<P> The 1998 NFC Championship Game was a National Football League ( NFL ) game played on January 17 , 1999 , to determine the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion for the 1998 NFL season . The visiting Atlanta Falcons defeated the heavily favored Minnesota Vikings 30 -- 27 in sudden death overtime to win their first conference championship and advance to the franchise 's first Super Bowl appearance . As a result of their loss , the Vikings were eliminated from the playoffs and became the first team in the history of the NFL to compile a regular season record of 15 -- 1 and not win the Super Bowl . </P>
<P> The 1998 NFC Championship Game was a National Football League ( NFL ) game played on January 17 , 1999 , to determine the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion for the 1998 NFL season . The visiting Atlanta Falcons defeated the heavily favored Minnesota Vikings 30 -- 27 in sudden death overtime to win their first conference championship and advance to the franchise 's first Super Bowl appearance . As a result of their loss , the Vikings were eliminated from the playoffs and became the first team in the history of the NFL to compile a regular season record of 15 -- 1 and not win the Super Bowl . </P>
who did the vikings play in their first playoff game
who did the vikings play in their first playoff game
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons