The Las Vegas Raiders and Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson have been tied together throughout this coaching cycle -- specifically the past week.

The Raiders' chances of landing the coveted Lions offensive coordinator as their next head coach are reportedly gaining some serious steam.

Minority owner Tom Brady could bump into some of the Raiders' top coaching and GM candidates before his broadcast this weekend in Detroit.

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson talked about his interview process for head coaching job as the Las Vegas Raiders loom large.

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is the top head coaching candidate in this year's hiring cycle and was one of the interviewees for the Jacksonville Jaguars vacancy. However, as Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review Journal described,

The Lions' offensive coordinator has been a top head coaching candidate and appears to be on Tom Brady's and the Raiders' radar.

Could the Las Vegas Raiders be front-runners to land hot coaching candidate Ben Johnson, the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator? Let's connect some dots.

Johnson, 38, has also interviewed with the Bears, Patriots and Jaguars after coordinating a top-five offense for the third season in a row.

The Las Vegas Raiders appear to have Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson at the top of their list of head-coach candidates. And, based on the latest rumors, it looks like they have a legit shot to land him.