<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Minnesota Vikings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Current season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Established January 28 , 1960 ; 57 years ago ( January 28 , 1960 ) First season : 1961 Play in U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis , Minnesota Headquartered at Winter Park Eden Prairie , Minnesota </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Logo </Td> <Td> Wordmark </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> League / conference affiliations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> National Football League ( 1961 -- present ) </P> <Ul> <Li> Western Conference ( 1961 -- 1969 ) <Ul> <Li> Central Division ( 1967 -- 1969 ) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> National Football Conference ( 1970 -- present ) <Ul> <Li> NFC Central ( 1970 -- 2001 ) </Li> <Li> NFC North ( 2002 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Current uniform </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Team colors </Th> <Td> <P> Purple , Gold , White </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fight song </Th> <Td> Skol , Vikings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mascot </Th> <Td> Viktor the Viking </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personnel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner ( s ) </Th> <Td> Zygi Wilf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chairman </Th> <Td> Zygi Wilf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Mark Wilf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> General manager </Th> <Td> Rick Spielman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Mike Zimmer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Team history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Minnesota Vikings ( 1961 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Team nicknames </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> The Vikes , The Purple People Eaters , The Purple and Gold </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Championships </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> League championships ( 1 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> NFL Championships ( pre-1970 AFL -- NFL merger ) ( 1 ) 1969 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> Conference championships ( 4 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> NFL Western : 1969 </Li> <Li> NFC : 1973 , 1974 , 1976 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> Division championships ( 19 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> NFL Central : 1968 , 1969 </Li> <Li> NFC Central : 1970 , 1971 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1989 , 1992 , 1994 , 1998 , 2000 </Li> <Li> NFC North : 2008 , 2009 , 2015 </Li> </Ul> † -- Does not include the AFL or NFL championships won during the same seasons as the AFL -- NFL Super Bowl championships before the 1970 AFL -- NFL merger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Playoff appearances ( 28 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> NFL : 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1982 , 1987 , 1988 , 1989 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2009 , 2012 , 2015 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Home fields </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Metropolitan Stadium ( 1961 -- 1981 ) </Li> <Li> Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome ( 1982 -- 2013 ) </Li> <Li> TCF Bank Stadium ( 2014 -- 2015 ) </Li> <Li> U.S. Bank Stadium ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Minnesota Vikings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Current season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Established January 28 , 1960 ; 57 years ago ( January 28 , 1960 ) First season : 1961 Play in U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis , Minnesota Headquartered at Winter Park Eden Prairie , Minnesota </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Logo </Td> <Td> Wordmark </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> League / conference affiliations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> National Football League ( 1961 -- present ) </P> <Ul> <Li> Western Conference ( 1961 -- 1969 ) <Ul> <Li> Central Division ( 1967 -- 1969 ) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> National Football Conference ( 1970 -- present ) <Ul> <Li> NFC Central ( 1970 -- 2001 ) </Li> <Li> NFC North ( 2002 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Current uniform </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Team colors </Th> <Td> <P> Purple , Gold , White </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fight song </Th> <Td> Skol , Vikings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mascot </Th> <Td> Viktor the Viking </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Personnel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner ( s ) </Th> <Td> Zygi Wilf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chairman </Th> <Td> Zygi Wilf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Mark Wilf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> General manager </Th> <Td> Rick Spielman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Mike Zimmer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Team history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Minnesota Vikings ( 1961 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Team nicknames </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> The Vikes , The Purple People Eaters , The Purple and Gold </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Championships </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> League championships ( 1 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> NFL Championships ( pre-1970 AFL -- NFL merger ) ( 1 ) 1969 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> Conference championships ( 4 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> NFL Western : 1969 </Li> <Li> NFC : 1973 , 1974 , 1976 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <P> Division championships ( 19 ) </P> <Ul> <Li> NFL Central : 1968 , 1969 </Li> <Li> NFC Central : 1970 , 1971 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1989 , 1992 , 1994 , 1998 , 2000 </Li> <Li> NFC North : 2008 , 2009 , 2015 </Li> </Ul> † -- Does not include the AFL or NFL championships won during the same seasons as the AFL -- NFL Super Bowl championships before the 1970 AFL -- NFL merger </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Playoff appearances ( 28 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> NFL : 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1980 , 1982 , 1987 , 1988 , 1989 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , 2009 , 2012 , 2015 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Home fields </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Metropolitan Stadium ( 1961 -- 1981 ) </Li> <Li> Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome ( 1982 -- 2013 ) </Li> <Li> TCF Bank Stadium ( 2014 -- 2015 ) </Li> <Li> U.S. Bank Stadium ( 2016 -- present ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when 's the last time the vikings were in the playoffs
when 's the last time the vikings were in the playoffs
2015
2015