Title: Victorian Vikings
Content:  Since their inception in the inaugural 1991 season, the Vikings have won 2 championships; the fourth most of any club in the league. These two championships came in the 1996 and 1998 competitions. They came second in 1991 season and have finished in 3rd place on numerous occasions.
Title: 1973 NFC Championship Game
Content:  title game. The Vikings were the first NFC Central team to reach the NFC Championship Game, their division being the last of the then-six NFL divisions to send a team to a title game. This was the second playoff meeting between these teams. The first meeting, in the 1971 Divisional Round at Metropolitan Stadium and a 20-12 victory for Dallas, was also the most recent game between the teams. The teams' most recent meeting in the regular season was on October 18, 1970 and was a 54-13 victory for the Vikings. The 1973 NFC title game was the Vikings' first game in Texas Stadium, which had opened during the 1971 season.
Title: Northumberland Vikings
Content:  The Vikings were founded in 2014. They completed their associate period, playing games against the Yorkshire Rams, East Kilbride Pirates and fellow associate team, the Leeds Bobcats. In the summer of 2014, they announced a partnership with the nearby Northumbria University's American Football team, the Mustangs, which saw a number of Viking coaches join the Mustang staff. They were accepted into the league in 2015, and were placed in the newly formed BAFANL Division Two NFC North. The Vikings played divisional rivals the Glasgow Tigers in their first competitive match, coming away with a comprehensive 46-8 win. Following the 2017 season in which the Vikings were beaten in the Division 1 play-offs, they announced that the club had merged with Division 2 side the Northumberland Lightning and that the club would be known as the "Northumberland Vikings" from the start of the 2018 season.
Title: National Football League rivalries
Content:  The Lions and Vikings have played twice annually since the Vikings entered the league's Western Conference in 1961. The two teams moved to the NFC Central after the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, which became the NFC North after the NFL's 2002 realignment. This is the only NFC North rivalry without any head-to-head postseason meetings. The Vikings lead the all-time series 78–39–2
Title: National Football League rivalries
Content:  It began when the Vikings entered the league as an expansion team in 1961. The first time these two teams met, the Vikings stunned the Bears 37–13 in Minnesota. Both teams are members of the NFC North, and play at least twice a year. The rivalry is known for having had many offensive-oriented contests, and also several surprising results. The Vikings lead the overall series 61–57–2. The teams have met once in the postseason, a 35–18 Bears win in the 1994 Wild Card Round.
Title: List of Minnesota Vikings seasons
Content:  The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team playing in the National Football League (NFL). The Vikings compete in the NFL as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The team was established in 1959, when three Minneapolis businessmen – Bill Boyer, H. P. Skoglund and Max Winter – were awarded a franchise in the new American Football League (AFL). In January 1960, the ownership group forfeited its AFL membership and, along with Bernie Ridder and Ole Haugsrud, was awarded the NFL's 14th franchise, with play to begin in 1961. Since the franchise's inception, the Vikings have completed 56 seasons of play in the NFL. The team won one NFL Championship in 1969, and was the last team crowned NFL champions before the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. The franchise has been conference champions three times since the merger, but has never 
Title: 1973 NFC Championship Game
Content:  The NFC champion Vikings made their second Super Bowl appearance. Minnesota lost 24-7 to the Miami Dolphins of the American Football Conference in Super Bowl VIII. This was the first of six consecutive NFC Championship Games involving only the Vikings, Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams. The Vikings would once again win the NFC title game the following year, this time beating the Rams at Metropolitan Stadium. This was the last of four consecutive NFC Championship Game appearances by the Cowboys. However, Dallas would return to the NFC title game after a one year hiatus, when they would also defeat the Rams. This was the only NFC title game between division champions, and also the last such title game in either conference, that was hosted by a team with an inferior record. For the next NFC Championship Game, the teams had identical records although the Rams would have hosted the game under modern seeding rules. These rules were introduced prior to the 1975 NFL season to ensure the highest remaining seed, after tiebreakers if necessary, would always host the conference championship games.
Title: 2009 Minnesota Vikings season
Content:  to their ninth NFC Championship Game in team history, and their first appearance since the 2000 season with a 13–4 record. Brett Favre became the oldest player to start and win a playoff game, but also won his first postseason game in four against Dallas. This would be the Vikings' final win in a playoff game until (after) 2017. This was also the last playoff game ever in the Metrodome, as the Vikings would not win the division again until the 2015 season, when they were playing at TCF Bank Stadium while waiting for U.S. Bank Stadium to be completed.
Title: NFC North
Content: 1 From 1966 to 1969, this means winning both the NFL Championship game AND the Super Bowl. Hence, the Vikings' NFL Championship victory in 1969 isn't counted. The Packers had 2 NFL titles during this time frame and also won Super Bowl I and II. (1920–2020 seasons) To sort table above, click button to right of heading.
Title: Minnesota Vikings
Content:  of only seven NFL teams to win at least 15 games in a regular season. The Vikings have won one NFL Championship, in 1969, before the league's merger with the American Football League (AFL) in 1970. Since the merger, the team has qualified for the playoffs 28 times, third-most in the league (trailing only the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers). The team played in Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX and XI, but failed to win any of them. In addition, they have lost in their last six NFC Championship Game appearances, stretching back to 1978. The Vikings have 15 members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Question: when is the last time the vikings were in the nfc championship?
Answer: 1976.
2017/18.