▁nine ▁touch down s ▁all ▁season ▁( in ▁ 1 4 ▁games ) ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁career ▁worst ▁ 7 1 . 9 ▁passer ▁rating ▁throughout ▁the ▁season . ▁Jackson ▁received ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation ▁as ▁he ▁tro tt ed ▁out ▁onto ▁the ▁field . ▁A ▁land mark ▁in ▁Jackson ' s ▁career ▁happened ▁that ▁game ▁when ▁Jackson ▁completed ▁his ▁first ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁M ew elde ▁Moore . ▁Jackson ▁threw ▁ 1 7 7 ▁yards , ▁one ▁touch down , ▁and ▁ran ▁three ▁times ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁yards ▁while ▁the ▁J ets ▁protected ▁their ▁large ▁lead . ▁He ▁also ▁threw ▁an ▁inter ception ▁in ▁the ▁red ▁zone . ▁ ▁Jackson ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁starting ▁quarter back ▁for ▁Minnesota ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season . ▁Jackson ' s ▁first ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁week ▁ 1 6 ▁night ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁at ▁Lam be au ▁Field . ▁Game ▁conditions ▁were ▁very ▁poor . ▁A ▁steady ▁rain ▁fell ▁throughout ▁the ▁evening ▁and ▁the ▁kick off ▁temperature ▁was ▁only ▁ 3 6 ▁degrees ▁F ahren heit . ▁The ▁Vik ings ▁lost ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 9 – 7 ▁with ▁the ▁only ▁Vik ings ▁score ▁coming ▁from ▁an ▁inter ception ▁for ▁a ▁touch down ▁by ▁def ensive ▁back ▁Fred ▁Sm oot . ▁The ▁off ense ▁set ▁a ▁franch ise ▁low ▁record ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁first ▁down s ▁the ▁whole ▁game , ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁zone ▁to ▁even ▁attempt ▁a ▁field ▁goal