The Vikings played in the NFC title game in January 2010. Since then, the Vikings (8-21) are No. 31 among 32 teams when it comes to record. They are better only than Carolina (6-23). They also have a 10-game losing streak in the NFC North, but that's another story.

Here are the NFL standings since the start of the 2010 season:

NFC                                  W  L  GB

1-Green Bay                      23 6 __

2-New Orleans                   21 8 2

Atlanta                             21 8 2

4-Chicago                         18 11 5

5-NY Giants                       17 12 6

6-San Francisco                 16 13 7

7-Philadelphia                   15 14 8

8-Detroit                           14 15 9

Tampa Bay                       14 15 9

10-Dallas                          13 16 10

Seattle                         13 16 10

12-Arizona                         11 18 12

13-Washington                  10 19 13

14-St. Louis                        9 20  14

15-Vikings                          8 21 15

16-Carolina                         6 23 17

AFC                                   W  L  GB

1-New England                     24 5 __

2-Baltimore                         22 7 2

Pittsburgh                           22 7 2

4-NY Jets                            19 10 5

5-Houston                           16 13 8

6-Oakland                          15 14 9

San Diego                          15 14 9

Kansas City                        15 14 9

9-Tennessee                      13 16 11

10-Jacksonville                   12 17 12

Denver                              12 17 12

12-Cincinnati                      11 18 13

Miami                                11 18 13

14-Indianapolis                  10 19 14

15-Buffalo                          9 20 15

Cleveland                           9 20 15