NFL History: 50 greatest quarterback-wide receiver tandems in NFL history

The 18th greatest quarterback-wide receiver duo in NFL history: Tom Brady & Randy Moss

The time these two shared on the field was incredibly transient. Yet, that doesn’t take away from how dominant they were as a duo.

Randy Moss was originally shipped off to New England by the Oakland Raiders because it appeared as though he lost a step or two…or three. After going for only 553 yards in the year prior, it made perfect sense. However, as everyone found out, Moss simply wasn’t motivated to play for a franchise that had little to no chance at competing for a Super Bowl.

Once Moss landed in New England in 2007 and hooked up with Tom Brady, the two went on to have arguably the great season by a quarterback/wide receiver pairing ever.

On the year, Brady set a career-high by passing for 4,806 yards and 50 touchdowns. He also completed a career-best, 68.9% of his passes. Most of his success came as a direct result of Moss. The misunderstood receiver dominated the league by going for 1,493 yards. He also set the NFL record for receivers in touchdowns with 23.

As a duo that season, the New England Patriots went on to win all 16 regular season games. They then followed that up by winning their first two games of the playoffs. In the end, their bid for perfection came just short as they were sent home packing by the New York Giants in the Super Bowl.

In the following season, Brady played just one game as he suffered a torn ACL in the first game of the season. The pair would join forces again once Brady made his return in 2009. He still proved to be prolific, throwing for 4,398 yards. Moss was still as great as ever, hauling in a league-leading 13 touchdown passes and 1,264 yards. If the pair simply stuck together, there’s a good chance they would’ve rewritten the NFL history books.