ts . ▁The ▁Vik ings ▁lost ▁both ▁games ▁by ▁close ▁marg ins , ▁and ▁Jackson ' s ▁ 6 4 . 8 ▁passer ▁rating ▁ranked ▁him ▁ 2 6 th ▁in ▁the ▁NFL . ▁Child ress ▁said ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁post - game ▁press ▁conference ▁that ▁Jackson ▁would ▁still ▁definitely ▁be ▁the ▁st arter ▁next ▁week , ▁but ▁on ▁Monday ▁after ▁a ▁coach es ' ▁meeting ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁and ▁ben ched ▁Jackson ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁backup ▁after ▁the ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Col ts , ▁Jackson ▁saw ▁his ▁next ▁significant ▁action ▁in ▁Week ▁ 1 4 ▁against ▁Detroit , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁entire ▁second ▁half ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁an ▁injured ▁G us ▁F rer otte . ▁With ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁trailing ▁ 6 – 3 ▁at ▁hal ft ime ▁to ▁the ▁win less ▁L ions , ▁Jackson ▁completed ▁eight ▁of ▁ten ▁passes ▁for ▁ 1 0 5 ▁yards ▁and ▁a ▁touch down , ▁an ▁ 1 1 - yard ▁strike ▁to ▁tight ▁end ▁Vis ant he ▁Sh ian co e ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁score ▁for ▁the ▁Vik ings . ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁with ▁F rer otte ▁still ▁injured , ▁Jackson ▁was ▁the ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁against ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Card inals ▁and ▁he ▁played ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁best ▁game ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁Jackson ▁completed ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁passes ▁for ▁ 1 6 3 ▁yards ▁and , ▁most ▁impress ively