Randy Moss vs Terrell Owens

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Randy Moss and Terrell Owens compared on their NFL careers: Randy Moss played 14 seasons, 1998 to 2012, Terrell Owens 15 seasons, 1996 to 2010. Randy Moss has 982 receptions to Terrell Owens's 1,078.

Who has the better career numbers?

Randy Moss and Terrell Owens career totals
218GP219
15,292YDS15,934
156TD153
15.6AVG14.8

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Randy Moss and Terrell Owens postseason
15GP12
977YDS751
10TD5
18.1AVG13.9

Where each stands all time

Randy Moss and Terrell Owens all-time places
4th (15,292)Receiving yards3rd (15,934)
19th (982)Receptions9th (1,078)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Randy Moss: 0 championships; Offensive Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year
  • Terrell Owens: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Randy Moss and Terrell Owens season by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
1st1998691,313171996355204
2nd1999801,413111997609368
3rd2000771,437151998671,09714
4th2001821,233101999607544
5th20021061,34772000971,45113
6th20031111,632172001931,41216
7th2004497671320021001,30013
8th2005601,00582003801,1029
9th20064255332004771,20014
10th2007981,493232005477636
11th2008691,008112006851,18013
12th2009831,264132007811,35515
13th20102839352008691,05210
14th20122843432009558295
15th————2010729839

What the columns mean: REC