Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said Wednesday he's "not looking to pull" starting quarterback Case Keenum, but the status at the position remains a weekly evaluation.
"We're just going to keep going one week at a time," Zimmer said. "That's the way it is. I'm not looking to pull him, but you know every week is a different week in this league."
Keenum carries the hot hand into his 10th start with the Vikings. He's been on a roll since the bye week, posting three of his top 10 career passer ratings in victories against the Redskins, Rams and Lions.
He said he's not looking over his shoulder with Teddy Bridgewater on the bench.
"Like I've said, I'm going to keep doing the same thing," Keenum said. "I'm going to keep coming in, taking things a week at a time, trusting the process. Because we're still hungry. We still want this bad."
Keenum has said he can control the situation with his play. In Atlanta, the Vikings face a young pass rush recently finding its footing. The Falcons' three-game winning streak includes eight hits apiece on Tampa Bay's Ryan Fitzpatrick and Seattle's Russell Wilson after they notched eight sacks on Dallas' Dak Prescott.
"I'm definitely going to have to work the pocket," Keenum said, "and trust my offensive line."
No 'Thunderbolt Griffen'?
Defensive end Everson Griffen says he hasn't been fined — at least not yet — for altering his undershirt to solicit baby names during the Vikings' Thanksgiving Day victory against the Lions at Ford Field. He thanked everybody for their submissions, including "Thunderbolt" and "Zygi" — an ode to the Vikings owner Zygi Wilf — but his family went with Sebastian Gregory Griffen.