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CATCHING ON; Thanks to a talent for the big play, Jake Reed is leading the NFL in reception yardage, something no other Viking has done, and is on his way to his best season.(SPORTS)

Jake Reed is getting to like the view. And he's seeing it more than ever.

Nothing in the NFL is prettier to a receiver than staring into no-man's land, a place free and clear with wide-open possibilities.

"Once I get in front of everybody, I get to smiling," said Reed, the sixth-year Vikings receiver. "I know if I get too many steps on the defender, it'll be hard to catch me. I get excited and get to running harder than I ever ran before.

"It's fun, once you're in front of that final person and see the fans back there waiting for you. You don't see nothing but end zone. It's a great feeling just to run to pure daylight, to run to the end zone."

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