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Best quarterback/wide receiver duos in NFL history

By Staff

INDIANAPOLIS - NOVEMBER 16: Peyton Manning No. 18 of the Indianapolis Colts celebrates the touchdown of Marvin Harrison No. 88 for a 30-20 lead over the Houston Texans during the fourth quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 16, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS - NOVEMBER 16: Peyton Manning No. 18 of the Indianapolis Colts celebrates the touchdown of Marvin Harrison No. 88 for a 30-20 lead over the Houston Texans during the fourth quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 16, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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IRVING, UNITED STATES: Cris Carter of the Minnesota Vikings (80) runs away from Dallas Cowboys defenders Darren Woodson (28) and Kenny Wheaton (30) en route to a 54 yard touchdown reception during the first quarter of action at Texas Stadium in Irving, TX, 26 November. AFP PHOTO/PAUL BUCK (Photo credit should read PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images)
IRVING, UNITED STATES: Cris Carter of the Minnesota Vikings (80) runs away from Dallas Cowboys defenders Darren Woodson (28) and Kenny Wheaton (30) en route to a 54 yard touchdown reception during the first quarter of action at Texas Stadium in Irving, TX, 26 November. AFP PHOTO/PAUL BUCK (Photo credit should read PAUL BUCK/AFP/Getty Images) /

27. Warren Moon and Cris Carter

This is one of those combinations that had football fans begging for more time to see them work together.

Most people don’t even realize that Moon spent three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, but he did. Sure, he’s known for the 10 successful years he had with the Houston Oilers, but Moon was traded by the Oilers to the Vikings in 1994 for a fourth-round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft an a third-round pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. Both those picks (Mike Davis and Rodney Thomas) combined for 122 games. Moon went 21-18, so you can say the Vikings won the trade.

Before his time with the Vikings, Cris Carter spent three years with the Philadelphia Eagles and caught 19 touchdowns. He then moved on to Minnesota and caught 110 touchdowns in 26 years. And 12 of those touchdowns came via Moon.

The two Hall-of-Fame players got on the same page in 1995. Carter led the league with 17 touchdown receptions and also finished with 1,371 receiving yards. Moon slung 33 touchdown passes for 4,228 passing yards.

The real reason this duo is on the list is because of the potential they could have reached had they been teamed up earlier than the 1994 season. Moon threw 58 touchdowns in those three years with Minnesota. Again, more than half of them landed in Carter’s hands. He threw 291 career touchdown passes. Imagine how many of those would have come via Carter. It’s almost upsetting to think about.

They could have been much higher on this list had they been paired up sooner.

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