No Moss for Minnesota

After making token appearances in the previous two games, Randy Moss sat out Monday night's loss at Indianapolis with a strained right hamstring - the first absence of his seven-year career.

Since he got hurt in the second quarter of Minnesota's win at New Orleans on Oct. 17, Moss has not caught a pass after recording at least one reception in each of his first 101 games.

That drought will continue on Sunday at Green Bay.

"Now that he's accepted the fact that he does have an injury, I think we'll better deal with it," coach Mike Tice said Wednesday. "He's in there rehabbing and training right now."

Moss has a high threshold for pain and a history of fast healing - and stubbornness. He finally consented last week to having an MRI exam, which confirmed the initial diagnosis.

"It was tough to get him to admit that he couldn't play with the injury," Tice said, "and when he finally did. It's where it should be. He should get it right."