It's '98 ... The 4-0 Green Bay Packers have won a mind-boggling 29 straight home games at Lambeau field - including several playoff wins.
They face the underdog 4-0 Vikings on Monday Night. All the talking heads make Lambeau sound like an impossible place for road teams.
A Vikings rookie (Moss) catches 5 passes for 190 yards and 2 TD's and also draws a pass interference on a bomb..and has a long TD catch called back for holding. The Vikings destroy the Pack and shatter the Lambeau myth.
Fast forward to 2004 - Moss's last year in Minny... after a 9 catch, 150 yard performance in a Vikings win in his previous trip into Lambeau, Moss is forced to miss the '04 regular season game due to a hamstring.
The Lambeau crowd mercilessly taunts Moss from the sidelines.. even the marching band famously came onto the field and called him out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oHdrnhjQ-0
After losing in Lambeau without Moss, the Vikings get Lambeau revenge in the playoffs - and Moss gets even with the fans.
They quickly jump out to a 17-0 lead in the 1st quarter ... leading to this famous shot of Moss and the scoreboard ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfM8uG1UH1g
After Moss ices the game with his 2nd TD catch in the 4th quarter - he famously pretends to moon the crowd. Everyone's seen that - no need for clip.
This is followed up with an epic post game rant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poYvX0OUJe8 <- (Sadly, only a small part of it)
And the cherry on top comes after Moss is fined for the pretend moon - where he tells someone in the parking lot after practice "Next time I might shake my dick at them"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07G23zMGa4g
In Moss's return to Lambeau off the 6 year layoff, we can only hope he does catch a TD late to ice it - and he does shake his dick at the Lambeau crowd after Favre pulls a cell phone out of his pocket - takes a pic and texts it to Jenn Sterger. I realize that might draw a fine larger than James Harrison's - and get flagged for "excessive demonstration" ... but one can hope.