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Christian Ponder - Minnesota Vikings
POS: QB
HT: 6-2    WT: 229
DOB: 2/25/1988
AGE: 25
COLLEGE: Florida State
2012 ADP: 227.48
Injury Status: probable
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2012 Fantasy Football Outlook
With a quick release, solid instincts and rare running ability, Ponder has the skill set to become a Jeff Garcia sort of quarterback if he shows improvement. The 2011 12th overall pick threw for 1,853...Click Here to Subscribe For Outlooks on All Players!

Contract Info
Signed a four-year deal worth $10.2 million with Minnesota in July of 2011 with a team opt...Click here for the full Contract Info

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MIN  5/1/2013
Ponder had a setback to a triceps injury on his throwing arm two weeks after he missed Minnesota's playoff game with the ailment. "All of a sudden, the whole thing got rock hard and swelled up," Ponder told ESPN 1500 am Twin Cities. "I was scared to death it was a blood clot, so I went to the ER. But they said it was fine and just to ice it down, and eventually, it'll work itself out." It sounds like Ponder is back to fu...Join Now for Full Analysis!

    SNAPS   PASSING   RUSHING   RED ZONE  
WEEK OPP   OFF DEF ST   CMP ATT YDS 20+ 40+ YPA TD INT   ATT YD TD   ATT IN10 IN5 RSH IN10 IN5  
Week 11   BYE WEEK
Week 13 at GB   55 0 0   12 25 119 1 0 4.8 1 2   6 28 0   3 3 0 3 0 0  
Week 14 Chi   57 0 0   11 17 91 0 0 5.4 0 1   4 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0  
Week 15 at StL   59 0 0   17 24 131 0 0 5.5 0 0   4 6 1   4 0 0 1 0 0  
Week 16 at Hou   74 0 0   16 30 174 3 0 5.8 1 0   7 48 0   2 1 1 0 0 0  
Week 17 GB   69 0 0   16 28 234 4 1 8.4 3 0   2 16 0   6 4 2 0 0 0  
Week 17 at GB NEXT WEEK
    SNAPS   PASSING   RUSHING   RED ZONE  
WEEK OPP   OFF DEF ST   CMP ATT YDS 20+ 40+ YPA TD INT   ATT YD TD   ATT IN10 IN5 RSH IN10 IN5  
Week 1 Jac   59 0 0   20 27 270 3 0 10.0 0 0   1 1 0   4 2 2 0 0 0  
Week 2 at Ind   70 0 0   27 35 245 2 0 7.0 2 0   3 7 0   6 3 0 0 0 0  
Week 3 SF   79 0 0   21 35 198 1 0 5.7 2 0   7 33 1   5 2 2 4 2 1  
Week 4 at Det   58 0 0   16 26 111 1 0 4.3 0 0   1 5 0   2 2 0 0 0 0  
Week 5 Ten   66 0 0   25 35 258 2 1 7.4 2 2   3 31 0   8 0 0 2 1 1  
Week 6 at Was   84 0 0   35 52 352 3 0 6.8 2 2   4 13 0   15 9 3 0 0 0  
Week 7 Ari   52 0 0   8 17 58 0 0 3.4 1 2   1 2 0   1 1 1 0 0 0  
Week 8 TB   60 0 0   19 35 251 4 0 7.2 1 1   4 12 0   4 0 0 1 1 1  
Week 9 at Sea   54 0 0   11 22 63 0 0 2.9 0 1   5 23 0   5 1 1 0 0 0  
Week 10 Det   70 0 0   24 32 221 3 1 6.9 2 0   6 22 0   6 1 1 0 0 0  
Week 11   BYE WEEK
Week 12 at Chi   66 0 0   22 43 159 1 0 3.7 1 1   2 6 0   7 3 1 1 0 0  
Week 13 at GB   55 0 0   12 25 119 1 0 4.8 1 2   6 28 0   3 3 0 3 0 0  
Week 14 Chi   57 0 0   11 17 91 0 0 5.4 0 1   4 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0  
Week 15 at StL   59 0 0   17 24 131 0 0 5.5 0 0   4 6 1   4 0 0 1 0 0  
Week 16 at Hou   74 0 0   16 30 174 3 0 5.8 1 0   7 48 0   2 1 1 0 0 0  
Week 17 GB   69 0 0   16 28 234 4 1 8.4 3 0   2 16 0   6 4 2 0 0 0  
Week 17 at GB                  
Accuscore Projections
  PASSING   RUSHING  
Time Frame   CMP ATT YDS 20+ 50+ YPA TD INT   ATT YD TD  
Week 17   16.0 28.0 234.0 11.7 4.7 8.4 3.0 0.0   2.0 16.0 0.0  
Rest of Season   16 28 234 12 5 8 3 0   2 16 0  

Recent Season Stats
    SNAPS   PASSING   RUSHING   RED ZONE  
WEEK OPP   OFF DEF ST   CMP ATT YDS 20+ 40+ YPA TD INT   ATT YD TD   ATT IN10 IN5 RSH IN10 IN5  
2011 11   0 0 0   158 291 1853 23 4 6.4 13 13   28 219 0   32 12 3 9 5 4  
2012 16   1032 0 0   300 483 2935 28 3 6.1 18 12   60 253 2   78 32 14 12 4 3  

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MIN  1/8/2013
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier declared Ponder (elbow) would be the team's starter for 2013. "We're pleased with the progress he's made," Frazier said. "We saw glimpses of what he can bring to our football team and the way he led us down the stretch, you feel like you have a chance to win every game when your quarterback plays the way he played." Though Ponder's season was marred b...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  1/5/2013
Ponder, who is suffering from elbow bursitis, has been declared inactive for Saturday's playoff game in Green Bay after testing out his throwing arm, according to NBC Sports. Ouch. Not that Ponder is the same c...Join Now for Full Analysis!
  1/5/2013
The Vikings are becoming less confident in Ponder's ability to play through elbow bursitis against Green Bay on Saturday, Minneapolis Star Tribune writer Dan Wiederer reports. Wiederer's exact words were: "Have ...Join Now for Full Analysis!