Randy Moss' Coming Out Party - Vikings vs. Packers (Week 5, 1998) Classic Highlights 

I knew he was good and had already show flashes that season but he was a whole problem this night

barack says week 5!!!!

"Randy.....You have arrived!"

I couldn’t believe it. He fell and was the second WR taken behind a no name because he smoked weed and got in some trouble. Think about that. Life lesson - always gamble like the Vikings Oh that WR was a no name named Kevin Dyson that was taken over him because he had better “character”

Joshua Haynes and maybe will never for a long time now imagine if he had a passing qb his whole career imagine instead of wasting years in Oakland if he went straight to New England 🤣🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ he would of obliterate all records not even close and at the same time made Brady the God of QB

@@user-em8yy1dl7s Dyson was actually a solid player but had injury problems

Looking now it’s really is we didn’t have iPhones or androids in 1998 we never thought It was possible

@@RumbScroll101 it was a much better time

@@ericjones4776 No, it was just different. Better for some things worse for some others

Last year we moved to a new town and I was driving through the business area and there was a pizza place that said "In business since 1990". I thought "you're really going with that?" Then it dawned on me that was 30 years ago. Well played pizza place.

Yeah, and then Dennis was fired that same year by Red McConbs. He was a good coach. The Vikings went to the playoffs 8 out of 10 years he was there.

People forget he missed the 98 NFC Championship Game that year. Robert Griffith dropped a pick in the endzone that hit him between the 2 and the 4 after Gary shanked the kick. So many missed opportunities. Had they won and gone on to beat Denver, they would be regarded as one of the best teams in the history of the league.

@@SW4MPMONST3R He was the original deep threat they had before Moss came along.Reed was injured had he played they would have stomped Atlanta.

Reed just did make it into the Vikings HOF

Quiet Corner He was the deep threat for the Vikings before Moss came along he was a 4.45 guy in the 40 he at 6-3 220 was the original T.O.

Yeah, 4 consecutive seasons of 1100+ yards receiving but never made the pro bowl? Once Moss came in, Reed was beginning to quiet down.

@Joshua Haynes I had forgotten, when Brett was bad he was really bad.

@Joshua Haynes Also that OT defense.

@Joshua Haynes No Broncos would of destroy you guys.

@@packerfan655 lol doubtful

Jake Reed wasn’t a number 1 WR in 1998 stop being silly lol. He was a solid number 3 at that time nothing more. He was on the downhill by the 1998 season and only started in 27 games from 1998-2002. Chris Carter HOF WR, but the most talented WR of all time who also garnered the most attention of any WR of all time was Moss. Remember two of the three greatest offenses of all time had Moss on them. Randall Cunningham was way over the hill who was out of the league and had a company working on countertops. They brought him in because Cunningham had a cannon and they had the greatest deep ball threat ever who showed made average to below average QBs better. This Vikings team was about Moss period. Chris Carter got the all pro selection over Moss in 1999 which is still one of the most disgusting things ever in NFL history. The NFL voters would only give Moss an all pro selection if he had 15tds or more which was pathetic. He deserved 5 first team all pro selections if not 6 for his first six years in the NFL which is still a travesty to this day.

desert4wheeling next year

Nah. Denver would have kicked their ass.

@@bitterangrydrunk fuck no we would smoked denver

Denver would have been destroyed @@bitterangrydrunk

@@thenewthought86 Denver had a superior defense, a great offensive line and a dominant RB. They were carrying Elway. I don't want to be that trolling guy on the internets, but Jesus, this was Super Bowl loss no. 5. The '98 Vikings allowed twice as many points in road games because Denny was pumping noise into the Dome. Their defense was not championship caliber, and on a neutral field Denver would have wiped them out

"Those noises you are hearing are the footsteps of thousands if Packers fans heading to the parking lot"

I remember the Vikings still no SB to speak of , go kick rocks.

@@lkanzenbach ............... 🥱

The numbers say Jerry Rice.

@@josephpeeler5434 Me not caring says Moss.

@@gustavofring370 You not caring does not make it right. A Buffalo fan could say, "I don't care about the numbers. Don Beebe was the greatest WR of all time.

@@bauerj3398 Moss was faster, could jump higher, and could take over a game at any time compared to Rice. Career stats, of course Rice has more. But, Moss was a better rookie and in a single-seaon had more touchdowns compared to Jerry Rice. In 2007, Moss had 23 touchdowns. Rice's best year was 22. I love Jerry, but in the end it's like comparing Emmitt Smith to Barry Sanders. Go ahead and take the 'sure thing', I'll take the guy that's an instant threat who can kill at any time.

@@iwanttoseemrshow Moss also only ran half the route tree. Moss gave up on plays, games, hell on entire seasons when things did not go his way. I especially love how one of your claims is because Moss had 23 TD's in a season, while Rice 'only' had 22. Rice had 22 TD's in 1987. He only played in 12 games that year, and not because of injury. There were only 12 games that year league wide.

Bears fan here, its always nice to see anyone take Green Bay down. Even the Vikings!

& Orlando Thomas.

IAM not even a Vikings fan and that was a damn good offensive line.

The whole reason I clicked on this video was to look for this comment after having seen the thumbnail.

RIP Korey Stringer, Orlando Thomas and Minister Reggie White

Cris Carter was the same if you put it up in his area even if you was triple covered nine times out of ten he was coming down with it.

Scared every defensive coordinator. Randall’s just lofting it up there.

I was in a bar Minneapolis. Great game and good beer

Womansoor Ahmad

ur welcome

Early signs of a long night or the rookie was just lucky

J.Marley Don't forget Jake Reed he made them a UNSTOPPABLE TRIO and before Moss arrived Reed was the HOMERUN THREAT and he had 4.45 speed to back it up with size 6'3 220.

@@jmarley2717 My bad like I said REED was the ORIGINAL T.O.

And both had mad respect for each other

Jake Reed faded away that year never to be heard from again. The theory was it was going to be a big 3 at receiver, but it ended up just being a big 2. Not sure what happened to Reed, didn't think he was all that old yet.

He was inferior to moss and carter . he was out of place with those two. And your right he just faded away . he was out of a job when moss got there. Guy named mathuew hatchette took his 3 rd string I think. But yeah he was supposed to be kinda stud.

and Viking defeating Green Bay with Farve as our QB, priceless!

@@Clayboy210 Brett could be as bad as he was good..Exceptionally.

And the very best part about all of that: you guessed it, the Vikings have not and will never win a championship!

@@mikeanderson5772 They have a better chance now that the architect of their 3 & Out offense is the Browns HC. Dorsey just can't help himself everything he touches turns from gold to crap.

@@mikeanderson5772 Minnesota Vikings: the best franchise to never win a superbowl. ☹ ...and maybe the Bills too. We'll see what the future holds.

It seemed they did a flea flicker trick play at least once every game and tried at least one deep pass almost every time they had the ball. Insane season.

No joke!

yep, he tried to put together a package and it was all smoke and mirrors. Instead the sleazy Texan Red McCombs bought them, and sold the team when he couldn't get a new stadium built, which the current owner wheedled out of the city of Minneapolis. It's nicer than the Metrodome but it's an ugly hulking thing looming over the city.

@@timward276 The Metrodome was iconic

If Clancy had purchased them and they went to the Super Bowl in 1998, they would have faced the Denver Broncos. These were the same two teams that faced off in Clancy"s Sum of all Fears, where terrorists deployed a nuclear device.

I was 4 when this game aired. I remember parts of it, no idea how. Growing up in Wisconsin and being a Vikings fan was weird but thank you Randy Moss for protecting me from the green garbage.

That ultimately cost them as the curse of the Vikings came down from the Teflon sky, that one still hurts to this day.

Coming out party is in the title not breakout game

He scored 2 TD's in his first game ever, he broke out day 1. No one will beat his 17 TD rookie record for a long time if ever.

and Korey Stringer

its hard to top the THANKSGIVING game in Dallas , when we ROUTED the Cowboys 48-36 ..... Moss 3 catches, 3 TD's, 163 yards ......!!!!!...... just 54 yds per catch .....!!!!!

Why do you guys always forget he had 4 catches. 3 TDS and a 2 point conversion

No way. the greatest vikings game was the 1987 playoff win against the 49ers

watch his replacement, Jeff George.

Cunningham was trash. This is an example of Moss carrying a marginal NFL QB.

@@puckutubesux7356 his 4 touchdowns were 2 lob jump balls to Moss, a lob back shoulder to Reed, and a screen pass which Smith takes to the house. Cunningham probably had the least-impressive 4 TD gamer ever in this one.

@@puckutubesux7356 really so what happened in oakland? RC got him the ball he didn't reach success like that again until he played with Brady. Randy was an extraordinary talent. Combine that with a qb like RC plus carter smith reed randle ECT...you get a 15-1 team a missed fg away from the super bowl.

@@patrickr2691 RC was throwing bombs like that long before he played with randy moss dude had a cannon

now its thuggery and whiners..

Issac Bruce and Tory holt, they were good too.

@@doshin7777 So were Jerry Rice and John Taylor. Lots of great receiving cores. But... this was insane, Carter and Moss was impossible to stop. Rams had a better offense, more weapons.

Just simply amazing ☺️.

What about Randall Cunningham?

And about aa 60 yard that was just overthrown.

@Poop Jones Agree 100%, people are fooled by the negative MN media who hated Moss because he didn't do interviews. You don't just walk out of bed and dominate professional athletes that badly without putting in the work training all offseason. He trained harder than others from what I've seen so work ethic was there...

Al Michael said it perfectly and early in the Broadcast from 1995 until this game the Packers went 25-0 at Lambeu during that time also Brett Favre and the Packers were undefeated in the playoffs the minute Minnesota came to Lambeu the magic of Lambeu die in my opinion during the Favre era loosing to Vick and the Falcons in 2002, loosing to the Vikings at home in 2004 and loosing to the Giants in the NFC Championship in 2007 yes things change but the Lambeu PlayOff streak did last almost 30 years until 2002

Packers fan here as well. This game, to me, signified a huge change of things to come. I remember hearing right after this game that the Packers defense set a team record for most yards allowed in one game in team history.

Trent Holt yes it does I noticed it looked really good almost thought this quality could be 5 years ago

digitally restored! NFLN has Alot of stories and plays that they restore. its actually beautiful art! How the players tell the story and The NFL narrates

At 4:09 (after moss's first touchdown) you can see the video quality degrade back

Trent Holt hi are you single

@@mrmandingo4604 u gay

I don't know I really enjoyed watching all the acrobatic catches that Cris Carter made.

Moss wishes he had anywhere remotely close Bolt's speed.

The defense blew that game! If he makes the field goal it puts up 10. He missed. Atlanta went down the field and tied the game. And the rest is history

How much did you lose?

Why was he a dope?

@@TL2354 are you kidding? Pro Bowl, 1200 yards on 249 carries (4.8) . He was super smooth and made the draw look easy.

It was special to watch Moss.

Yes, the Dallas game was just icing. Now if they had considered blitzing Crystal Chandelier, could have made a nice finishing SB touch.

lol, no, he just got old and couldn't run like he could with the eagles. He literally just snaps the ball and throws a rainbow at moss, hopping he'll out jump the defenders.

@@electriccowboy4747 it was a joke..

They only lost to Tampa. 15-1. They should of won it that year.

that'a all anyone had too do. The man made it look like toss ball not football

Why did they have to replace the end zone turf in Lambeau Field? Because it was covered with MOSS!

@@bitterangrydrunk lol toss that moss

ME!!!!!!!!

@@elvicare35 TOTAL DEJECTION!!!!!!

And yea your Cowboys should of drafted Randy Moss boy ya could of won aless 3 or 4 more Super Bowls 😏.

Jake Reed was nice ...up till that year. Once Moss got going Reed faded out of the picture.