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MINNEAPOLIS — The Green Bay Packers left Minnesota with a rather murky outlook for the playoffs after stumbling into a 17-point deficit that proved too large for their late surge in the 27-25 loss to the Vikings. The most glaring set of numbers after this frustrating afternoon was an 0-5 record against the top three teams in the NFC: Minnesota, Detroit and Philadelphia. The Packers are likely to have to face one, two or even three of those teams on the road on any path to the Super Bowl. Green Bay fell to 11-5.
