Watch Steven Jackson’s first career playoff touchdown get Patriots on scoreboard in AFC title game

Patriots running back Steven Jackson scores a touchdown against the Broncos in the first quarter in the AFC Championship game. USA Today Sports

By Chris Greenberg

January 24, 2016

1 minute to read

New England Patriots running back Steven Jackson scored his first career postseason touchdown just when the Patriots needed it.

After Peyton Manning staked the Denver Broncos to a 7-0 lead in the AFC Championship Game, Jackson got the Patriots on the scoreboard later in the first quarter. The 32-year-old running back, who joined the Patriots in December, scored on a 1-yard run with 1:49 remaining in the first quarter.

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Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed the ensuing extra point, leaving the score at 7-6.

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Jackson played the first nine seasons of his career with the Rams before two seasons with the Falcons. The three-time Pro Bowl selection arrived in New England after injuries to running backs Dion Lewis and LeGarrette Blount.