Article: Green Bay 23, Vikings 17; NO. 4-CLOSURE; Brett Favre scorched the Vikings for 347 yards, including a back-breaking score before halftime. In the third loss in a row, the offense showed a brief spark before reverting to ineffective form. INSIDE THE GAME; Vulnerability, and doubts, exposed.(SPORTS)

Byline: Kevin Seifert; Staff Writer

Thunderous boos rained down at the end of the first half Sunday afternoon as the Vikings jogged into the locker room. And guess what? That had been their good half.

So it went for the Vikings in a sobering 23-17 loss to Green Bay, one in which their offense showed the briefest sign of life early on before collapsing amid a potent Packers pass rush. Losers of three consecutive games and under .500 for the first time this season, the Vikings are becoming a team worthy of boos even for its best efforts.

"You can say that we've still got seven games to go," cornerback Antoine Winfield said. "But you could [also] ...

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