Despite the 35-32 loss to the Broncos, several Vikings were setting NFL or team records. Jared Allen, Christian Ponder, Percy Harvin and Cedric Griffin are among the multiple mentions this week.
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December 04, 2011
MINNEAPOLIS Vikings rookie quarterback Christian Ponder had the top passing game of his short NFL career Sunday and was approached afterward by several veteran teammates offering encouragement.They weren't necessarily offering congratulations. The words were meant to inspire, maybe lift Ponder's spirits. Three turnovers in a 35-32 loss and his teammates were trying to rally...
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December 05, 2011
At 2-10 this season, the Minnesota Vikings need to learn as much as they can about the future.
There is little to take from season-only occurrences. Most everything discovered must come with an eye toward next season.
So, despite Sunday's 35-32 loss to the Denver Broncos, the important discoveries are about the future. What might the Vikings have learned on Sunday?
1. Christian...
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December 04, 2011
Raise your hand if you saw the Vikings and Broncos getting into a shoot out today at MOA? Yeah didn’t think so. But a shoot out was exactly what the game turned into. After a rugged first half, the two defenses fell totally asleep in the second, allowing huge plays all over the field. For the Broncos it was Tim Tebow and Demaryius Thomas shredding a confused Vikings secondary...
Vikings rookie quarterback Christian Ponder has a hip pointer that will limit how much he does during the week. Will he be ready to play Sunday in Detroit?
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December 05, 2011
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder suffered a hip pointer after taking a shot to his right hip in the first quarter of Sunday's 35-32 loss to the Denver Broncos. Jeremy Fowler of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports coach Leslie Frazier said trainers believe Ponder "should be fine" for Sunday's game, but he will be limited in practice. Joe Webb is the...
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December 05, 2011
The Vikings' defense played a great game, for a half. Then they didn't, for the second half.
The Vikings offense struggled in the first half, despite a 15-7 lead. Then they came to life in the second half, until a costly interception.
Same sad country song; same long, left-footed dance: If the Vikings could ever put together a full game, they might be a competitive team...
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December 04, 2011
Rookie Quarterback Christian Ponder and the Minnesota Vikings took on the Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. Tebow and Ponder were arch rivals where Tebow went to Florida and Ponder went to Florida State. No one paid attention to the fact that Von Miller was out for the game and everyone went into full Tebowmania mode. These two girls drove 315 miles through a blizzard for the guy...
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December 05, 2011
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder has a hip pointer after taking a hard hit early in Sunday's game against Denver.
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December 04, 2011
The Vikings took the lead before halftime and held onto it midway through the third quarter.
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December 06, 2011
Mie Florio talks with New Orleans Saints wide receiver, Robert Meachem about the Saints’ massive amount of offensive weapons and Drew Brees‘ potential to break the single season pass yardage record. Florio also talks with Minnesota Vikings defensive end, Jared Allen about how the Vikings can be the spoiler for the teams on their upcoming schedule and…
The Denver Broncos-Minnesota Vikings game Sunday was an easy display of why the Gators were successful with Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin on campus. The two went back-and-forth with impressive plays in the second half. Tebow and Harvin were the two former Florida players that scored touchdowns in an NFL game this weekend. There were 28 former Gators active in the NFL and 21 started.
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