Monday Observations: Ponder newly in bloom, Vikings make statement

Every week we hear so much about all of the young quarterbacks starting in the NFL these days, but hear so little about Christian Ponder. He's like the forgotten man of the last three or four quarterback classes, but that may soon be changing.

Ponder has already enjoyed his share of euphoria this season, leading a wild, comeback overtime victory in Week 1 and then performing expertly in Minnesota's 24-13 upset of San Francisco on Sunday in the surprise upset of the week. Few would have figured the Vikings to be 2-1 right now, but Ponder seems considerably more at ease than he did as a rookie, understanding when to check the ball down, when to throw it out of bounds and displaying a knack for making things happen in the clutch.

Ponder finished 21-for-35 for 198 yards and two touchdowns against the 49ers, the trendy top pick in everyone's silly power rankings, and their vaunted defense. He did not turn the ball over on a day when Alex Smith finally, inevitably, did, and he also had a huge score in the second quarter with his legs. Coach Leslie Frazier showed great confidence in the quarterback, as Ponder threw a touchdown pass on fourth down to complete a fairly epic opening drive, and later he made a spectacular lob pass to tight end Kyle Rudolph again in the end zone to give the Vikings a 23-13 lead they would not surrender.

"From a decision-making standpoint, it may have been his best game," Frazier told reporters in his postgame press conference. "He did a lot of good things on the move, and even in the pocket."

Several times during the game, Frazier said he was remarking in his headset about Ponder's growth. Where in the past he may have held the ball too long, now Ponder knew when to toss it away. "He's growing up, he's getting it," Frazier said.

"I just feel so much more comfortable in what I'm doing," said Ponder, the 12th overall pick in 2011, in his postgame comments. "And then it helps when the guys around you are playing so well."

Ponder was a like a jitterbug on Sunday, in the best way possible. His athleticism gave the 49ers fits. "That's a big part of my game," Ponder said afterward. On the first touchdown, Ponder rolled left, faded back a good 12 yards, then placed the ball right in Rudolph's mitts in the back of the end zone. On Minnesota's second scoring drive, he scampered 23 yards, right up the middle of the field, before launching himself over the goal line, fully extended, for the score. He joked afterward he was thinking "Run, Forest, run!" while sprinting through the heart of the Niners' ferocious defense. Keep in mind, the 49ers don't yield scoring runs very often.

"I know it creates issues anytime a quarterback is nimble and able to create those plays on the run that he did," said Frazier, a former defensive coordinator. On Sunday it seemed to tire out and frustrate the 49ers' front as the game went on.

On the season, Ponder is completing 70 percent of his passes, with four TDs and no interceptions, for 713 yards and a 105 rating. He has completed at least 60 percent of his passes in all three games. As a rookie, he had a 70 rating and completed just 54 percent of his passes.

Protecting the football remains paramount, and he is also becoming more adept at slinging the ball to Percy Harvin and Adrian Peterson out of the backfield, to alleviate pressure and allow for yards after the catch.

"I'm not going to force things downfield when I can throw it short to one of those guys and then they can make a big play downfield," Ponder said.

Not to get ahead of ourselves here, but if the Vikings can get this kind of quarterback play on a regular basis, maybe, just maybe, we need to begin taking them more seriously. The running game, led by the quick-healing Adrian Peterson, is getting fearsome again, and Minnesota's rebuilt offensive line somehow was able to manhandle the 49ers' punishing front seven, leading Ponder to assert the unit "dominated the best front seven in the NFL." Jared Allen can still get after the passer, and the Vikings believe they can still be an elite run stopping team.

Frazier bristled at the notion all week that his team might not be able to match, or even withstand, San Francisco's brutally physical approach, and stressed that point with his players and coaches. "That really burned me up," he said. But the Vikings managed to exceed their rivals in that very area.

Put all that together, along with the Packers, Lions and Bears all seeming a bit less menacing than just a year ago, and perhaps the NFC North will be a little more wide open this season.

"It's a big win," Frazier acknowledged. "It validates the confidence we have as a staff in our players. ... It should be something we build on."

I know it's early and all, but anyone else think the Atlanta Falcons might run away with the NFC South? Wasn't that long ago that some -- OK, me -- thought it might be among the best in football. Um, yeah, not so much.

The Falcons, now 3-0 after a third straight thrashing of an AFC West team, look like a juggernaut. Everyone else is the pits.

The Bucs are certainly taking a turn for the better, and new coach Greg Schiano has improved some aspects of their play; they play hard all the way now and they're tougher.

But they still have some major issues to overcome, quarterback Josh Freeman continues to look like he might be regressing and I don't think you can project them in the playoffs.

The Panthers were the team I believed would make power moves this season and enter that wild-card equation. Carolina's players and coaches believed that as well.

But now they are 1-2, Cam Newton has become Mr. Mope, the offense has been absolutely putrid in two of the first three weeks, they still have defensive issues, and from what I hear, owner Jerry Richardson was fuming about Thursday night's lethargic prime-time home loss to the Giants, and Newton's antics in particular.

Don't even get me started on the Saints. They are a total disaster right now on both sides of the ball, and the impact of losing coach Sean Payton seems greater by the week.

Drew Brees is playing out-of-control football in key moments, forcing plays, and there is no one there to keep him in check with Payton absent. The defense has been nothing short of brutal against both the run and the pass.

When you look at how badly teams like Carolina struggled against, say, Tampa and how New Orleans struggled against Carolina, then you look at how Atlanta's offense matches up with some of the teams in this division, you have to like the Falcons' chances.

It's fair to say Robert Griffin III and that Redskins offense aren't fooling anyone much anymore in the passing game. And that defense, following the loss of anchors Brian Orakpo and Adam Carriker for the season, is in big trouble.

Teams are selling out to crash their ends, pound Griffin -- whose slight frame makes it hard for me to believe he gets through this season if he keeps taking so much abuse -- and take away the read option. The Redskins don't have much of a vertical game, and the Bengals, about as inept defensively as anyone in the NFL through two weeks and missing the few guys in their secondary who can play, had Washington at six -- yes six -- passing yards in the first half.

Griffin was a dervish running with the ball, and once the Bengals got up big the 'Skins managed a passing game in the second half, but their opponents are going to get more difficult and, with an already poor offensive line losing oft-injured left tackle Trent Williams on Sunday, you have to worry about the kind of abuse Griffin will take when he faces like the likes of the Giants, Eagles and Cowboys.

On the other side of the ball, the Redskins were banking on a stellar pass rush to offset a miserable secondary. But without Orakpo and Carriker they aren't the same, and the issues on the back end are being magnified. Already Lance Moore, Danny Amendola and now A.J. Green have exploded against this secondary.

This wasn't a team built to be able to survive many injuries, and I suspect we'll see a lot of Alfred Morris and the stout run game to protect Griffin and try to keep the defense off the field.

•  I don't care what John Skelton's ankle looks like this week, ain't no way Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt can change quarterbacks now. You have to ride Kevin Kolb, who surpassed Tony Sparano in the revenge performance of the week for his dismantling of the previously undefeated Eagles.

•  Blaine Gabbert has been at his best in late-game, two-minute-drill situations. The Jaguars QB pulled off another miracle ending Sunday, with receiver Cecil Shorts again on the other end of the big play.

•  The Bills were dealt a huge blow with the loss of C.J. Spiller for at least a few weeks, but the good news is that Fred Jackson remains well ahead of schedule to return from a knee injury and is aiming to play this week.

•  The wildcat, with Tim Tebow, isn't fooling anyone. Mark Sanchez has a tough enough time playing, but he's repeatedly re-entering games in poor down-and-distance situations after Tebow gets stuffed on the previous play. Someone tweet me the first time Tebow lines up in the slot and accomplishes anything.

•  Jason Witten is not right. The Cowboys tight end is dropping a lot of balls and he's not a consistent factor in games. You have to wonder if that spleen is bothering him, or something else isn't right.

•  The Rams better hope they get tackle Rodger Saffold back soon, because the state of that offensive line threatens to undermine the strides being made by Sam Bradford.

•  No one had a more heartbreaking loss Sunday than the Lions, on multiple levels. If there is any positive to be taken from it, however, they may have found the makings of a run game with Mikel Leshoure in the mix.

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Ponder gives Vikes 3 TDs, Niners suffer first loss

CBSSports.com wire reports
Sep. 23, 2012

MINNEAPOLIS -- Christian Ponder didn't flinch against that feisty, swarming San Francisco 49ers defense.

Minnesota's flourishing young quarterback engineered a stunning victory after two of his more-decorated division peers fell well short. Ponder threw two touchdown passes to tight end Kyle Rudolph and ran for another score to help the Vikings hand the 49ers their first defeat, 24-13 on Sunday.

"It's big, more for people outside this organization than us. We're already confident in what we can do," said Ponder, who went 21 for 35 for 198 yards and, most importantly, no turnovers or sacks.

After a dominant start to their NFC North tour by decisively beating playoff teams Green Bay and Detroit, the 49ers (2-1) were beaten in every way by the team least likely to do so.

Aaron Rodgers of the Packers and Matthew Stafford of the Lions each had a pass picked off in their game, and they were harassed often by a defense that's been one of the NFL's best for the last several seasons. Ponder, in his second year and in the long shadow of Rodgers, Stafford and Chicago's Jay Cutler in this pass-driven division, deftly avoided the rush and made a bunch of clutch throws on the run.

"It's huge for the rest of our season. It's a springboard," Rudolph said.

The Vikings (2-1) began the game boldly with a fourth-and-goal touchdown pass by Ponder to his favorite target, Rudolph. They finished strong by forcing three turnovers and two punts in a wild, drawn-out fourth quarter due in part to more replacement referee blunders. Twice in a six-play span, the 49ers were allowed to withdraw a called timeout to challenge a play instead. The first one was reversed, a fumble by Toby Gerhart given to the 49ers after video review.

But the Vikings played so well that didn't matter. Neither did Gerhart's second fumble a few minutes later.

"You can't think that the game's just going to be given to you, especially when you guys are hyping us up and saying we're that good," 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman said. "Everyone is trying to knock us off. You just have to be prepared for it every single game."

Playing against his former team in the regular season for the first time, Randy Moss had a quiet afternoon with three catches for 27 yards. Frank Gore managed only 63 yards on 12 carries, and Alex Smith's franchise-record interception-free streak ended at 249 passes when Vikings rookie Josh Robinson picked him off with 2:18 left.

Donte Whitner dropped a sure interception and a potential touchdown midway through the fourth quarter after Vikings receiver Michael Jenkins slipped on third down. David Akers had a 43-yard field goal blocked by Letroy Guion late in the first half. And Smith lost a fumble on a late sack by Jared Allen.

"I know the Vikings have always played teams tough, especially when they're an underdog. That's Minnesota football," Moss said.

"We'll keep going back at it."

Smith finished 24 for 35 for 204 yards. He found tight end Vernon Davis on consecutive passes, the second one a 1-yard play-action fake, in the third quarter to pull within 17-13. The Vikings blew 17-0 and 20-0 halftime leads last September in losing consecutive home games to Tampa Bay and Detroit, and this was starting to set up the same way.

But with one third-and-goal pass by Ponder -- Adrian Peterson was wide open next to Rudolph, who reached around Whitner for it -- the lead was back to 11. The Vikings were on their way to burying that painful start to last year's 3-13 record. That drive was fueled by three 49ers penalties, including two unnecessary roughness calls, one by Dashon Goldson against Rudolph.

"Knock on wood, but he's playing some of the cleanest football I've ever seen somebody play at any age in the NFL," said Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway, who had two sacks. He added: "He just has that poise about him."

Peterson finished with 86 yards on 25 grueling carries, helping give Ponder some room to throw. The Vikings went 82 yards in 16 plays to start the game, but Peterson was stonewalled for 1 yard on second-and-goal at the 2 and no gain on third down. With inches to go, Ponder rolled left under pressure by Goldson and threw a floater off his back foot that Rudolph ran down in the corner of the end zone for a 7-0 lead. Rudolph had four catches on that drive.

Then Ponder used his feet, taking off three times for 34 yards on a second-quarter possession, including the 23-yard sprint that made it 14-3. Accelerating off a cut inside the 10, perhaps reminding 49ers fans inside the dome of their old favorite Steve Young, Ponder dived across the goal line for the final yard.

"There was a big running lane, and I figured that if my ... legs were fast enough, maybe I'd get there," Ponder said. "And I got there, so it was good."

Notes

Moss moved past Tim Brown into fourth place on the NFL's all-time receiving list with 14,946 yards. Vikings FS Mistral Raymond's right ankle rolled awkwardly while trying to tackle Gore at the end of the first quarter. He left on a cart and was on crutches afterward. "From the naked eye, it looks like a very serious injury," Frazier said, "but I don't know all the details." 49ers LB Patrick Willis walked gingerly off the field with an injury to his lower right leg and DT Isaac Sopoaga hurt his lower left leg in the fourth quarter. Harbaugh said both players would be X-rayed and re-evaluated. The 49ers play the Bears at home on Nov. 19. Gore passed Roger Craig for the most career rushing attempts in 49ers history. Percy Harvin led the Vikings with nine catches for 89 yards.

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Vikes win, but lose Peterson, Ponder

Vikes win, but lose Peterson, Ponder CBSSports.com wire reports
Dec. 24, 2011

LANDOVER, Md. -- Out for the game - and possibly much longer - with a knee injury that looked and felt serious, Adrian Peterson was on his way back from the X-ray room in the depths of the stadium when he looked at a television monitor.

"I see Toby break up the sideline," Peterson said. "So, `Go, Toby, go."'

What else could happen to the Minnesota Vikings in one of the worst seasons in franchise history? How about losing Peterson to a direct hit on the left knee and Christian Ponder to a possible concussion on back-to-back plays to start the second half? It just didn't seem fair.

But here's a twist: They won the game. Toby Gerhart and Joe Webb answered the call, leading Saturday's 33-26 victory over the Washington Redskins, breaking a six-game losing streak that helped make up for the fact that their best player was standing on crutches in the locker room.

"I can enjoy my Christmas now," coach Leslie Frazier said.

Gerhart scampered for a 67-yard run -- the play Peterson saw on TV -- to start Minnesota's next series after the Peterson-Ponder injuries and finished with 109 yards on 11 carries. Webb again made a case to be a starting quarterback by throwing for two touchdowns and running for another as the Vikings (3-12) kept alive their hopes to not finish with the worst record in team history. A win next week against Chicago would put them ahead of the dubious 1984 Minnesota team that went 3-13.

Asked if it's time to give the option-running Webb a look at the No. 1 job, Frazier didn't hesitate.

"Some of the things he does, and what it does to the rest of our team, you can't ignore," Frazier said. "So it's something we're going to have a real hard look at as we go forward. He definitely lifts our team."

He might get the start next week, at least, because of Ponder's injury, but Webb surely was an inspiring presence Saturday, completing 4 of 5 passes for 84 yards and rushing five times for 34 yards. His 9-yard touchdown run came on the option, and he put a perfect 17-yard scoring pass into the arms of rookie tight end Kyle Rudolph, a touchdown appropriate for Christmas Eve, to give the Vikings a 23-20 lead late in the third quarter.

"When they bring in a weapon like that," Redskins linebacker Perry Riley said of Webb, "not a secret weapon - we'd seen him on tape and we had a feeling - but it's hard to prepare fully on a short week for two quarterbacks. ... It's hard to change it mid-stream like that."

Webb's 8-yard pass to Percy Harvin broke a 23-all tie early in the fourth quarter, and rookie Mistral Raymond's first career interception set up Ryan Longwell's 23-yard field goal to give the Vikings a 10-point lead with 4:05 to play. Minnesota had gone nine games without a pick before Raymond's big play.

The Redskins pulled within a touchdown on Graham Gano's 47-yard field goal with 1:25 remaining. They got the ball back after a punt, but Rex Grossman's final long fling to the end zone fell incomplete to give Washington (5-10) a sixth straight home loss, its longest such skid since 1994.

Peterson said he knew "it was something bad" the moment he was hit by safety DeJon Gomes at the end of a 3-yard gain on the first offensive play of the second half. The X-rays were negative, but Peterson was scheduled for an MRI late Saturday after the team returned to Minnesota.

"It's such a special person that you want to be right before you prognosticate on what might be," Frazier said.

A torn ACL, the worst case scenario, would likely sideline Peterson for some nine months and make it difficult for him to return for the start of next season.

"Anytime you take a blow to the knee like that, you're concerned about the ACL, MCL," Peterson said. "I'm trying to stay as positive as I can."

On the play after Peterson was hurt, Ponder suffered a head injury when sacked by Adam Carriker and London Fletcher. Ponder remained in the game for one more play - a third-down incomplete pass - before heading to the locker room.

Frazier said Ponder had "concussion-like symptoms." The coach said he's uncertain whether the quarterback will play in next week's season finale against the Bears.

"We'll have to weigh it when we get back," Frazier said, "and I'll follow the doctor's lead."

With the way Webb is playing, Ponder might get the week off anyway.

Notes

Grossman had two more giveaways -- a lost fumble and interception -- to put his total at 24 for the season. He was already tied for the most turnovers in the NFL entering the game. Washington's Evan Royster, getting the start with fellow rookie Roy Helu out with an injury, ran for 132 yards on 19 carries. Minnesota's Jared Allen had one sack to raise his total to 18 1/2. The Vikings were also short-handed along the offensive line, with guard Steve Hutchinson inactive with a concussion and guard Anthony Herrera sidelined for part of the game with a lower back injury. Copyright 2011 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and The Associated Press is strictly prohibited.   Adrian Peterson is helped off the field after sustaining a game-ending injury in the third quarter vs. the Redskins. (Getty Images)
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Vikings' Peterson, Ponder questionable; Harvin probable

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings are bracing for the possibility that they will be missing both quarterback Christian Ponder and running back Adrian Peterson against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Both are listed as questionable for the game, with Ponder bothered by a hip pointer and Peterson still recuperating from a high ankle sprain. Ponder missed the first two practices of the week before returning to work on Friday and Peterson practiced on a limited basis with that injured left ankle.

Coach Leslie Frazier said both would be evaluated on Saturday to see if they make improvement.

"I think I'll be pushing for it no matter what," Peterson said. "But I feel like coach Frazier has my best interests at hand, so we'll see how things go. Hopefully I wake up feeling great and I'll be able to kind of distinguish tomorrow when I run on it and things like that, see how I feel if I'll be able to play."

The Vikings' leading rusher with 872 yards and 12 total touchdowns has missed two straight games.

Ponder suffered a hip pointer last weekend against Denver that noticeably limited his mobility in the game.

"It's OK, definitely better," Ponder said. "It was really sore on Monday and Tuesday. I felt like I was moving around not too badly out there today. It's really gotten better the past 36 hours. So, we'll see how it feels tomorrow and Sunday."

Backup Joe Webb would start if Ponder isn't ready.

Receiver Percy Harvin was limited again Friday after tearing a ligament in his finger during Wednesday's practice. Harvin is probable for Sunday.

Peterson signed the richest contract for a running back in league history in the offseason, and at 2-10 the Vikings have little to play for. So it would make sense that the team would be extra cautious with their prized player, but Frazier said if Peterson is healthy enough to play, he'll be in the lineup.

"He would have liked to have played the last two weeks if it were just purely his decision," Frazier said. "But it would not have been a good thing to put him out there the last couple of weeks."

The Vikings have more of an interest in getting Ponder back onto the field right away. The rookie, who took over the starting job in Week 7, needs all the seasoning and experience he can get to make him better prepared for next year.

"I'm confident that I'll be able to go," he said. "I think it's a matter of my effectiveness. I don't know how effective I'll be. I would like to think that I'd be playing at 100 percent, but I don't know if that's 100 percent true. We'll see."

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Peterson has limited practice for Vikings; QB Ponder still out

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson returned to practice Thursday on a limited basis, a big step toward healing from a sprained left ankle.

Quarterback Christian Ponder, however, didn't practice as he nurses a right hip pointer that is jeopardizes his chance to play Sunday at Detroit.

Peterson has missed the last two games with his injury, but he made significant strides in cutting and planting on his foot without pain.

"It was really encouraging to see some of the things he was able to do," Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said. "He's headed in the right direction, far more improved than he was a week ago."

Peterson was unavailable for comment Thursday, preferring to push his weekly media address to Friday. But the team has sensed his eagerness to be back on the field, despite the 2-10 record.

"He's the ultimate competitor. He definitely wants to be in there. But when the time's right he'll be back," right tackle Phil Loadholt said.

The Vikings gained a season-high 489 yards in last week's loss to Denver without their best player, giving them some confidence that the offense can finish the season strong. Wide receiver Percy Harvin, however, downplayed the Peterson effect and put the onus on the entire team for these final four games.

"I don't think having him or not having him has anything to do with what we've got going on right now," Harvin said. "We've just got to execute better, be able to finish games, play all four quarters. We can't have one game when we play good on offense and not so good on defense or play good on defense and not so good on offense. We've just got to find a balance so we can do both."

Tight end Kyle Rudolph played sparingly against Denver, but he caught a touchdown pass, making another highlight-reel reception by plucking the ball out of the air over a defender's helmet and hanging on long enough to establish possession before another opponent swatted it out. Harvin beamed when asked about another young skill-position player the offense ought to be able to rely on as a foundation, even if there are upgrades that must be made on the line and the other wide receiver spots for the Vikings to improve.

"I love him. He's a freak athlete. He's probably got one of the best hands as far as catching the ball that I've ever seen," Harvin said. "He makes tremendous catches. He's big, strong, all the things you want in a skillful tight end. We've just got to find a way to get him on the field a little bit more, get him into the mix."

That's offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave's job. The Vikings blamed Rudolph's lack of use on the quadriceps injury that limited his practice work last week, but Musgrave said Thursday they "want to try and throw it to him as often as humanly possible."

Rudolph said he feels "great" about the improvements the offense has made.

"We have a ton of talent, and this month is very important for us to go out there and generate some momentum going into this offseason."

The question is whether he'll have his good friend Ponder to throw to him this weekend. Frazier said the Vikings will try to "put him through some paces" in practice Friday to determine if he'll be an option for Sunday's game. The coach said he'd lean against playing Ponder if he couldn't practice all week.

"He didn't look too good walking yesterday, so we'll just have to see if he continues to heal up as the week progresses," Musgrave said.

Notes

RG Anthony Herrera was the Vikings' winner of the league-wide Ed Block Courage Award for returning from offseason elbow and knee surgery. An undrafted free agent in 2004, Herrera has started 66 of 76 career games. ... Harvin tore a ligament in his finger while trying to brace himself during a fall in Wednesday's practice, but Frazier said he's fine. ... DE Brian Robison passed his required post-concussion tests and returned to practice Thursday.

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Lambeau officials ponder new gun law in Wisconsin

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Lambeau Field officials are trying to determine how the state's new concealed carry legislation will affect them.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign the gun bill into law after July 4. (Getty Images) The Wisconsin legislation allows the carrying of concealed weapons but not in buildings owned or leased by the state.

Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign the bill after July 4th and the law is expected to go into effect in October or November.

Pat Webb is the executive director of the Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District. Webb tells WLUK-TV he doesn't know if the law officially considers Lambeau a government building.

However, according to LambeauField.com, the official website of the stadium, while the Packers operate and maintain Lambeau, the facility is owned by the City of Green Bay and Brown County.

Lambeau, originally called City Stadium, was initially financed equally by the Packers and the city by referendum in April 1956 and was dedicated in a Sept. 27, 1957 ceremony that included Vice President Richard Nixon and then-NFL commissioner Bert Bell.

The stadium was renamed in 1965, following the death of E.L. "Curly" Lambeau, the Packers' founder and first coach.

Green Bay Police Captain Paul Ebel says they are dissecting the legislation and planning to consult with the city's attorneys and the Packers organization.

The NFL says guns are not allowed in any NFL stadium.

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