Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers: Live Score and Analysis for Minnesota

Let's just cut right to the chase and give you the big news right off the top:

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The #Vikings will start QB Christian Ponder tonight vs #Packers, source says. Teddy Bridgewater will be inactive

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 2, 2014"

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If the #Vikings played the #Packers on Sunday, the QB would be Teddy Bridgewater. Instead, today is Thursday, per source, and it’s Ponder

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 2, 2014"

That's right, Vikings fans: He's baaaaack.

As if a Vikings vs. Packers game needed another storyline.

Like any great prime-time drama, Thursday night's game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers took on a huge plot twist when Minnesota announced that Teddy Bridgewater was inactive for tonight's game and Christian Ponder would be the Vikings' starting quarterback, as detailed by Ben Goessling of ESPN.com. You can see the game on CBS, and kickoff is scheduled for 8:25 p.m. ET.

We're set to kickoff in Green Bay. Stay with us all night for instant scores and analysis. Come on back after the game and get letter grades for every Vikings positional unit. Enjoy the game!