Antoine Winfield likely has played his last down of the 2011 season.

Winfield, playing Monday night after a four-game absence because of a neck injury, broke his clavicle in the second half of the 45-7 loss to Green Bay and is expected to miss the last seven games of the season.

This is a big loss for the Vikings, who entered the game ranked 30th in the league in pass defense. Of course, even with Winfield, the Vikings couldn’t contain quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who torched Minnesota’s secondary for 250 yards on 23-of-30 passing and four touchdowns.

Winfield is under contract with the Vikings until 2013.

In other injury news, quarterback Christian Ponder told reporters he had an X-ray on his left hand after the game but the results were negative. A Packers defender stepped on his hand and caused swelling.

Safety Husain Abdullah suffered a concussion, his second of the season.

No charm the third time: Ponder’s subpar performance can be traced to the lack of production in the area that defined his first two games as the starter – third-down play.

The Vikings converted 5 of 14 third downs against Green Bay. Against Carolina on Oct. 30, Ponder completed 9 of 10 passes for 101 yards on third down. The week before, against Green Bay in the Metrodome, Ponder helped the Vikings convert 56 percent of the third downs he faced.

According to ESPN statistics, the Packers blitzed a defensive back on 19 of Ponder’s 39 dropbacks, their highest blitz percentage over the past four seasons. Ponder went 5 of 17 for 52 yards against blitzes Monday, according to ESPN.

Long year for Longwell: The pall that has hung over the Vikings all season has settled over kicker Ryan Longwell, who missed a field goal for the fourth time in his past five games during Monday night’s loss.

The former Packer just missed clearing the crossbar on a 52-yard attempt into the wind in the second quarter that would have pulled Minnesota within 14-3 and provided a hint of momentum in a game dominated by Green Bay.

Fred Evans did him no favors, either. His false-start penalty robbed Longwell of five critical yards and snuffed a successful 47-yard kick. The miss also prevented Longwell from tying Tony Zendejas’ NFL record of 11 consecutive field goals of 50-plus yards in 1989-93.

Longwell had not missed from that distance since 2007 and is now just 6 for 10 after converting 16 straight.

Inactives: Right guard Anthony Herrera (knee), cornerback Chris Cook (off-field issues), cornerback Brandon Burton, offensive tackle DeMarcus Love, wide receiver Stephen Burton, defensive end D’Aundre Reed and linebacker Xavier Adibi comprised the Vikings’ inactive list.

Veteran receiver Greg Camarillo got the nod over Stephen Burton, a rookie. Journeyman guard Joe Berger started in replace of Herrera, who missed his second consecutive game.

Rodgers unimpressed: Rodgers had a spectacular night at quarterback for the Packers. Yet he didn’t seem very impressed. Even though his team scored 45 points and the offense moved the ball efficiently, Rodgers didn’t think it was the best performance of the season.

“Probably not offensively, no,” he said. “We had way too many negative yardage plays, and I think we left some yards out there on the field.”

Rodgers completed 23 of 30 passes for 250 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. His passer rating for the game was an astounding 140.3.

“I just want to be efficient and consistent and get us in good situations,” Rodgers said. “If we’re doing that, and I’m not turning the ball over, we’re going to be in every game.”

On Monday, Rodgers set a single-season franchise record of nine straight games with at least two touchdown passes. The previous mark was eight, set by Brett Favre in 1994. Rodgers extended his NFL single-season record by recording his ninth straight game with a passer rating of 110 or above.

It was Rodgers’ third consecutive game with a passer rating of 140 or above. In NFL history, only former St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner has done that.

Lineup change: Rookie defensive tackle Christian Ballard replaced Remi Ayodele in the starting lineup and recorded a tackle for a loss in the first half.

Ayodele, who signed a three-year, $9 million free-agent deal in the offseason, entered the game with two tackles and no big plays.

To be sure, the Vikings rank fifth in the league in rushing defense at 94.4 yards allowed per game. Ayodele has played a part in the run stopping. But perhaps not enough to justify a starting role.

Captains: Linebacker Chad Greenway, running back Adrian Peterson and Longwell represented the Vikings during the pregame coin toss.

Longwell has served as a Vikings captain for several years, while Peterson and Greenway are new to the midfield huddle.

Still no sack: Defensive tackle Kevin Williams appeared to help Jared Allen on a sack of Rodgers early in the second quarter, which would have ended his sackless streak at 16 games dating to Week 2 of the 2010 season.

But the team didn’t credit Williams with the sack.

Williams missed the first two games of the season while serving the NFL’s suspension for his use of a banned diuretic in 2008, and he entered the game with 11 tackles through the first six games.