Skipper O'Brien scored his fourth goal of the season with a screamer in the sixth minute when he fired in from 25 yards shot to the right of the area past helpless keeper Richard O'Donnell and into the far top corner.
O'Donnell was a Saddlers hero for less than one minute before O'Brien's stunning opener.
Winger O'Brien was sent sprawling in the box by back-tracking striker Romaine Sawyers, but O'Donnell saved Marcus Tudgay's penalty with his feet.
But Tudgay made amends in the 87th minute when he sealed the win by heading O'Brien's corner past a static Walsall defence from ten yards for his first Sky Blue's goal since joining the club from Nottingham Forest in the summer.
Delighted Coventry boss Steven Pressley was delighted said:
"The mentality of the group was outstanding. It wasn't just a great performance, it was a wonderful result and both sides played with a real intensity."
Skipper O'Brien turned defender in the tenth minute to deflect a twenty yard shot from opposite number James Baxendale safely into the arms of stopper Ryan Allsop.
And within one minute Allsop did well to save a 22 yard free kick from winger Andy Forde at the base of his right post.
Allsop produced two great saves within seconds of each other in the 52nd minute when he beat away Baxendale's low shot from the edge of the box before getting up to block striker Tom Bradshaw's attempt to turn in the rebound.
Furious Walsall manager Dean Smith blasted:
"The way we started the game meant we ended up chasing it. It's disappointing, but it doesn't kill the season.
"We'll talk to the players on Monday, iron it out and start again."
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