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GREEN BAY — Not only are the Green Bay Packers facing an uphill (some might say insurmountable) climb toward the playoffs and long odds (some might say impossible) against them winning their final five games, but they might have to do it without All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari.

Bakhtiari joined the Packers’ lengthy list of casualties when he left Sunday night’s 24-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium with injuries to each knee and an ankle.

“He’s got a couple things going on,” coach Mike McCarthy said when he addressed reporters on Monday afternoon.

Bakhtiari was undergoing tests Monday to determine the extent of the injuries, but ESPN reported that there is some optimism Bakhtiari might be able to play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field.

Speaking after the game Sunday night, Bakhtiari wouldn’t discuss the specifics of his injuries, which knocked him out of the game during the fourth quarter and sidelined him again after he initially returned to the field for a subsequent offensive possession.