EDEN PRAIRIE — As the Minnesota Vikings have been reminded this season, ruling Brett Favre out is never easy.

He managed to make it in Monday night’s game after the final injury report declared him out, let alone all the other weeks just this year when his status was unclear until the final hours.

That’s why Vikings interim coach Leslie Frazier is still holding a spot in the starting lineup for the 41-year-old, soon-to-be-retired quarterback in case he recovers quickly from the concussion that knocked him out of the game against the Bears.

“It will just be a day-to-day situation,” Frazier said. “If he gets cleared by our doctors then things will change, but until he’s cleared there isn’t much that can be done other than whatever the doctors recommend.”

Teammate Ryan Longwell joked that Favre called him “Brian” when they spoke on Wednesday.

“Certainly when you get your head bounced off a hard surface like that it’s no fun, but he’s doing all right,” Longwell said. “We chuckled about a few things.”

None of the Vikings would bet against seeing Favre on the field again this season.

“When it comes to him,” tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said, “you