#80 Cris Carter 6-3, 208 lbs Ohio State

Games and Starts

reg. season, playoffs) 1987 (9/0-Phil.), 1988 (16/16,1/1-Phil.), 1989 (16/15,1/1- Phil.), 1990 (16/5), 1991 (16/16), 1992 (12/12,1/1), 1993 (16/16,1/1), 1994 (16/16,1/1), 1995 (16/16), 1996 (16/16,1/1), 1997 (16/16,2/2), 1998 (16/16, 2/2), 1999 (16/16, 2/2), 2000 (16/16, 2/2). Total - 213/148, 14/14 (Minn.- 172/161, 12/12).

Professional Info

Continues to build reputation as one of the NFL's all-time greatest receivers...Presented the first Walter Payton Man of the Year Award by the NFL, recognizing him for his charitable works off the field and his character...Named the 1999 recipient of the Byron "Whizzer" White Award by the NFL Players Association...Has made eight consecutive trips to the Pro Bowl...Is only the second player in NFL history to catch 1,000 passes...He ranks second in NFL history for career receptions with 1,020, trailing only Jerry Rice's 1,281...Ranks second in NFL history with 123 touchdown receptions, ranking behind only Rice's 176...Has caught his 123 career TD passes from 12 different players...Ranks sixth in NFL history with 12,962 receiving yards...Ranks sixth in NFL history for total TDs with 124, closing in on NFL legends Walter Payton (125) and Jim Brown's (126) career marks...Holds nearly every Viking receiving record, including career receptions with 931, career receiving yards with 11,512 and most total career touchdowns with 104...Holds Viking record for career yards from scrimmage with 11,532...Only Jerry Rice (860) caught more passes in the decade of the '90s than Carter's 835...Had second-most receiving TDs (95) in the NFL during the '90s, trailing Rice's 103...His 10,238 receiving yards were the third-most in the '90s behind Rice's 12,078 and Michael Irvin's 10,238...Teams are 69-27 in games where Carter has a touchdown...Combined with Randy Moss for 2,711 receiving yards in 2000, a new Vikings' team record, breaking the mark the duo had set in 1999...Holds Viking records for most games played by a wide receiver (172), most games started by a wide receiver (161) and most consecutive games started and played by a wide receiver (128)...Has caught a pass in 145 of the past 147 games...Holds team record for most consecutive games with a catch with 111, a streak that started vs. Tampa Bay (11/3/91) and was snapped vs. Chicago (12/6/98) when he left the game in the first quarter with a calf injury...Has led the Vikings in receptions for a record 10 straight seasons...Has broken the 100-yard receiving plateau 39 times as a Viking and 41 times in his NFL career...Has caught 50-plus passes for 10 straight seasons...Went over the 1,000-yard mark for the eighth straight season, tying him with Steve Largent for the second-most consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons in NFL history and trailing only Jerry Rice's 12 straight...Holds Viking record for most 1,000-yard receiving seasons with eight...His 12 touchdown receptions, combined with Randy Moss' 17, set a new NFL record for touchdown catches by a tandem with 29 in 1998. The mark also set a new team record, breaking the old mark of 26 set in 1995 when Carter had 17 and Jake Reed had nine...Holds Vikings' post-season records for receptions (58), receiving touchdowns (8), and ranks second in playoff history with 50 points, the highest total among non-kickers.

2000 Earned eighth straight trip to the Pro Bowl, a record for Vikings receivers...Honored by the NFL Alumni Best at Each Position as the League's top WR for 2000...Named to the All-Madden Team...Had the second-highest yardage total of his career with 1,274 receiving yards...Led the Vikings with 96 catches, the 10th straight season that he has led the team...Ranked third in the NFC with 96 catches...Ranked sixth in the NFC with 1,274 yards and tied for third in the NFC with nine receiving TDs...Caught his 1,000th career pass on a 4-yard TD from Daunte Culpepper vs. Detroit (11/30)...Had career-high 168 receiving yards on nine catches vs. Miami (9/10)...Had three straight games with 100+ receiving yards, 111 at Chicago (10/15), 107 vs. Buffalo (10/22) and 115 at Tampa Bay (10/29)...Had best playoff performance of his career with eight catches for 120 yards vs. New Orleans in Divisional Playoff (1/6/01)...Caught four passes for 67 yards in regular season finale at Indianapolis (12/24)...Had seven catches for 91 yards and a TD vs. Green Bay (12/17)...Caught seven passes for 66 yards with a TD at St. Louis (12/10)...Caught seven passes for 45 yards and a TD vs. Detroit (11/30), catching his 1,000th career pass on a 4-yard TD from Daunte Culpepper...Had a pair of catches for 22 yards at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day (11/23), earning a turkey leg following the game from Fox broadcasters John Madden and Pat Summerall...Had second-best yardage total of the season with 138 yards on eight catches with a TD vs. Carolina (11/19)...Had season-high 11 catches for 119 yards with a TD vs. Arizona (11/12)...Caught five passes for 59 yards and a TD at Green Bay (11/6) on Monday Night Football...Pulled in seven passes for 115 yards at Tampa Bay (10/29)...Had seven catches for 107 yards and a season-high two TDs vs. Buffalo (10/22)...Caught first TD of the season at Chicago (10/15) on Sunday Night Football, pulling in seven passes for 111 yards...Had seven catches for 67 yards at New England (9/17).

1999 Made seventh straight trip to Pro Bowl, a Viking record for receivers...Honored as the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November...Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week twice on the season, for performance at Denver (10/31) and vs. San Diego (11/28)...Named All-Pro by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, Football Digest and Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America...Named second-team All-Pro by College and Pro Football Weekly...Selected to the 1999 All-Madden Team...Named to Howie Long's Tough Guys of the Millennium, the only current NFL player on the list...Led the NFL with 13 touchdown receptions, tying his second-highest total of his career...Ranked second in the NFC with 90 catches, the fourth-highest total in team history for a season. Carter has the top five reception totals on that list...Caught one touchdown pass through first five games of the season, but went on to catch 12 in the next 11 games...Led or tied for team lead in catches in nine games on the '99 season as well as leading the team in receiving yards in five games...Caught his 900th career pass on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Jeff George vs. San Diego (11/28)...Went over the 10,000-yard receiving mark as a Viking at Tampa Bay (12/6)...Had his seventh straight 1,000-yard receiving season, only the fourth player in NFL history to do so, joining Jerry Rice (11 seasons), Lance Alworth (7) and Tim Brown (7)...Tied team record held by Randy Moss with seven consecutive games with a touchdown catch...Had four straight 100-yard games for the first time in his career, at Denver (10/31), vs. Dallas (11/8), at Chicago (11/14) and vs. San Diego (11/28)...His five 100-yard games in 1999 ties his single-season high set in 1995...Led the NFC and ranked third in the NFL in catches for first downs with 65...Tied for second in the NFL with 12 catches inside opponents 20-yard line...Had 11 catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns vs. San Diego (11/28). San Diego was one of two teams that Carter had not scored against in his career, only Cleveland remains on that list...Tied career-high with three touchdown catches at Chicago (11/14), the third time in his career with three TD catches...Had post-season career highs for catches and yards with seven receptions for 111 yards at St. Louis (1/16/00) in Divisional Playoff game...Caught a pass for five yards vs. Dallas (1/9/00) in Wild Card playoff...Had three catches for 52 yards in regular-season finale vs. Detroit (1/2/00)...Caught five passes for 131 yards and a touchdown at the N.Y. Giants (12/26), despite playing on a sprained ankle. His TD catch came from Randy Moss on a reverse, the first reverse pass by a receiver for a touchdown in team history...Started game vs. Green Bay (12/20) on Monday Night Football despite a sprained ankle, but did not catch a pass...Left game early at Kansas City (12/12) after severely spraining ankle. Finished game with a catch for 22 yards...Caught six passes for 42 yards and a touchdown at Tampa Bay (12/6) on Monday Night Football...Had a season-high 11 catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns vs. San Diego (11/28)...Caught nine passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns in overtime win at Chicago (11/14)...Caught nine passes for 116 yards and a touchdown vs. Dallas (11/8) on Monday Night Football...Caught eight passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns at Denver (10/31), including a crucial catch to keep the game-winning drive alive late in the fourth quarter...Had seven catches for 84 yards and a touchdown vs. San Francisco (10/24)...Caught four passes for 45 yards and a touchdown at Detroit (10/17)...Pulled in five passes for 62 yards vs. Chicago (10/10)...Had six catches for 41 yards vs. Tampa Bay (10/3)...Caught four passes for 85 yards at Green Bay (9/26)...Pulled in five passes for 70 yards vs. Oakland (9/19)...Had seven catches for 70 yards and a touchdown in season-opener at Atlanta (9/12).

1998 Made sixth consecutive appearance in the Pro Bowl...Ranked fourth in the NFC with 12 receiving touchdowns...Ranked fifth in the NFC with 78 receptions...Moved into fourth place on the NFL's all-time list with his 824th catch at Dallas (11/26) in Thanksgiving Day game...Became the sixth player in NFL history with 800 career receptions with five catches vs. Cincinnati (11/15)...Broke Bill Brown's team record with his 77th touchdown on a pass from Brad Johnson vs. New Orleans (11/8)...Led the team in catches in 10 games during the '98 season...Ranked second in the NFC in catches going for first downs, as 57 of his 78 catches went for first downs, 27 of those on third or fourth down...His season-high 11 catches at Baltimore (12/13) were the most by a Viking player in '98...His 13.0 yards per catch average was his highest since 1991 when he averaged 13.4 yards per catch...Had his longest catch of the season with a 54-yarder for a touchdown from Randall Cunningham at Dallas (11/26) on Thanksgiving Day, and ended the day with seven catches for 135 yards...Had three 100-yard receiving games, going 8-for-119 at Green Bay (10/5), 5-for-109 vs. Washington (10/18) and 7-for-135 at Dallas (11/26)...Had two touchdown receptions in season opener vs. Tampa Bay (9/6).

1997 Selected to his fifth straight Pro Bowl, his second as a starter...Set team record for most Pro Bowl appearances by a wide receiver (5)...Named All-Pro by USA Today...Named All-NFC by Football News...Led the NFL in touchdown receptions (13), was fourth in the League in receptions (89) and seventh in the NFC in receiving yards (1,069)...His 13 touchdowns were the eighth best single-season total in team history and second highest total for touchdown receptions...89 receptions were the fourth best mark in club history...Led team in receptions (89) for a record seventh straight season...Finished tied for first in the NFC (tied for third in the NFL) in scoring among non-kickers (84)...Set team single-season record for most two-point conversions with three...Led or tied for the team lead in receptions in 12 games and led the club in receiving yards in eight games...Led team in third down catches for a first down with 26, including playoffs...Along with Jake Reed became the only wide receiving duo in NFL history with over 1,000 yards receiving each in four straight seasons...No other duo has more than two straight seasons...Set team record for consecutive games with a touchdown catch (6) at Buffalo (8/31)...Broke team record for 100-yard receiving games in a career (23) at Chicago (9/7)...Had a touchdown reception in five straight games (9/14-10/12)...Had 700th career catch vs. Philadelphia (9/28)...Broke team record for receiving yards in a career vs. Chicago (11/9)...Had a streak of 95 straight games, including playoffs, in which he has caught at least two passes snapped vs. Detroit (12/14)...Tied a career-high for touchdowns in a game (3) vs. Indianapolis (12/21)...Had second longest play (66-yard touchdown reception) in team playoff history at San Francisco (1/3/98).

1996 Led the team in catches (96) for a record sixth straight season...Selected to his fourth straight Pro Bowl...First Viking wide receiver to make four straight Pro Bowls since Ahmad Rashad from 1978-81...Named All-Pro by Sports Illustrated and second-team All-NFC by United Press International...Finished fifth in the NFL in receptions...Finished sixth in the NFC in receiving yards (1,163)...Tied for fifth in NFL in touchdown catches (10)...Led team in third down catches for a first down (24)...Had team-high 10 catches of 30 or more yards...Tied for seventh among non-kickers in the NFC in scoring (60)...Along with Jake Reed became the first wide receiving duo in NFL history with over 1,000 yards receiving each in three straight seasons...Led club in touchdown receptions with 10 which tied for the third highest total in team history...Led or tied for the team lead in receptions in 12 games and led the club in receiving yards in eight games...Caught game-winning 31-yard touchdown pass in closing minutes vs. Detroit (9/1)...Had a touchdown catch in the final five games of the season which tied his team record...Caught 600th career pass vs. Carolina (10/6)...Caught 500th pass as a Viking vs. Green Bay (9/22)...Had season-high 142 yards receiving at Seattle (11/10)...Had two touchdowns vs. Carolina (10/6)...Became the Vikings' all-time leader for touchdown catches in a career (53) vs. Denver (11/24).

1995 Caught 122 balls for the second consecutive year, giving him the most catches ever in the NFL over a two-year span...Became the second player in NFL history to have back-to-back 100-catch seasons (Sterling Sharpe 1992 and 1993)...Set team season records for touchdown receptions (17) and receiving yards (1,371)...The 17 touchdown receptions tied for the NFL lead...Jerry Reichow had held the record for touchdown receptions (11) since the club's inaugural year in 1961...Broke his own record for receiving yards (1,256) set in 1994...Tied for second in the NFL in receptions and seventh in the NFL in receiving yards...Finished third in the NFC (tied for fourth in the NFL) in scoring among non-kickers with 102 points...Selected to the Pro Bowl for the third consecutive season...Second-team All-Pro pick...Became the first player in NFL history to have two or more touchdown receptions in four straight games (11/12-12/3)...Set club record for consecutive games with a touchdown reception with five straight (11/5-12/3)...Led the team in 100-yard receiving games (5)...Had a season-high 12 catches vs. Houston (10/8), at Arizona (11/12) and vs. New Orleans (11/19)...In that Arizona game, had season-high 157 yards receiving (third highest total of his career).

1994 Caught a then league-record 122 balls, which shattered Sterling Sharpe's NFL record of 112 grabs set with Green Bay in 1993...Selected to the Pro Bowl for the second straight season, his first as a starter...Earned All-Pro and All-NFC recognition...Carter and Jake Reed (85) set an NFL record at the time for receptions by a receiving duo with 207...Led the team in 100-yard receiving games (5)...Scored first two-point conversion in team history at Chicago (9/18)...Had the first three-touchdown performance of his career vs. Miami (9/25)...All three scores came in the first half to earn him NFL Offensive Player of the Week by Pro Football Weekly...Had career-highs with 14 catches for 167 yards at Arizona (10/2)...The 14 catches in the Arizona game were the second most in team history behind Rickey Young's 15 vs. New England in 1979...Had a crucial two-point conversion in the final minutes to send the game into overtime vs. Tampa Bay (11/27)...Had two touchdown catches vs. Chicago (12/1), including the game-winner in overtime on a 65-yard reception to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week.

1993 Was rewarded with his first trip to the Pro Bowl...Set then-career-highs for catches (86) and receiving yards (1,071)...The 86 receptions tied for fourth in the NFL...His 1,071 yards receiving ranked seventh in the League...Caught a 40-yard touchdown reception at the N.Y. Giants (1/9/94) in the playoffs.

1992 Led the club in receptions (53) and receiving yards (681)...Led Vikings in touchdown receptions (6)...Selected to the All-Madden team...Had season-high 124 yards on 11 catches at Cincinnati (9/27)...Missed the final four games with a fractured collar bone suffered at the L.A. Rams (11/29).

1991 Led club in receptions (72) and receiving yards (962)...Tied for first on the team in touchdown catches (5)...Scored two touchdowns at Atlanta (9/8), including a one-handed, acrobatic 39-yard reception to seal a 20-19 victory.

1990 Claimed off waivers by the Vikings from Philadelphia on September 4...Had a 78-yard touchdown reception, the longest Vikings' play of the year and fifth longest at the time in team history, as part of six receptions for 151 yards at Philadelphia (10/15).

1989 Led Eagles and third in the league with 11 touchdown receptions...Was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after catching eight passes for 113 yards vs. Chicago (10/2).

1988 Carter and Keith Jackson led the Eagles with six touchdown receptions...Caught an 80-yard touchdown pass against the Giants (10/10), the longest of his career.

1987 Selected in the fourth round of the supplemental draft by Philadelphia...First reception as a pro was a 22-yard touchdown catch vs. St. Louis (11/1).

College Info

Earned first-team All-America honors in 1986...Two-time All-Big Ten pick at Ohio State...Finished as the Buckeyes' all-time leader in receptions (168) and touchdown catches (27)...Set school single-season marks for touchdown catches (11) and receiving yards (1,127) in 1986...Big Ten's leading receiver with 69 receptions in '86...Ranks second in school history with 2,725 yards receiving...Set Rose Bowl receiving record as a freshman with 172 yards.

Personal Info

Born Christopher D. Carter in Troy, OH...1983 PARADE All-America selection at Middletown, OH, High School...Caught 80 passes for over 2,000 yards...Scored 1,600 career points in basketball...Frequently speaks to schools about drug awareness...Works in the Twin Cities community through "Cris' CAUSE" (Christian Athletes United for Spiritual Empowerment)...Actively involved in the Big Brother-Big Sister program...Joined with college roommate William White of the Atlanta Falcons to establish the Carter-White Charitable Foundation, which sponsors numerous activities, such as non-profit football camps for underprivileged children and assists underprivileged high school students preparing for college entrance examinations by financing preparatory courses...Received the NFL Extra Effort Award for September, 1994 for outstanding commitment to community service activities...Was given the Athletes In Action Bart Starr Award in January of 1995 for outstanding character and leadership on and off the field...Received the Midwest Sports Channel Citizen Athlete Award in 1995...During 1996 offseason was ordained as a minister...Finished second in the True Value NFL Man of the Year Award in 1997...Older brother, Butch, played seven years in the NBA and was head coach of the Toronto Raptors...Cris and wife Melanie have two children, Duron Christopher (3/22/91) and Monterae (9/7/93).

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#84 Randy Moss 6-4, 204 lbs Marshall

Games and Starts

(reg. season, playoffs) 1998 (16/11, 2/2), 1999 (16/16, 2/2), 2000 (16/16, 2/2). Total - 48/43, 6/6.

Professional Info

Has earned Pro Bowl appearances in his first three seasons...Since entering the NFL in 1998, Moss has 44 TDs in 48 games (43 receiving, one punt return) and has thrown a TD pass...In 24 career games against the NFC Central Division, Moss has 124 catches for 2,495 yards (20.1 avg.) and 24 touchdowns...Minnesota is 24-6 in games when Moss has a TD...His 106 receiving yards vs. Carolina (11/19/00) put him over the 1,000-yard mark for the 2000 season and made him the second player in NFL history to post 1,000 yards receiving in his first three seasons in the league, tying the mark held by John Jefferson...Has caught a TD in five of his six career playoff games...Ranks fourth in team history with 43 receiving TDs, trailing Cris Carter (103), Anthony Carter (52) and Sammy White (50)...Ranks third in team history for 100-yard receiving games with 19, trailing Cris Carter (39) and Anthony Carter (22)...Holds a Viking record with 16 plays of 50+ yards in his career, 15 receptions and a punt return...In his 48 career regular season games, Moss has 15 catches of 50+ yards and 11 TDs of 50+ yards...Has 30 catches of 40+ yards and 18 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 Viking 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.

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 Vikings 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, pulling in TD passes of 17, 50 and 61 yards...Had six catches for 87 yards and the first TD of the season vs. Miami (9/10)...In season opener vs. Chicago (9/3), caught four passes for 89 yards.

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 Football when he pulled in five catches for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Went on to post 100-yard games vs. Green Bay (11/22) going 8-for-153, at Dallas (11/26) going 3-for-163, and vs. Chicago (12/6) going 8-for-106...Led or tied for team-high in catches six times (including playoffs), at St. Louis (9/13) with six, vs. Detroit (9/20) with five, vs. Washington (10/18) with five, vs. Green Bay (11/22) with eight, vs. Chicago (12/6) with eight and vs. Atlanta (1/17) with six...Led team in receiving yards nine times on the season (including playoffs) vs. Tampa Bay (9/6) with 95, at St. Louis (9/13) with 89, at Green Bay (10/5) with 190, vs. Cincinnati (11/15) with 99, vs. Green Bay (11/22) with 153, at Dallas (11/26) with 163, vs. Chicago (12/6) with 106, vs. Jacksonville (12/20) with 72 and vs. Atlanta (1/17) with 75...First NFL start came at Chicago (9/27) when the team started in a 3-receiver set with Cris Carter and Jake Reed...Returned punts at Chicago (9/27) when he fair caught two and a reverse for five yards against the Bears...First 10 catches of the season went for first downs...Caught his first NFL pass vs. Tampa Bay (9/6) in the season-opener, an 11-yarder from Brad Johnson on the third play of the game. His next catch, two drives later, was a 48-yard touchdown from Johnson...Drafted in the first round by the Vikings (21st overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft.

College Info

In two short seasons at Marshall, Moss is considered one of the greatest receivers to play college football...Owns virtually every school, conference and NCAA game and season record...His 53 touchdown receptions shattered the school career-record of 26 set by Mike Barber (1985-88)...Ranks third in Thundering Herd annals with 174 receptions and second with 3,529 yards, topped only by Barber (4,262).

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.

Personal Info

Chosen West Virginia High School Football Player of the Year as a senior...Earned All-State honors at DuPont (Rand, WV) High...Twice selected the state's Basketball Player of the Year...Lettered three times in basketball and football and lettered in both baseball and track...Business major at Marshall...Works with the Twin Cities community through a program at St. Joseph's Children's Home called Randy's Purple Pioneers...Childhood friend and teammate of Sacramento Kings star guard Jason Williams...Has a daughter named Sydney and a son named Thaddeus.

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#86 Jake Reed 6-3, 213 lbs Grambling

Games and Starts

(reg. season, playoffs): 1991 (1/0), 1992 (16/0, 1/0), 1993 (10/1, 1/0), 1994 (16/16, 1/0), 1995 (16/16), 1996 (16/15, 1/0), 1997 (16/16, 2/2), 1998 (11/11, 1/0), 1999 (16/7, 2/2), 2000 (7/6, 2/0-N.O.). NFL Total - 125/88, 11/4 (Minn.- 118/82, 9/4).

Professional Info

Returns to Minnesota after a season with New Orleans...Began his NFL career as a third-round pick by the Vikings in 1991 and played for the Vikings for eight seasons...Re-joins Cris Carter and Randy Moss to give the Vikings a deep and talented wide receiver unit...Has played in 71 consecutive games including playoffs...Ranks fifth in team history for games started with 84, trailing Ahmad Rashad's 95 for fourth...Ranks fifth in team history for games played by a WR with 118, trailing Sammy White's 127 for fourth...Played in 77 consecutive games before his streak was snapped at Dallas (11/26/98), the third-longest streak of consecutive games by a Vikings WR in team history...Ranks sixth in team history with 386 career catches, trailing Sammy White (5th, 393) and Ahmad Rashad (4th, 400)...Ranks fifth in team history with 6,124 career yards, trailing Steve Jordan (4th, 6,307) and Sammy White (3rd, 6,400)...Ranks sixth in team history with 32 receiving TDs, trailing Ahmad Rashad (5th, 34) and Randy Moss (4th, 43)...Had career-high 12 catches at Chicago (9/7/97), one of only seven Viking players to have 12+ catches in a game.

2000 Started the first six games of the season before a broken leg sidelined him until the final regular season game and the playoffs...Had season-best five catches for 67 yards vs. Philadelphia (9/24)...Caught his 400th career pass at Chicago (10/8)...Had five catches for 51 yards at San Diego (9/10)...Missed nine games due to broken leg and surgery on the injury...Returned to action vs. St. Louis (12/24) in the regular season finale with two catches for 36 yards...Saw time in both playoff games for the Saints, catching three passes for 27 yards in Wild Card game vs. St. Louis (12/30) and catching two passes for 29 yards in Divisional Playoff game at Minnesota (1/6) against his former team...Caught 16 passes for 206 yards on the season.

1999 Played in all 16 games, starting seven of them, and finished the year with 44 receptions for 643 yards and two touchdowns...Had 18th career 100-yard game vs. Oakland (9/19), catching five balls for 100 yards and a touchdown...Led team with 108 yards receiving at Green Bay (9/26) on six receptions, his 19th career 100-yard game...Had three catches for 66 yards at Detroit (10/17)...Had four catches for 46 yards and a touchdown vs. San Diego (11/28)...Had six catches for 63 yards at Tampa Bay (12/6)...Went over the 6,000-yard career receiving mark at Kansas City (12/12) with three catches for 41 yards...Had five catches for 73 yards vs. Green Bay (12/20)...Caught five passes for 81 yards and a touchdown in Divisional Playoff game at St. Louis (1/16).

1998 Finished fourth on the team with 34 catches for 474 yards despite missing five games due to back surgery...First touchdown of season came at Green Bay (10/5) on a 56-yarder from Randall Cunningham...Had 17th career 100-yard day and led team in catches and yards at Tampa Bay (11/1) with six catches for 117 yards and two touchdowns, the fourth two-touchdown game of his career...Opened scoring at Detroit (10/25) on an 11-yard pass from Cunningham...Had five catches for 90 yards vs. New Orleans (11/8)...Left game vs. Green Bay (11/22) with numbness in his legs that was traced to a vertebrae injury...Was inactive for games at Dallas (11/26), vs. Chicago (12/6), at Baltimore (12/13), vs. Jacksonville (12/20) and at Tennessee (12/26) following surgery...Returned for Divisional Playoff game vs. Arizona (1/10/99) but was again sidelined for NFC Championship vs. Atlanta (1/17/99).

1997 Led team and finished sixth in the NFC in receiving yards (1,138)...Finished second on the club and ninth in the NFC in receptions (68)...Set team record for consecutive games with 100 or more yards with four (118 at Chicago 9/7, 131 vs. Tampa Bay 9/14, 119 at Green Bay 9/21, 134 vs. Philadelphia 9/28)...Tied a team record for 100-yard receiving games in a season with five...Led or tied for team lead in receiving yards nine times...Finished second in the NFC in yards per catch (16.7)...Named NFC Offensive Player of the Monthfor September (34 catches for 521 yards)...Had a career-high 12 catches vs. Chicago (9/7)...His 12 catches against the Bears tied for the third most in team history...Had two touchdowns vs. Green Bay (9/21) and the N.Y. Jets (11/23)...Had the third-highest receiving total of his career with 150 yards vs. the New York Jets (11/23)...Had seventh 100-yard receiving game in team playoff history with 114 vs. San Francisco (1/3/98).

1996 Finished second in the NFL in receiving yards (1,320)...The 1,320 yards receiving were a career-high and the second highest total in team history behind Carter's 1,371 in 1995...Eighth in the NFC in total yards from scrimmage (1,320)...His 72 receptions ranked second on the club and 10th in the NFC...Finished third in the NFL in yards per catch (18.3 avg.)...Led team in receiving yards in eight of the 16 games...Had a season-high 11 receptions vs. Chicago (10/28)...Had first two-touchdown game of his career at Seattle (11/10)...Had a career-long 82-yard catch for a touchdown at Oakland (11/17)...82-yard reception was the fifth longest in team history.

1995 Had 1,167 yards receiving to rank 10th in the NFC...His 72 catches tied for 10th in a season in team history...Led team in percentage of catches going for a first down on third down (34.7%, 25 of 72)...Finished second on the club in touchdowns with a career-high nine...100-yard games came vs. Dallas (9/17) with 107 yards, vs. Detroit (11/23) with 149 yards, and vs. Cincinnati (12/26) with 111 yards...Combined with Carter for 2,538 yards receiving and 26 touchdowns, both team records for tandems.

1994 Combined with Carter (122 catches) to set an NFL record for receptions by a receiving duo in a season with 207...His 85 grabs were good for fifth in the NFC (ninth in the NFL)...His 1,175 yards receiving placed him sixth in the NFC...Scored the first touchdown of NFL career on an 18-yard catch vs. Chicago (9/18)...Went over the 100-yard mark for the first time as a pro with nine catches for 127 yards vs. Miami (9/25)...Had a career-high 157 yards on eight catches vs. New Orleans (11/6).

1993 Slowed after fracturing his left fibula in the preseason game vs. Buffalo (8/7) in Berlin, Germany...Injury kept him out of three remaining preseason games and the first five games of the regular season...Returned at Chicago (10/25)...Made first NFL start vs. New Orleans (11/28)...Finished fourth on the club in special teams tackles with 12 despite playing in only 10 games.

1992 Averaged 23.7 yards per catch...Led team in special teams tackles (21).

1991 Deactivated first seven games...Did not play the eighth week vs. New England despite being activated...First down in the NFL came against Phoenix (10/27)...Put on injured reserve for the rest of the season on November 2 with an ankle injury...Third round selection by the Vikings (68th pick overall).

College Info

Running back and wide receiver at Grambling in 1990...First-team All-Southwestern Conference choice...Rushed for 303 yards and four touchdowns...Caught 48 passes for 954 yards and 10 touchdowns...Second-team All-SWAC choice as a junior...Averaged 6.5 yards per carry (550 yards on 85 carries) and scored five touchdowns as a junior.

Personal Info

Born in Covington, GA...Earned All-America honors at wide receiver and defensive end at Newton County High School...Lettered three times in football and basketball, and once in track...Brother, Dale Carter, was a perennial All-Pro defensive back with the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs...Earned degree in criminal justice from Grambling...Wife, Vinita...Has two sons, Laslo Sanchez (6/21/84) and Jake Rashaan (3/11/96) and daughter Jaevin Octavia (2/5/98).

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#81 Chris Walsh 6-1, 205 lbs Stanford

Games and Starts

(reg. season, playoffs): 1992 (2/0, 0/0-Buff.), 1993 (3/0, 0/0-Buff.), 1994 (10/0, 1/0), 1995 (16/0), 1996 (15/0, 1/0), 1997 (14/0, 2/0), 1998 (15/0, 2/0), 1999 (16/1, 2/0), 2000 (16/0, 2/1). NFL Total - 107/1, 10/1 (Minn.- 102/1, 10/1).

Professional Info

Versatile member of the team as a receiver and special teams standout...His career total of 119 special teams tackles is on the verge of breaking the team record of 120 held by Walker Lee Ashley...Played under current head coach Dennis Green while at Stanford...Two longest catches of his career came in 1998, a 21-yarder at St. Louis (9/13/98) and a 25-yarder vs. Chicago (12/6/98), both from Randall Cunningham.

2000 Played in all 16 games and both playoff games, earning his first career postseason start vs. New Orleans when the team opened in a four-WR formation...Had a career-year receiving with 18 catches for 191 yards (10.6 avg.)...Set a new career-high with 44 receiving yards vs. Green Bay (12/17)...Tied his career-high with four receptions at Indianapolis (12/24) in regular season finale...Ended the season strong with 12 catches for 116 yards in the final six games of the regular season...An impressive 13 of his 18 catches went for first downs on the season with nine of the 13 coming on third or fourth downs...Showed his toughness when he came back from breaking his left cheekbone at St. Louis (12/10) to play the following week vs. Green Bay (12/17) only days after surgery to repair the injury...Tied for team-high with three catches in NFC Championship game at N.Y. Giants (1/14/01)...Hauled in four passes for 29 yards with a long of 13 at Indianapolis (12/24)...Caught three passes for career-high 44 yards vs. Green Bay (12/17) with a season-long 21-yarder...Returned a pair of kickoffs for nine yards on the season and had an 11-yard punt return at New England (9/17)...Caught a 13-yard pass at St. Louis (12/10) and suffered a broken cheekbone when sandwiched between three Rams' defenders at the end of the play...Had a pair of catches for 21 yards vs. Detroit (11/30)...Caught a 3-yard pass at Dallas (11/23) on Thanksgiving Day...Pulled in a 6-yard pass vs. Carolina (11/12)...Had a pair of catches for 11 yards on Monday Night Football at Green Bay (11/6)...Caught an 18-yard pass at Chicago (10/15) on Sunday Night Football...Had an 18-yard catch at Detroit (10/1)...Reeled in an 8-yard pass at New England (9/17)...First catch of the season came vs. Miami (9/10) on a 20-yard reception from Daunte Culpepper.

1999 Played in all 16 games, making one start vs. Tampa Bay (10/3)...Had two catches for 24 yards and a touchdown...Finished fourth on the team with 15 special teams stops, including 10 solo stops...Had one catch for six yards in the season opener at Atlanta (9/12)...Had his first touchdown reception since 1996 vs. Chicago (10/10) on an 18-yard pass from Randall Cunningham in the fourth quarter...Had a season-high three special teams stops vs. Dallas (11/8)...Made two special teams tackles vs. Green Bay (12/20) and at the NY Giants (12/26).

1998 Tied for second on the team with 16 special teams tackles and third with 12 solo stops on special teams...Caught crucial third down pass for 21 yards and a first down on game-winning touchdown drive at St. Louis (9/13)...Had a pair of special teams tackles vs. Green Bay (11/22), including a tackle inside the 20-yard line on kickoff coverage...Had two tackles on kickoff coverage at Dallas (11/26) and forced a fumble on special teams...Had season and career-long catch vs. Chicago (12/6), a 25-yarder from Randall Cunningham...Recorded three special teams tackles vs. Jacksonville (12/20)...Missed regular-season finale at Tennessee (12/26) with infection in knee, but returned to play in Divisional Playoff game vs. Arizona (1/10)...Had two special teams tackles in NFC Championship game vs. Atlanta (1/17).

1997 Had career-highs in receptions (11) and receiving yards (114)...Seven of his 11 catches (63.0) went for a first down conversion on third down...Tied for fourth on the squad in special teams tackles (16)...Had game-winning touchdown catch in the final minute at Chicago (9/7)...Had season-long catch (19 yards) vs. Tampa Bay (9/14)...Deactivated for games at San Francisco (12/7) and vs. Detroit (12/14) due to a injured thigh...Had key onside kick recovery that led to Vikings' playoff win at the N.Y. Giants (12/27)...Also forced a fumble that led to the Vikings' first score in the Giants game...Scored a two-point conversion in playoff game at San Francisco (1/3/98).

1996 Led Vikings with 16 special teams tackles...Tore ligaments in his left thumb vs. Detroit (9/1)...Had surgery on Sept. 3, 1996...Deactivated at Atlanta (9/8) due to injury...Made touchdown-saving diving tackle on punt coverage vs. Green Bay (9/22)...Scored first NFL points on a two-point conversion at Seattle (11/10)...Scored first career touchdown vs. Denver (11/24)...Played with the regular offense for the final six weeks of the season...Threw first career pass vs. Arizona (12/1)...Had a career-high five special teams tackles vs. Arizona (12/1).

1995 Finished second on the club in special teams tackles (24)...Filled in as a third or fourth wide receiver and as a kickoff returner...Caught first two passes of his NFL career at Tampa Bay (10/15)...Caught four passes for 31 yards at Green Bay (10/22)...Also returned two kickoffs for 34 yards against Packers...Final catch of season was for a season-long 16 yards in a 44-24 victory over the New Orleans Saints (11/19).

1994 Signed with the Vikings on May 6...Found a spot on the Vikings as special teams ace...Tied for seventh on the squad with 11 special teams tackles...Played at the third or fourth wide receiver spot in seven of the 11 games...Recovered an onside kick attempt by Miami (9/25) in the closing minutes to seal a 38-35 victory... Dislocated right elbow vs. Green Bay (10/20)...Missed following six games...Had career-high three tackles on special teams at Buffalo (12/11).

1993 Played with the Buffalo Bills...Scored Buffalo's only touchdown on a 16-yard catch against Minnesota in preseason game in Berlin...Played vs. the N.Y. Jets (10/24), New England (11/7) and Philadelphia (12/12).

1992 Drafted by Buffalo in the ninth round...Began season on the practice squad...Played vs. San Francisco (9/13) and Indianapolis (9/20)...Returned to the practice squad for the final 13 games and the playoffs.

College Info

Finished career at Stanford with 141 catches for 1,451 yards, a long of 71 yards, and seven touchdowns...Second-leading receiver in the Pac 10 with 66 catches in 1991.

Personal Info

Born Christopher Lee Walsh in Cleveland, OH...Earned honorable mention All-America honors from USA Today as a senior at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord, CA...Honor student at Stanford...Is active in Cornerstone Shelter in the Twin Cities...Earned degree in quantitative economics...An avid golfer.

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-- IZ (izmorrow@yahoo.com), June 13, 2001