Wide receiver is a storied position for the Minnesota Vikings. From the days of Gene Washington, Sammy White and Ahmad Rashad to the modern Vikings with the likes of Stefon Diggs and Justin Jefferson, there have been a multitude of great players to have lined up at wide receiver for the franchise.
With all of that talent, there isn't a better wide receiver in the group than Randy Moss. One of eight Hall of Famers the Vikings has drafted over 63 years, Moss was a dominant force over the first six years of his career with the Vikings. His first four were spent with fellow Hall of Famer Cris Carter and they were dominant.
That duo was the best in NFL history and The 33rd Team's Marcus Mosher shared that sentiment.
There is no other choice for the No. 1 spot. Moss and Cris Carter are two Hall of Famers who dominated simultaneously.
During the 1998 season, the duo combined for 29 touchdowns and more than 2,400 receiving yards. It’s a shame this duo didn’t get to play together longer, as Carter was already 33 when Moss was drafted.
They spent four full seasons together (1998-2001), and the combined numbers are bonkers. They totaled 93 touchdowns and more than 9,800 yards in those four seasons. That means together, they averaged 2,450 yards per season and more than 23 touchdowns.
From the moment he entered the league, Moss was the NFL's most dangerous weapon, and Carter was among the most consistent. Together, they are the league’s best wide receiver duo ever.
If you didn't watch Moss and Carter in real-time, you missed out. It was a thing of beauty. Carter had multiple dominant seasons before the arrival of Moss, including 122 catches in both 1994 and 1995 and Jake Reed was a very good running mate. What he wasn't was the threat of Moss, whose presence as a rookie forced division rival Green Bay Packers to select cornerbacks with their first three draft picks in 1999 to stop him.
When you look at some of the other duos on the list, there are more with two Hall of Famers but none of them were as explosive as Moss and Carter, who averaged 2,450 yards and 23 touchdowns per season.
