, ▁and ▁only ▁had ▁ 2 7 ▁passing ▁yards ▁gained ▁against ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁ 1 9 th ▁ranked ▁defense ▁( rank ed ▁ 2 6 th ▁against ▁the ▁pass ). ▁Jackson ▁had ▁a ▁passer ▁rating ▁of ▁ 3 6 . 5 , ▁had ▁a ▁ 5 0 % ▁completion ▁rate ▁( 1 0 – 2 0 ▁for ▁ 5 0 ▁yards ), ▁one ▁inter ception , ▁and ▁one ▁f umble . ▁Pack ers ▁quarter back ▁Bre tt ▁F av re ▁only ▁managed ▁a ▁slightly ▁better ▁ 5 2 % ▁completion ▁rate ▁( 2 6 – 5 0 ) ▁and ▁threw ▁two ▁inter ception s . ▁He ▁threw ▁for ▁ 2 8 5 ▁yards ▁with ▁no ▁touch down s . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁Jackson ▁did ▁not ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Vik ings ' ▁expect ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁despite ▁finishing ▁ 8 – 4 ▁as ▁a ▁st arter . ▁Jackson ▁had ▁nine ▁touch down s ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁inter ception s , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 5 9 ▁yards ▁per ▁game , ▁causing ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁second - wor st ▁passing ▁off ense ▁in ▁the ▁NFL . ▁His ▁ 7 0 . 8 ▁passer ▁rating ▁was ▁ 2 8 th ▁among ▁NFL ▁quarter back s . ▁Jackson ▁missed ▁three ▁games ▁because ▁of ▁inj uries , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁stra ined ▁gro in , ▁a ▁conc uss ion ▁and ▁a ▁f ract ured ▁index ▁finger . ▁The ▁Vik ings ▁failed ▁to ▁make