GREEN BAY – The disappointment didn't diminish overnight.
The Packers were cleaning out their lockers Monday barely more than 12 hours after their late-season run came to an abrupt and unwelcome conclusion with a loss to the Lions that cost them a playoff spot.
The emotional cocktail included regret, mixed with a splash of pride for almost salvaging a lost season, topped with emptiness at not finding out what the missed postseason opportunity might've had in store.
"I don't think many people slept last night," tight end Robert Tonyan said. "I think we're super proud of ourselves to kind of make that run and make it a possibility, but I think overall it's a frustrating disappointment too.