by By Rick Alonzo ralonzo@pioneerpress.com , St. Paul Pioneer Press

After reviewing the film, Vikings coach Brad Childress said Monday he thought Jackson "did a decent job with the blitz."

Childress pointed out that Jackson was blitzed when he connected with receiver Darius Reynaud on a 64-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

"He knew what he was doing and where he wanted to go with it," Childress said.

Jackson completed 12 of 15 passes for 202 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The Vikings are the only NFL team that hasn't given up a sack so far this preseason. But the Chiefs put plenty of pressure on Brett Favre and Jackson.

Both of Jackson's touchdown passes came under pressure, including a 13-yard toss to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe in the second quarter.

Childress said playing with more starters was part of the reason Jackson performed better than he did in the exhibition opener at Indianapolis.

"So that's probably the base thing I saw, he was playing with some better people in there," Childress said. "Obviously, I'm not going to take away anything from what he did. I thought he was very deliberate in what he was doing and was very confident in what he was doing."

Reynaud on fire: Reynaud made the most of his two catches against the Chiefs. Along with his long touchdown, he also caught a 24-yard pass from John David Booty in the fourth quarter.

"He can be an explosive guy with the ball in his hands," Childress said.

Reynaud is fighting for the fifth-receiver spot on the 53-man roster, and his performance makes the final choice more difficult.

"Most all of them are making it difficult, which is a great thing," Childress said. "It may not be a great thing obviously in the long run for the people that don't make it to 53, but I'd rather have that than say, geez, these are easy waives, they don't belong."

Ratings bonanza: Favre's first game as a Viking was a boon for KSTP, which announced Monday the game drew a 25.8 rating and a 48 share. That's a significant increase from the exhibition opener against Indianapolis, which had a 9.9 rating and a 22 share.

Briefly: The Vikings were penalized 14 times for 104 yards against the Chiefs. At Indianapolis they were flagged nine times. The Vikings rank third in the preseason for most penalties behind Tennessee (28) and Dallas (24).

Childress was impressed with the way center John Sullivan handled the blitzes against the Chiefs. "He did a great job. He's handled himself along the line of scrimmage in the run game and the pass game. He's a quick study."

The Vikings did not practice Monday, Childress said, to give the players time to allow their bodies to heal and rejuvenate.

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