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Christian Ponder: Man on an island

startribune.com

The Vikings quarterback struggled mightily against Green Bay, and that's prompting a big question: Is he the right man for the job?

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The latest round of appeal hearings in the NFL's bounty investigation have concluded with appearances by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress, Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt and linebacker Jonathan Vilma.

Ponder under pressure

Dec 3, 2012

startribune.com

Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is under further scrutiny after another subpar game, a 23-14 loss to the Packers on Sunday.

ESPN.com

After the Green Bay Packers' 23-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, here are three issues that merit further examination: Coach Mike McCarthy didn't rule out the possibility of keeping rookie Don Barclay at right tackle even if veteran T.J. Lang's an…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The only passes from Christian Ponder that didn't sail over a receiver's head or bounce harmlessly out of bounds seemed to land in the arms of a Green Bay defender just as the Minnesota Vikings were approaching the end zone.

startribune.com

Vikings coach Leslie Frazier has confidence that QB Christian Ponder is still the best man for the job.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

Last month we alerted you to the ongoing cola ads featuring Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving and Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Kevin Love dressed up as sexagenarians, hustling a group of playground ballers along the way. Today, we bring you somet…

startribune.com

Leslie Frazier said he “never really” considered replacing Ponder with backup Joe Webb, but said Ponder would “have to be better” on Sunday when the Vikings play the Bears at the Metrodome.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The involvement of former Vikings coach Brad Childress in the bounty appeal hearing was curious, to say the least.  He has no knowledge of anything related to what the Saints were or weren’t doing; instead, Childress was the guy who complained to the l…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Hearings in the NFL bounty probe of the Saints have resumed with witness appearances by former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress, Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt and linebacker Jonathan Vilma.

ESPN.com

After the Minnesota Vikings' 23-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers, here are three issues that merit further examination: Would you believe that Adrian Peterson already has produced his second-highest yardage total for an entire season in his career? That…

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Green Bay cops are doing that thing where they won't officially say whether a fight involving 20-30 people outside Lambeau Field, which saw two arrested and one man hospitalized, had anything to do with the football game. I think we can probably read be…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Two of the biggest plays in Sunday’s 23-14 loss to the Packers were interceptions thrown by Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder. Both of the picks came with the Vikings in field goal range after long runs by Adrian Peterson put the ball in good positio…

ESPN.com

We're Black and Blue All Over: GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It's amazing how much happened Sunday between about 3:45 p.m. ET and 4:30 p.m. ET. In that window, the Green Bay Packers cemented a 23-14 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, their sixth victory in seven …

startribune.com

The Packers defeated the Vikings 23-14. Aaron Rodgers threw for 286 yards and a touchdown. James Starks rushed for the Packers' first touchdown on the ground in almost two months.

startribune.com

Teammates offered no aerial support, but the star runner blamed himself for not doing more.

startribune.com

Jared Allen has played through a seasonlong shoulder problem, according to a pregame report.

startribune.com

You can justifiably pin Green Bay's first touchdown Sunday on Vikings cornerback A.J. Jefferson. Point the finger at nose tackle Letroy Guion, too.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Here's a look at some of the injury situations Shutdown Corner will be monitoring as we move into Week 14 of the 2012 regular season: Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson injured his hamstring in Sunday's 23-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Th…