Have the Vikings hit their ceiling? And if so, now what?

BALTIMORE – A group of Minnesota Vikings fans entering M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday morning donned t-shirts that foreshadowed another predictable outcome.

“We Always Almost Win” the shirts read.

That was again the case on Sunday, when Minnesota fell to 3-5 after taking the Baltimore Ravens into overtime and losing 34-31. For the first time in a decade, the Vikings lost after leading by 14 points in the second half, and they scored offensive touchdowns on their first two possessions for the first time all season

“Too many negative plays, too many three-and-outs, too many second-and-longs, too many third-and-longs,” quarterback Kirk Cousins said, sounding as if he were reading off an old script.…