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Attempt to use Moss as decoy doesn't fool Giants as Vikings lose.(Chicago Tribune)
Byline: Don Pierson
MINNEAPOLIS _ It turns out Randy Moss wraps his sore hamstring the same as all those Chicago Bears who have been plagued by the injury this season.
The Minnesota Vikings tried to foist Moss off as a decoy again Sunday, but the New York Giants weren't fooled by the No. 84 costume. The limp gave him away as an impostor.
It turns out the league's leading passer, Daunte Culpepper, needs Moss more than the Vikings let on. Moss failed to catch a pass for the second week, and the Giants rolled, 34-13.
Last week the Vikings got past Tennessee without help from the ailing Moss. But the Giants made it clear the NFC race is far from over. The Vikings (5-2) still must play Green Bay (4-4) and Detroit (4-3) twice each in the NFC North, and Moss' injury looks like it will linger regardless of what coach Mike Tice says.
"We have to find a new personality until Randy's healthy," Tice said. "The way we used to do things when Randy was healthy doesn't work when Randy is not healthy."
In the NFC East, the Giants (5-2) stayed well within reach of the Philadelphia Eagles (7-0) despite a perplexing loss at home last week to Detroit. The Giants play host to the Bears next Sunday.
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