The rookie quarterback was carted to the locker room with a sprained left ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 41-28 victory against the Atlanta Falcons.
Bridgewater, who appeared to suffer the injury on a fourth-quarter scramble attempt, was diagnosed with a sprain after X-rays on the ankle were negative. He returned to the Vikings' sideline shortly later and was not wearing a cast.
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said Bridgewater will undergo an MRI but also claimed that he assumes the rookie will play in Thursday night's game against Green Bay.
Third-string quarterback Christian Ponder -- who was only active for the first time this year after Matt Cassel broke his foot last week against New Orleans -- finished Sunday's game in place of Bridgewater.
Before the injury, Bridgewater completed 19 of 30 passes for 317 yards, also running for a touchdown as the Vikings piled up more than 500 yards of offense and took a 38-28 lead.
Ponder, who lost the starting job this season after being taken 12th overall in the 2011 draft, could become the third Vikings quarterback to start a game in the first five weeks of the season if Bridgewater isn't able to play Thursday night.
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