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Ponder has a little Elway in him

Christian Ponder doesn't have 31 career fourth quarter comebacks like former Broncos quarterback John Elway has. Ponder doesn't have two Super Bowl rings like Elway either. Yet, the Vikings rookie QB has shown a fourth quarter moxie that would make the Hall-of-Famer proud.
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Christian Ponder doesn't have 31 career fourth quarter comebacks like former Broncos quarterback John Elway has. Ponder doesn't have two Super Bowl rings like Elway either. Yet, the Vikings rookie QB has shown a fourth quarter moxie that would make the Hall-of-Famer proud.

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