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WR Randy Moss, New England Patriots

HT: 6-4, WT: 210, Born: 2-13-1977, College: Marshall, Drafted: Round 1, Pick 21

2008 Projections

2007 Game Summaries

Week 1 - Moss had a game that was reminiscent of his days in Minnesota, hauling in all nine of his targets for 183 yards and a touchdown. He worked the Jets secondary, always finding a space in traffic and made some very difficult catches. His return to the old days was topped off with a patented deep ball, which he ran under, and converted into a 51 yard touchdown catch. He made it look easy outrunning defenders when it came time to kick into another gear. From an attitude standpoint, he looked thrilled to be a Patriot. He was laughing and congratulating Wes Welker early in the game after Welker's TD. After the game, he said he'd never played with a coaching staff or QB like he has now.

Week 2 - Moss and Brady look like they have played on the same team for years. They have remarkable chemistry, and Moss caught eight passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns.

Week 3 - Moss had another spectacular game for the Patriots. He had two receptions of 45 yards including a stellar touchdown pass where he just need to reach up and grab the ball while running into the endzone. Brady placed the ball where only the tall receiver could grab it.

WR Wes Welker also lateraled the ball to Moss in the third quarter. Welker had already gained 28 yards but the pitch to Moss resulted in another 11 yards and the subsequent play resulted in a touchdown for the Patriots. It was a heads-up play for both wide receivers.

Week 4 - The Moss and Brady connection started early in the game as he caught two passes for 23 yards on the first drive of the game. Moss' next pass didn't come until the second quarter but it was a big one. He caught his sixth touchdown of the season on a seven yard pass to the corner of the end zone where QB Tom Brady threw it up and Moss went up to get it. Moss was about six inches taller then the defensive back covering him and he simply went up over him to get the ball. He finished the first half with three receptions for 30 yards.

He remained a big part of the offense in the second half as he added six more catches for 72 more yards. Moss was unstoppable once again in the red zone as Brady hit him on a 14 yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to put the game away. It was Moss' second touchdown pass of the game and his seventh touchdown of the season.

Week 5 - In an unusually quiet day for Moss, he caught three passes for 46 yards. Before this game, Moss had gained at least 100 yards per game and scored a total of seven touchdowns.

Week 6 - Moss' six yard touchdown on a third and goal play got New England on the board. It was his only catch of the first half. Moss chipped in five more receptions after halftime. The Patriots tried to find Moss with the deep pass throughout the game, but were unable to connect. Brady overthrew him twice, when he had a step. Moss did a great job to get both feet down, while at full speed on a 43 yard bomb, but the replay official overturned the play by ruling Moss did not have control of the pass. Moss lost another 19 yard touchdown, when officials ruled he pushed the defender to get open. However, Moss also benefited from a questionable pass interference penalty in the end zone that gave the Patriots the ball at the one and set up a Kyle Brady touchdown catch.

Moss leads the NFL with eight touchdown catches on the season. He had his first drop of the season on a pass that was knocked out of his hands by Jacques Reeves.

Week 7 - Moss made two highlight reel jump ball catches in the first half. The duo of QB Tom Brady and Moss is producing big results and they show no signs of slowing down. On each of the two touchdown catches, Moss was in double coverage but the result of the play was never in question as the Miami DBs stood no chance against the taller wide receiver. Moss' leaping ability, size, and sure hands are wreaking havoc on opposing defenses and so far nobody has an answer. On the second touchdown pass, Moss caught the ball with one hand.

Week 8 - Moss saw fewer looks than usual, as the Redskins took him out of the game with coverage. He still managed to make a few great plays, and found the end zone near the end of the first half. He continues to show a willingness to play team football.

Week 9 - Moss was targeted early and often by Brady, getting 16 targets to lead the team and finishing with nine receptions for 145 yards and a four yard touchdown. At times, he looked like he could not be covered, and Moss also had one impressive one handed reception in traffic. Six of his receptions resulted in first downs and Moss was targeted frequently in the red zone. One red zone target ended up being taken back for penalty, where Moss was called for offensive pass interference.

Week 11 - Two plays after WR Donte Stallworth dropped a pass, WR Randy Moss followed suit when a well thrown ball by QB Tom Brady bounced off the numbers of his jersey. On the very next play, Brady launched the ball deep to Moss, who caught it while trotting backwards into the end zone for the team's second touchdown of the day.

Moss caught three more touchdown passes in the first half. His second touchdown was on a slant route and as soon as Moss caught the ball he cut back quickly the other way and ran into the end zone. The fourth touchdown catch was a nice grab on a corner route where Moss brought both feet to the ground before being pushed out of the end zone. Toward the end of the third quarter, with the score 43 to ten, the Patriots went for it on fourth and one in the red zone. Brady hit Moss quickly for a three yard gain and the first down conversion.

Week 12 - Despite being targeted 13 times in this game, Moss had a relatively quiet night. He did have a deep ball hit him in the hands in the third quarter that he was unable to hang on to. It would have been a tough catch, but it's one that we've grown accustomed to seeing him make. Moss had a four yard touchdown catch negated after he was called for a questionable offensive pass interference penalty. He was targeted again in the end zone later on in the game with New England operating form the Philadelphia 14 yard line, but the pass sailed out of the back of the end zone. All of Moss' catches came in the first half.

Week 13 - Moss struggled on the night, dropping three touchdown passes. That being said, he still caught four balls, including one for a touchdown. Moss did not have easy plays on all of his drops, but he should still come down with them. He had another opportunity to catch a touchdown pass early in the game but pass interference was called on the Ravens.

Week 14 - Moss was devastatingly open on a 63 yard touchdown pass from QB Tom Brady. Newly infamous DB Anthony Smith bit hard on the play action and Moss was open by at least ten yards as he caught the bomb from Brady and literally walked into the end zone. Moss missed a chance at his third touchdown of the day later in the game when he let a perfectly thrown pass from Brady bounce off his hands in the back of the end zone. It was his second dropped pass of the game.

Moss also helped out with blocking on RB Laurence Maroney's ten yard run early in the game.

Week 15 - Moss led all Patriots receivers with 12 total targets, as he was able to bring in five of them in for 79 yards. He consistently saw double coverage and was the target on Tom Brady's lone interception for the game.

Week 16 - Moss added to his staggering touchdown totals with two scores. His second touchdown of the game came after he was the victim of pass interference in the end zone which placed the ball at the one yard line for New England. On the very next play QB Tom Brady hit Moss on a quick slant route for the score.

On Laurence Maroney's 51 yard run up the middle, Moss led the way as a key blocker on the play.

Week 17 - Randy Moss caught six of his 13 targets for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Through the first three quarters, Moss was held to only 30 yards, but in the fourth quarter with the Patriots down by four, Tom Brady found Moss wide open down the deep right sideline, but Moss dropped the under thrown pass. On the very next play Brady again called Moss' number deep down the right sideline, and this time Moss caught the perfectly thrown ball to jog in for an easy 65 yard touchdown. The Patriots took the lead, and would not give it up from there. Moss also caught a four yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Week 19 - Moss was not involved much in the game, as the Jaguars were intent on preventing deep plays in the passing game. He caught the only pass thrown to him. Moss did however have some good blocks that helped the running game.

Week 20 - Moss was absolutely blanketed by coverage all afternoon, mostly courtesy of CB Antonio Cromartie. He didn't register his first reception of the game until the 7:13 mark of the third quarter, and his name was rarely called aside from that play and a reverse handoff in the first quarter that went for 14.

Week 21 - Moss caught five balls for 62 yards. He was generally covered with safety help and targeted on deep routes. He was unable to make a big play due to the coverage and pressure on Tom Brady. He often had a step on his defender but he was so deep that Brady would have had to step into the pass, which was simply not possible against the rush Brady was facing. He did catch a touchdown pass, in which the defender fell down after a great cut before the ball was thrown.