Christian Ponder will start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings this week if Josh Freeman is not cleared from his concussion on Monday.

Leslie Frazier said that the Vikings are preparing for the game with the expectation that Freeman will not be available.

“It's frustrating,” Freeman said after his debut. “It's disappointing. But at the same time I see areas that are manageable in terms of us definitely getting better. We're going to develop that chemistry. A lot of these plays that are just a hair off, they'll start hitting for us.”