Randy Moss' Bio

Set an NFL record as the only WR to record 1,000-yard seasons in his first four seasons ... Set an NFL record for fewest games to reach 5,000 career receiving yards. Moss accomplished the feat in 59 games while Jerry Rice did it in 61 games ... Has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week four times in his career ... Has not missed a game in his four-year career and has started 59 of his 64 career games ... Earned Pro Bowl appearances in his first three seasons ... Since entering the NFL in 1998, Moss has 54 TDs in 64 games (53 receiving, 1 punt return) and has thrown a TD pass ... Only St. Louis Rams' RB Marshall Faulk has more TDs since 1998 than Moss ... In 32 career games against the NFC Central Division, Moss had 164 catches for 3,041 yards (18.7 avg.) and 27 TDs ... Minnesota is 26-11 in games when Moss has a TD ... Has caught a TD in five of his six career playoff games ... Ranks second in team history with 53 receiving TDs, trailing Cris Carter (109) ... Ranks third in team history for 100-yard receiving games with 23, trailing Cris Carter (40) ... Has caught three TD passes in four games in his career, the last coming vs. NY Giants (11/19/01) on Monday Night Football ... In eight career Monday Night Football games, Moss has 41 catches for 872 yards (21.3 avg.) and 10 TDs ... Holds a Vikings' record with 20 plays of 50+ yards in his career, 19 receptions and a punt return ... In his 64 career regular-season games, Moss has 19 catches of 50+ yards and 14 TDs of 50+ yards ... Has 34 catches of 40+ yards and 21 TDs of 40+ yards ... Named 2000 Pro Bowl Most Outstanding Player after setting records for catches (9) and receiving yards (212) in the game along with scoring the final touchdown of the day in a 51-31 win by the NFC ... Broke his own Vikings' record for single-season receiving yards with 1,437 in 2000, snapping his mark of 1,413 set in 1999 ... Combined with Cris Carter for a team-record 2,711 receiving yards, breaking the mark of 2,654 yards the duo set in the 1999 season ... Led the NFC in receiving yards in 1999 with 1,413, the first Viking receiver to lead the NFC since Ahmad Rashad in 1979 ... Holds team record for most receiving yards in back-to-back seasons with 2,726 ... Set new team record for most receiving yards in two straight games with 331 (204 at Chicago, 11/14/99 and 127 vs. San Diego, 11/28/99) ... Became the first Viking receiver to throw a touchdown pass when he hit Cris Carter on a reverse pass at NY Giants (12/26/99) ... Only rookie in 1998 to earn a berth in the Pro Bowl where he was a starter.

2001: Went over the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth straight season, becoming the first NFL WR to post 1,000-yard seasons in his first four campaigns ... Set career-high with 82 receptions ... Named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for performance vs. NY Giants (11/19) ... Ranked fourth in the NFL in TD catches with 10 ... His 60 points ranked fifth in the NFC among non-kickers ... Ranked sixth in the NFC in receiving yards with 1,233 and ranked seventh in the NFC with 82 catches ... Went over the 100-yard plateau in four games on the season, including a three-game stretch at Pittsburgh (12/2), vs. Tennessee (12/9) and at Detroit (12/16) ... Went over the 100-yard mark in four of the Vikings' final eight games of the year and had seven of his 10 TD catches in the final eight games ... Completed a 29-yard pass to Cris Carter in the regular-season finale at Baltimore (1/7/02), the second completion of his career to Carter ... Had a season-high 10 catches for a season-high 171 yards and tied his career-high with three TDs vs. NY Giants (11/19) on Monday Night Football ... Set a team record with three straight games with a reception of 60+ yards, at Pittsburgh (12/2), vs. Tennessee (12/9) and at Detroit (12/16) ... Had eight catches for 144 yards and a TD at Pittsburgh (12/2) ... Caught seven passes for 158 yards and a TD vs. Tennessee (12/9) ... Notched seven catches for 144 yards and a pair of TDs at Detroit (12/16) ... Threw his and completed his second career pass to Cris Carter in regular season finale at Baltimore (1/7/02) ... Carried three times on the season, including a career-long 18-yarder vs. NY Giants (11/19) on Monday Night Football.

2000: Earned third straight trip to the Pro Bowl ... Named to the Associated Press All-Pro team ... Named to USA Today All-Pro team ... Named to College & Pro Football Newsweekly All-Pro first-team ... Broke his own Viking record for single-season receiving yards with 1,437 on 77 catches with 15 TDs ... His 77 catches were the second-highest total of his career and his 15 TDs were the second-highest total of his career ... Led the NFL with 15 TD catches, the second time in his three seasons that he led the league ... Ranked second in the NFC in receiving yards with 1,437 and for scoring among non-kickers with 92 points ... Ranked sixth in the NFC with 77 catches ... Broke his own team record by going over 100 yards receiving in eight games on the season, breaking his old mark of seven set in 1999 ... Tied the team record for fewest games needed to reach 1,000 receiving yards in a season with 11, matching the record held by Jake Reed ... Had the third game of his career with three receiving TDs at Detroit (10/1) ... Had a season-high seven catches in four games on the season, at Detroit (10/1), at Tampa Bay (10/29), vs. Arizona (11/12) and at Dallas (11/23) ... Tied a team record held by Jake Reed with four straight 100-yard games when he posted seven catches for 144 yards and two TDs in Thanksgiving Day game at Dallas (11/23) ... In his two career Thanksgiving Day games, Moss has 10 catches for 307 yards and five TDs ... Had a pair of catches for 121 yards and two TDs in Divisional Playoff game vs. New Orleans (1/6/01) ... His lone catch of the day at Indianapolis (12/24) was a 42-yard TD ... Had third-best yardage day of the season with 136 yards on four catches and a career-long 78-yard TD from Daunte Culpepper vs. Green Bay (12/17) ... Had four catches for 63 yards and a 32-yard TD at St. Louis (12/10) ... Caught three passes for 26 yards vs. Detroit (11/30) ... Tied his season-high with seven receptions for 144 yards and a pair of TDs in Thanksgiving Day game at Dallas (11/23), his second-best yardage day of the season ... Had five catches for 106 yards and a 36-yard TD vs. Carolina (11/19) ... Caught seven passes for 104 yards and a TD vs. Arizona (11/12) ... Pulled in six passes for 130 yards at Green Bay (11/6) on Monday Night Football ... Pulled in seven passes for 65 yards and a TD at Tampa Bay (10/29) ... Had five catches for 110 yards and a TD vs. Buffalo (10/22) ... Caught four passes for 29 yards and a TD at Chicago (10/15) on Sunday Night Football ... Had five passes for 118 yards and a TD in Monday Night Football game vs. Tampa Bay (10/9) ... Had best game of the season at Detroit (10/1), hauling in seven passes for 168 yards and three TDs.

1999: Selected to the Pro Bowl for the second straight season where he went on to be named MVP of the game ... Named to the USA Today All-Pro team ... Chosen for the 1999 All-Madden Team ... Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for performance at Chicago (11/14), when he had 12 catches for 204 yards, including a 44-yarder. His 204 yards were the second-most in team history behind Sammy White's 210 vs. Detroit (11/1/76) ... Broke Cris Carter's team record for receiving yards in a season with 1,413 ... Set a new Viking record for 100-yard receiving games in a season with seven. He had 100-yard days vs. Detroit (1/2/00), vs. Green Bay (12/20), vs. San Diego (11/28), at Chicago (11/14), vs. San Francisco (10/24), vs. Chicago (10/10) and vs. Tampa Bay (10/3) ... His 188-yard receiving day at St. Louis (1/16/00) ranks as second in team postseason history, while his 127-yard performance vs. Dallas (1/9/00) in Wild Card playoff game is the fourth-best performance in team postseason history ... Joined Robert Smith vs. Dallas (1/9/00) in Wild Card playoff game as only the second Vikings tandem to have a 100-yard receiving and rushing day in team postseason history ... Caught a 58-yard scoring pass from Jeff George at St. Louis (1/16/00) in Divisional Playoff, the third-longest pass play in team playoff history ... Led or tied for team lead in receptions in six games on the season ... Led team in receiving yards in seven games on the season ... Returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown at Kansas City (12/12), the seventh punt returned for a touchdown in team history and the first since David Palmer's vs. the NY Giants (9/29/96) ... Had longest catch of his career, a 67-yarder from Jeff George, vs. Detroit (1/2/00) in regular-season finale ... Caught three passes for 44 yards at the NY Giants (12/26) and threw a touchdown pass to Cris Carter ... Caught five passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns, including a 57-yard score, vs. Green Bay (12/20) on Monday Night Football ... Caught five passes for 76 yards and one touchdown at Kansas City (12/12) along with returning a punt 64 yards for a touchdown ... Had a pair of catches for 32 yards at Tampa Bay (12/6) on Monday Night Football ... Pulled in seven passes for 127 yards and one touchdown vs. San Diego (11/28) ... Snared a career-high 12 passes for a career-high 204 yards at Chicago (11/14) ... Had six catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns vs. Dallas (11/8) on Monday Night Football ... Had three catches for 39 yards at Denver (10/31) ... Caught a pass for 24 yards vs. San Francisco (10/24) ... Reeled in 10 passes for 125 yards and one touchdown at Detroit (10/17) ... Had eight catches for 122 yards vs. Chicago (10/10) ... Caught four passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns vs. Tampa Bay (10/3) ... Had a pair of catches for 13 yards and one touchdown at Green Bay (9/26) ... Caught four passes for 86 yards vs. Oakland (9/19) ... Opened season at Atlanta (9/12) with three catches for 24 yards.

1998: Named Offensive Rookie of the Year by Associated Press, College & Pro Football Weekly and Football Digest ... Named Rookie of the Year by Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, The Football News and Pro Football Weekly ... Named the Professional Football Writers of America's NFC Rookie of the Year ... Named All-Rookie by Pro Football Weekly, College & Pro Football Weekly, Football News and Football Digest ... Named All-Pro by Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, College & Pro Football Weekly, The Sporting News, Football Digest and USA Today ... Selected to Pro Football Weekly's All-NFC and All-NFL teams ... Named to the All-Madden Team ... Earned the NFL Alumni Best at Each Position award for wide receivers ... Honored as the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for November ... Named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for back-to-back performances vs. Green Bay (11/22) and at Dallas (11/26). Earned Player of the Week accolades vs. Green Bay (11/22) with eight catches for 153 yards and one touchdown against the Packers ... He followed that up four days later on Thanksgiving Day at Dallas (11/26) with three catches, all touchdowns, of 51, 56 and 56 yards each. Set a team record as the first Viking to catch three touchdowns in back-to-back games ... Set new NFL record for touchdown receptions by a rookie with 17, breaking the mark of 13 set by Green Bay's Bill Howton in 1952 and San Diego's John Jefferson in 1979 ... Tied Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch with 10 touchdowns of 40-plus yards ... His 17 and Cris Carter's 12 touchdown catches set a new NFL record for most touchdown catches by a tandem with 29, breaking the old mark of 27 held by 49er greats Jerry Rice (22) and Mike Wilson (5) or Dwight Clark (5) set in 1987 and Rice (17) and John Taylor (10) set in 1989. The duo's 29 touchdowns also snapped the Viking record of 26 held by Carter (17) and Jake Reed (9) since 1995 ... Led the NFL with 17 touchdown catches ... His 17 touchdown catches tied a Viking single-season record, matching the mark set by Cris Carter in 1995 ... Set a new team record for rookie receiving yards with 1,313, breaking the 906 that Sammy White had in 1976 ... Set a team record for touchdown catches by a rookie, breaking the mark of 10 held by Sammy White in 1976 ... Became the first Vikings' rookie to score two touchdowns in their first game in the NFL, and only the fourth player in team history to score in their debut, joining Chuck Foreman (1973), Sammy White (1976) and James Brim (1987) ... Tied Viking record for touchdown catches in a game by a rookie with three at Dallas (11/26/98) and vs. Chicago (12/6/98), matching Sammy White's three against Miami on 12/11/76 ... Tied Minnesota record for most three-touchdown games in a career with two, matching Sammy White's total from 1976-86 and Cris Carter's total from 1990-98 ... Set a team record for most games with a touchdown pass in a season with 11, breaking the old record of 10 held by Cris Carter in 1995 ... Tied Cris Carter's Viking record for most consecutive games with a touchdown catch with seven ... Set a Viking rookie record for most two-touchdown games with four, breaking Hassan Jones' total of two set in 1986 ... Broke a Viking rookie record for 100-yard receiving days in a season with four, breaking the record of three held by Paul Flatley (1963) and Sammy White (1976) ... Set a Viking record for most 40-plus yard plays with 14, breaking the old mark of nine set by Gene Washington in 1969 ... Broke team record for touchdowns of 40-plus yards with 10, breaking the record of five set by Gene Washington in 1969 ... Tied Gene Washington's record for most 50-plus yard plays and 50-plus yard touchdowns with five each ... Set Viking record for highest average per catch in a game at Dallas (11/26) with 54.3 yards per catch (3-for-163), breaking the old mark of 53.0 (3-for-159) set by Leo Lewis at Washington (11/2/86) ... Had first 100-yard day in the NFL at Green Bay (10/5) on Monday Night

1997: Unanimous first-team All-American and All-Mid American Conference selection ... Finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting ... Rated the premier receiver in college football by USA Today ... Recipient of the Fred Biletnikoff award, given to college's top receiver ... His 25 touchdowns broke the MAC season-record of 13 by Eugene Baker of Kent in 1996 and the previous NCAA Division 1-A mark of 23 by Manny Hazard of Houston (1989) ... Led the conference and ranked third in the NCAA with 2,178 all-purpose yards.

1996: Consensus first-team All-American ... All-Southern Conference team selection ... Named Division I-AA Offensive Player of the Year by the Grid Iron Report ... Selected the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year by the media ... Earned Conference Player of the week honors four times ... Had 28 total scoring receptions, tying a NCAA record first set by Jerry Rice of Mississippi Valley in 1984.

1995: Redshirted as a freshman at Florida State.