I'm with those of you who thought it would never, ever happen. The Holmgren years got the team past the first hurdle (being relevant, at all) and winning a conference championship game was an enormous, ENORMOUS, achievement for this franchise. "Almost won a AFC Championship" was the best this team claim for a quarter of a century before that. I remember being so excited that they almost even won a playoff game against Green Bay.
I think I was still in shock of the SB win when they lost the following year. I wasn't even that upset by the loss against the Patriots. They WON a Super Bowl just a year before.
Regardless of what happens, it's been a fun last couple of decades with this team.