Can The Rock Even Stop Daunte???
Perhaps this is the only man that can stop Daunte Culpepper. The Rock did play college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
Culpepper and Co. Celebrate a Win Over the Cowboys
Randy Moss might ask the NFL if the Minnesota Vikings can play in Texas Stadium every Thanksgiving. Moss made two sensational touchdown catches and another great grab on a 52-yard bomb that set up a TD run by Robert Smith, carrying Minnesota to a 27-15 victory over Dallas on Thursday. Two years ago, Moss highlighted his rookie season by catching touchdowns passes of 51, 56 and 56 yards - on his only three catches - as the Vikings beat Dallas 46-36 on Thanksgiving. What made this one special was the way Moss dominated. His deep ball came against triple coverage. His first touchdown catch, a 7-yarder, was while running against the back line of the end zone, arms fully stretched and the ball getting jammed with the tip up between his fingers. His second touchdown, a 36-yarder, came while getting untangled from a shorter cornerback, then quickly dropping his toes in bounds. "I see it every day in practice," said quarterback Daunte Culpepper, who was 15-of-22 for 205 yards. "Put it in his area and he'll come up with it." Moss finished with seven receptions for 144 yards. The two touchdowns give him an NFL-best 12. He has eight in four games against Dallas, his most against any opponent. "I don't think it's anything against the Cowboys. He's just a big-play player," Vikings coach Dennis Green said. While Moss has proven how wrong teams were to let him slide to the 21st pick in the 1998 draft, he might still want to rub it in on Dallas, which picked eighth and needed a receiver. The Cowboys were trying to rebuild their image and felt Moss was too much of an off-field risk, the same label that scared other teams. Moss said he does like showing up the Cowboys, especially in the Thanksgiving spotlight. "It's in front of Pat Summerall and John Madden on Turkey Day," Moss said. "I just try to go out there and make it happen - that, and show them they did mess up on draft day." Moss said a halftime change into dry uniforms sparked Minnesota (10-2) to break open a close game in the third quarter. "That made us feel good, feel loose," said Moss, who scored both his touchdowns in the third quarter. Then again, his 52-yarder came in the soggy second quarter with safety Greg Myers was on his back and another safety, Izell Reese, jumping in front of him. Cornerback Ryan McNeil was in the area, but not close enough. "That was probably the toughest catch of my career," Moss said. "I had to look back in the rain and turn my body. When the ball hit me in the chestplate, I was shocked." Daunte ended the game with 205 yards passing. Two passes were for touchdowns (both to Moss). Sure, his passing yards were somewhat low but Robert Smith had 148 yards rushing.
