Randy Moss is said to have lost his skills- - Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA photo

SPORTS NOTES Part 2 - HAS RANDY MOSS LOST HIS SKILLS?

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The NFL record breaker has had one tough year being bounced around to three different teams. Now with the Tennessee Titans Moss wasn't used in their last game - Part 1 - SPORTS LIVES UPS AND DOWNS

Saturday December 11, 2010

NO BALLS, NO BALL

It's been a rough year for NFL receiver Randy Moss. It can't be fun for the player who holds several NFL receiving records. One thing is for sure... Randy Moss is not having a BALL OF A TIME.

The problem is when the balls aren't thrown to you or you can't catch it then something is terribly wrong. The 13-year pro wasn't used in the Titans loss to the Indianapolis Colts last week that raises the question...WHAT'S UP??? One thing for sure it's not footballs being thrown his way.

The strange saga of 33-year old pass catcher Moss lingers on as to whether he still has definitive talent or is the football career over for the once super star. Since being bounced around by three NFL teams this season Moss hasn't regained the form that made him one of the most explosive receivers ever in the league.

After beginning the season with the New England Patriots Moss was traded to the Minnesota Vikings after the fourth game of the season. During his four game stint with the Patriots he registered nine receptions for 139 yards.

In four games with the Vikings he had 13 receptions for 173 yards. After a feud with the Vikings coach Brad Childress he was put on waivers and soon after picked up by the Tennessee Titans on November 3rd. We then asked who would last longer in the league Brad Childress or Randy Moss.

The question was answered two weeks ago as the Vikings fired Childress November 22nd. Childress was guilty of not consulting with the Vikings owner Zygi Wilf his intention to release Moss.

In his four appearances with the Titans Moss has only four receptions for 62 yards and zero touchdowns. In the teams 30-28 loss to the Colts the Titans sixth consecutive defeat including five since Moss' arrival Titans coach Jeff Fisher chose not to use him. In Fishers post game comments he said he was happy with the Moss who is known as being a threat on long ball receptions while the game plan against the Colts was designed with short passes.

The Titans are currently entrenched at the bottom of the AFC South standings with a 5 win 8 loss record with only three games remaining in the season. Now the question is will Moss spread his wings and his former talent emerge to fly again before the season ends to regain the super star status he once had OR is it his last hoorah with his party being over? Stay tuned...

A look at the NFL records & career highlights of Randy Moss:

NFL records

* Most touchdown receptions in a season - 23 (2007)

* Most touchdown receptions by a rookie in a season - 17 (1998)

* Most seasons with 17 or more touchdown receptions - 3 (1998, 2003, 2007)

* Most seasons with 16 or more touchdown receptions - 3 (1998, 2003, 2007)

* Most seasons with 11 or more touchdown receptions - 8 - tied with Jerry Rice

* Most seasons with 10 or more touchdown receptions - 9 - tied with Jerry Rice

* Most games in a season with at least 2 touchdown receptions - 8 (2007)

* Only player to have 1,600 receiving yards and 16 receiving touchdowns in a season (2003)

* Most yards receiving in a Pro Bowl game - 212 (2000)

* Most touchdowns scored in first 10 games with a new team - 16 (2007)

* Most 1,200+ yard receiving seasons to start a career - 6 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)

* Moss has averaged at least one receiving touchdown per game played in four different seasons: 1998 (17 TDs in 16 games), 2003 (17 in 16), 2004 (13 in 13), and 2007 (23 in 16)[73]

* At the end of the 2008 season, Moss averaged 12.3 receiving TDs per season

* Four 100+ yard games in his first four games with a new team in 2007

* Youngest player in NFL history to record his 100th receiving touchdown - (29 years and 235 days)

* Youngest player in NFL history to record his 120th receiving touchdown - (30 years, 313 days)

* Fastest player to reach 5,000 career receiving yards - 59 games (broke record of 61 games by Jerry Rice)

* Highest career yards per catch average for any player with 900+ receptions - 15.6 yards per reception

* Youngest player to have 3 touchdown receptions in a game (21 years, 286 days)

Career highlights

* 4-time All-Pro selection.[74] * Is second on the Minnesota Vikings all-time receiving touchdown list with 92. Cris Carter holds the record with 110 receiving scores.

* Caught his 100th touchdown pass in 2006 against San Francisco (on a pass he caught with his legs), the seventh player to do so.

* Holds the record for most touchdowns in Minnesota Vikings playoff history with 8.

* 10 1,000+ yard receiving seasons - 2nd all-time

* 64 career 100 yard games - 2nd all-time; most recent November 15, 2009

* 153 touchdown receptions - 2nd all-time

* 76.2 receiving yards per game - 2nd all-time

* 154 total touchdowns scored - 4th all-time

* 14,778 receiving yards - 6th all-time

* 948 career receptions - 10th all-time

* Has completed 4 of 8 passes for 106 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 1 interception, giving him a 95.8 passer rating.

* Only player to catch 90+ touchdown passes, return a punt for a touchdown, and throw 2 touchdown passes.

* Has played on the two highest scoring teams (for a single season) in NFL history: 2007 Patriots (589 points) and the 1998 Vikings (556 points)

* Had a career-high 12 receptions for 204 yards against the Chicago Bears, at Soldier Field, on November 14, 1999 in a 27-24 overtime win.

* Holds the Vikings record for most 100 yard receiving games with 41.

* Has two touchdowns or more in 39 different games (including 3 in the postseason); most recent September 26, 2010 * Has two touchdown receptions or more in 37 different games - (2nd all-time)

* Has three touchdowns touchdown receptions or more in 9 different games - (2nd all-time): at Dallas (Nov. 26, 1998), a 46-36 victory; vs. Chicago (Dec. 6, 1998), a 48-22 victory; at Detroit (Oct. 1, 2000), a 31-24 victory; vs. New York Giants (November 19, 2001) a 28-16 victory; vs. San Francisco (Sep. 28, 2003), a 35-7 victory; at Buffalo (November 18, 2007), a 56-10 victory; at Miami (November 23, 2008), a 48-28 victory; vs. Tennessee (October 18, 2009), a 59-0 victory; vs. Jacksonville (December 27, 2009), a 35-7 victory.

* Caught a career high four touchdowns at Buffalo (all in the first half). (Nov. 18, 2007)

* Had an interception while playing defense in the last few seconds of the first half of the Patriots' game against the Denver Broncos on October 11, 2009.

* Has 4 career two-point conversions

* Youngest player in NFL history to record his 120th receiving touchdown. (30 years, 313 days)