Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater missed practice for the second day in a row because of a sprained left ankle and his status remains up in the air for Thursday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers.

The rookie said Tuesday that he is feeling better about his chances of playing this week. He suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 41-28 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

“We have a long time until Thursday, so I just want to continue to rehab, do a little excising today and see where I am these next couple of days,” Bridgewater said before Tuesday’s practice.

Bridgewater passed for 317 yards and ran for a touchdown against the Falcons in his fist career start.

Coach Mike Zimmer said the plan was to have Bridgewater start running on the ankle to prepare for the game. Zimmer remains confident that the 2014 first-round draft pick will be ready for the game.

If Bridgewater can’t go, his replacement likely would be former Vikings starter Christian Ponder.