Christian Ponder

The Minnesota Vikings have ruled Christian Ponder out for Sunday's game at Baltimore, because the quarterback has not yet passed all of his post-concussion tests.

Adrian Peterson thought his Minnesota Vikings had won and lost the game against Chicago about three times during a dizzying, exhilarating overtime. Peterson carried the ball 35 times for 211 yards and Blair Walsh kicked a 34-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Vikings to a wild 23-20 victory over the Bears on Sunday.

Christian Ponder will have another opportunity next Sunday to start after a solid performance yesterday despite the tie against Green Bay.

Minnesota let a 16-point lead early in the fourth quarter slip away, and the Vikings and Green Bay could muster only field goals in overtime Sunday to settle for a 26-26 tie.

Percy Harvin’s 58-yard kickoff return set up Russell Wilson’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Doug Baldwin with 10 seconds left in the second quarter, and Seattle rolled to a 41-20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, the Seahawks' franchise-record 13th straight home win.

After losing three games this year in the final minute, the Vikings finally pulled one out. Adrian Peterson ran for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and the Minnesota defense forced Robert Griffin III into three straight incompletions from the 4 in the final seconds to hold on for a 34-27 victory over the Washington Redskins Thursday night.

Christian Ponder's job is safe, for now. He will start for the Vikings on Thursday night against the Washington Redskins, announced Leslie Frazier Tuesday.

Homecoming for Adrian Peterson and Christian Ponder went from sweet to sour at the last minute. Tony Romo answered Peterson’s go-ahead touchdown by throwing the winning pass to Dwayne Harris with 35 seconds remaining, and the Dallas Cowboys avoided an upset with a 27-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

Aaron Rodgers has the Green Bay Packers on a roll, even without three of his best receivers. Ignoring the injuries around him, Rodgers threw two first-half touchdown passes to Jordy Nelson and guided the Packers to a 44-31 victory over the Vikings Sunday night in the Metrodome.

The quarterback carousel hasn't stopped turning for the Vikings and it seems to spin more wildly out of control each week. After an awful debut on Monday night, Josh Freeman reported to team headquarters this week with concussion-like symptoms. Step right up, Christian Ponder. It's your turn to hop on for another ride when the Vikings host the Packers.