gets the most credit for helping guide Case Keenum to a victory in his first ever postseason start. Keenum is a journeyman quarterback who some believed had played his final snap after being released by the Rams. Shurmur revived Keenum's career after working with him for just one offseason and now he is headed to the NFC Championship game.

“Coach Shurmur called a terrific game,” Keenum said to reporters after the game.

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Shurmur explained to reporters after the game why he decided to stay so aggressive in his play calling.

“There’s no reason to save the plays for OTAs,” Shurmur said. “Let them rip.”

Shurmur and the Vikings are now moving on to the Philadelphia Eagles, but it's clear the Giants head coach opening is on the back of his mind.

“Philadelphia has meant so much to me,” he said. “After coaching there for 13 years you still have a lot of strong relationships in the building. It’ll be fun to talk to everybody before the game. Then we’ll get it on.”

If the Giants do hire Shurmur, you can expect him to assemble a staff chock full of current and former Eagles coaches. His number one target should be current Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo who has done an outstanding job molding Carson Wentz.