NFL History: Ranking the 30 best wild card teams in NFL history

Ranking the 30 best wild card teams in NFL history: 30. 2004 Minnesota Vikings

“That is a disgusting act” is one of the most famous calls in the history of Joe Buck. It happened when Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss fake mooned the Lambeau Field crowd after a touchdown. Obviously, it was a little crude, but Buck’s call was a little much.

That celebration and the ensuing call take away from how good this Vikings team was. This team struggled to find its way in the regular season, but Daunte Culpepper put together one of the greatest quarterback performances of all time. No, really. Before his major knee injuries, Culpepper looked like an all timer. He amassed 5,123 yards between rushing and passing. It was an NFL record at the time. He threw for 39 touchdowns, which was unheard of in the NFL at the time.

Moss might have felt like he was too much to handle, but he helped the Vikings become one of the first teams to win a playoff game with an 8-8 record. The other “first” team did it on the Saturday of that weekend. This win is legendary for Vikings fans who sent Brett Favre and the Packers home early. Beating the rival Packers in the legendary Lambeau Field is something that will live forever for Vikings fans. The “moon” only made it more exciting.

Four of the Vikings’ regular-season losses came by just three points. This was a team that was in every game, but Culpepper could only do so much under center. It wasn’t like his receivers were dominating. Moss was injured for part of the year and only accounted for 767 yards. Culpepper connected on at least 200 yards with nine different receivers. The Vikings ended up losing the next round to the Philadelphia Eagles who would go on to the Super Bowl. It was fun while it lasted as the Vikings immediately traded Moss to the Raiders in the offseason.