Christian Ponder put up an ugly 58-yard, two interception game Sunday against the Cardinals. Despite the bad game, the second year quarterback knows he has to "make a big progression from Sunday to Thursday" when Minnesota hosts Tampa Bay.

Paralyzed high school hockey player Jack Jablonski is making significant strides at the Courage Center. "Jabs" was able to stand for 22 minutes with the help of staff members. The high school junior is undergoing daily physical therapy and returned to school at Benilde-St. Margaret's last month.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson talks to the media before practice at Winter Park. His focus: the Carolina Panthers and how Christian Ponder is opening up the rushing game.

Organizers with the group Occupy Homes say their efforts to help homeowners fight foreclosure are showing signs of success, MPR reports. The group's staged sit-ins at foreclosed properties have led to 40 arrests, including local rapper Brother Ali outside a Minneapolis home last month.

Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier has told rookie quarterback Christian Ponder that he will start Sunday, replacing veteran Donovan McNabb. Ponder's first test? The defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, who are undefeated this year.

This week's report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says Minnesota's soybean harvest jumped to being 35 percent complete. That's ahead of last year's pace of 26 percent.

Christian Ponder's Minnesota Vikings came up short against the Green Bay Packers, who stayed unbeaten with a second-half surge at Mall of America Field.

Christian Ponder will have the home crowd behind him Sunday when he makes his first career start against the undefeated Packers, but that probably won't be enough to disrupt Aaron Rodgers and company. Ponder will have to make his receivers look better than they've been, and do so running for his life.