Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings book cover — TABLE OF CONTENTS GREAT IN 98 4 VIKINGS SET SAIL 8 GRANT AND GLORY 12 LATE 1980s SURGE 16 GREEN LEADS THE WAY 20 FROM ADRIAN TO ZIMMER 24 Timeline 30 Glossary 31 Index About the Author 32

Minnesota Vikings — page 1 — GREAT IN 98 In 1998 the Minnesota Vikings traveled to Green Bay Wisconsin to face their biggest rivals the Packers Rookie wide receiver Randy Moss was playing in his first Monday Night Football game He made a good first impression Moss and quarterback Randall Cunningham made it look easy Cunningham lofted the ball high and deep Moss outjumped everybody to make the catch Moss finished the game with five receptions for 190 yards and two touchdowns The Vikings rolled to a 37 24 victory FAST FACT Fueled by wide receivers Randy Moss Cris Carter and Jake Reed the Vikings scored 556 points in 1998 That National Football League NFL record stood for nine years

Minnesota Vikings — page 2 — Randy Moss made it look easy as a rookie with the Minnesota Vikings in 1998

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