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'Just throw it up': Randy Moss reflects on lighting up Cowboys in 1998

Randy Moss was well on his way to becoming a superstar 13 weeks into his rookie season in 1998. But it was his performance on Thanksgiving Day that put the rest of the NFL -- and the Dallas Cowboys -- on notice.

Twenty years have passed since the Minnesota Vikings beat the Cowboys 46-36 on Nov. 26, 1998. Moss, still bothered by the Cowboys passing on him in the draft, annihilated Dallas’ defense and finished with this absurd stat line: three catches for 163 yards and three touchdowns. The Cowboys were also called for 50-yard pass interference penalty trying to cover Moss.