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Randy Mo s may be the NFL's greatest receiver, but he is no longer the ' franchise leader in receptions by a rookie. Mo s' 22-year-old record was broken on Sunday by , whorecorded his 70th catch during the third quarter of the Vikings' home game against the . Jefferson broke the record after catching a 26 Spencer Barnett Jersey -yard pa s during the Vikings' second drive of the second half. Despite his eight-catch, 104-yard performance, the Vikings fell to the Bears, 33-27.Mo s, who recently proclaimed himself as , had a prolific rookie season that saw him catch 69 pa ses for 1,398 yards. His 17 touchdown receptions that season is still an NFL rookie record. Mo s' succe s that season helped the Vikings win 15 regular season games before Minnesota was upset by the in the NFC Championship Game.Jefferson entered Sunday's game with 65 receptions for 1,078 yards and seven touchdowns for the Vikings, will need to win out and get help if they are going to have any chance at making the playoffs for a second straight year. The former LSU standout is the front-runner to win Offensive Rookie of the Year, an award Mo s won following his rookie campaign."I didn't even know I was that close to him," Jefferson said of Mo s' record last week, . "But that's pretty exciting to potentially beat him in receptions and be No. 1 on the board ... I'm excited for that and hopefully I can beat his yards record also." Joseph Ossai Jersey