Take your pick. Did the Packers fail because quarterback Aaron Rodgers continued to miss open receivers? Because the makeshift offensive line had no chance against elite pass-rushers Kahlil Mack and Leonard Floyd? Because the young defensive backs continued to make critical mistakes? Because the special teams remained a comedy of errors?

Simply put, the Packers will miss the postseason for a second consecutive season because they are no longer a playoff-caliber team. You don't go 0-7 on the road because you're getting bad breaks. You go 0-7 on the road because the opponent plays better than you, coaches better than you or has more talent than you do. Sometimes, it's all three.

"They definitely played better in the fourth quarter," said Philbin, now 1-1 as McCarthy's fill-in. "They made more plays than we did and certainly deserved to win. Last week, we had a team victory where all three phases contributed. Today, all three phases needed to do better. Coaching needed to be better."

Unfortunately, we've heard it all before. Sunday, we saw it all again.