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
Randy Moss made it look easy as a rookie with the Minnesota Vikings in 1998
Beating the Packers in Green Bay was just one of many highlights in 1998 The Vikings went 15 1 setting a team record for victories But the best season in team history had a rough finish The Vikings were one win away from the Super Bowl They led the Atlanta Falcons 27 20 late in the game Kicker Gary Anderson lined up for a 38 yard field goal He had made 44 field goals in a row But he missed that one wide left The Falcons scored the tying touchdown Then they beat the Vikings in overtime Randall Cunningham had a career year for the Vikings in 1998
Vikings kicker Gary Anderson 1 watches from his seat as his field goal attempt sails wide left against the Falcons
