EAGAN, Minn. – Kevin O'Connell is ready and waiting for the 49ers-Jets tape.

The Vikings head coach spoke to media members Monday, less than 24 hours after Minnesota's 28-6 defeat of the Giants, and emphasized the look-ahead to hosting San Francisco Sunday.

The Niners and Jets will wrap up Week 1's slate of games on Monday Night Football, which means they'll have a shorter week to prepare for Minnesota – but Vikings coaches also have a shorter week of San Fran film study.

O'Connell said he'll likely have the broadcast on to watch some of the matchup live, while simultaneously viewing tape from last season's 49ers games.

"A heck of a challenge this week," he noted. "We're going to have to be really on top of it as a coaching staff, you know, as the tape comes in tonight."

O'Connell noted his relationship with San Francisco Head Coach Kyle Shanahan, saying there are "very few people" in the NFL he respects as much.

"I know the challenge we're going to have as we prepare throughout the week," O'Connell said.

He later added there's some level of carryover from hosting the 49ers last season but also acknowledged the team's new defensive coordinator in Nick Sorenson, in addition to bringing in Brandon Staley as assistant head coach.

"I think they've got a lot of really good coaches. And obviously Kyle's going to have those guys playing really well," O'Connell said. "So we're going to just have to have a good plan. Great personnel on that side of the ball and, really, their whole team. We're going to need to have a really, really good week of prep to play well."

Here are four other topics O'Connell covered during his Monday media session:

1. Update on Addison's ankle

Wide receiver Jordan Addison left Sunday's game with an ankle injury, and O'Connell had noted following the win that it was the opposite ankle than the one Addison had previous rehabbed.

O'Connell said Monday Addison was experiencing "pretty significant soreness" and getting treatment at the facility.

"We'll kind of see how it goes," he said. "He's responded in the past pretty quickly with a similar injury. So we'll just see.

"Still hopeful that Jordan will have a chance this week," O'Connell added. "But we'll be smart with him, knowing it's a long season and how important he is to our offense."

2. Nailor and company

Regardless of Addison's health going into Week 2, the Vikings will also be relying on wideouts beyond him and Justin Jefferson.

Jalen Nailor secured his second career touchdown against the Giants after recovering from an ankle injury of his own, and O'Connell let the third-year player know there could be more opportunities in Week 2.

"We kind of had a plan for Speedy rep count-wise and what situations he would be in the game," O'Connell said of Nailor. "He came out great – not just with the touchdown and the elite ball spin there on the celebration, but he came out feeling good – with some confidence, obviously, of making a play like that in a big-time moment in the game.

"Jordan at the very most will be limited, and I know Jordan will be ready to go if we can get him out there, but I'm going to tell Speedy, 'Prepare as if you're going to be playing a lot more snaps and a lot more first and second down, early down snaps,' " O'Connell continued. "Because that's why he's here. I've got a ton of confidence in him to go be an every-down receiver for us.

"And I thought B.P. (Brandon Powell) and Trent [Sherfield, Sr.], nobody's going to talk about it, they're not going to be highlights on SportsCenter, but those guys had some physical, physical plays in the run game," O'Connell added. "It doesn't always associate to big gains and plays that we remember, but you turn on the tape and you see the guys understanding their role, especially on those early downs."

3. Looking for a few more plays

The Vikings had a good balance of the run and pass against New York, with Sam Darnold and Aaron Jones, Sr., having smooth regular-season debuts for Minnesota.

O'Connell was happy with the average gain of 6.1 yards per play but said he'd like to get a higher number of plays in during the home opener.

He described Jones as "coming to life" throughout the game, nearly breaking the 100-yard rushing mark, and said he appreciated Ty Chandler's performance.

"And that's the opener. That's really the first time – things are happening fast, and it's very physical – so sometimes it takes guys setting their pads up front and kind of getting a feel for what we're getting from a standpoint of scheme defensively," O'Connell said. "But in regard to the reps, I'd maybe like to get a few more carries off, get a few more plays."

He pointed out the early lost fumble and giving the Vikings defense short fields to work with against the Giants.

"[Our defense] forced some fourth-down stops, but we didn't win the time of possession. We broke even on the turnover margin, and we really didn't take advantage of – my hope in deferring was to get a stop and hopefully get some good field position," O'Connell explained. "We get that stop, we forced them to go backwards on their first set of three downs, and then we get a penalty on the punt return that knocks us back, you know, inside our own 20.

"There are a lot of areas I think we can improve on, and the snap counts come with more volume of plays," he added. "We were 6.1 yards per play? You get that into the 60, 65-plus play range, and now we're talking."

4. Tipping his cap to the trenches

Sticking with the theme of sometimes thankless jobs, O'Connell pointed out some of Minnesota's stalwarts in the trenches Sunday, including Jonathan Bullard in his 100^th career game.

"I thought the line of scrimmage on both sides was, you know, there was a lot of really good performances," he said. "A lot of times you're handing out game balls and you're doing different things, but you'd like to highlight guys like Harrison Phillips and Bullard and [Jerry] Tillery on that d-line."

"Blake [Brandel], I thought was really solid," O'Connell added, moving to the offensive line. "C.D. (Christian Darrisaw) was his normal self over there on the left side. I thought the interior, playing against one of the best interior players individually in the National Football League (Dexter Lawrence) – and he made his plays, and he's going to do that – but I thought, for the most part, to just keep playing and stay true to what we wanted to execute outside of, really, the tipped ball that ended up being intercepted."