Top 10 One Hit Wonders in NFL History! 

I grew up in the same town as he did. Me and my Grandfather used to go to every football and basketball game, so I watched his entire HS performances. He was an all time great. I was only 10 when he went off in that SB, but I'll always remember how proud I was seeing someone from a little town of 20k people in the spotlight. It made me sad to see how he flamed out after that game.

Went from getting sick at the thought of being a starter to the point they pretended he'd be the backup so he wouldnt have time to get nervous before the game, to spinning a football on I think Letterman? Demanded a huge contract after that game and it seemed to spiral from there. The story was cool but lets be real, those holes were massive. I'm not saying just anyone could've done what he done, but I think many non-starting NFL RB's would've loved to have been in that scenario.

@@Gungho73 He had a good OL. Reminds me of the Chiefs OL back in the early to late 2000's. Priest Holmes, Larry Johnson or Jamal Charles

id put those redskins teams up against anyone even running the same playbooks as they usually do i mean that

@@thisthresh4248 They had to be that good to have even a fighting chance. The NFC was a buzzsaw at the top.

Facts I be getting bored need some more throwbacks

And MNF!

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@@AndrewReevesArt They already did a top 10 MNF compilation

Yeah we do.

Bears fan here. I just hate seeing the name in general. Lol

I was thinking about that and Travis Fulgham with the 150+ yards and a td in that game, wondering if his stretch of 400+ yards and 4+ tds in 4 games was a fluke or not.

@@cferr1992 Forgot about Travis Fulgham! Crazy how those both took place in the same game. A double one hit wonder

For real bro.

He’s not a one game wonder though

Dude just plugged in to the starting lineup and decided to play Madden against the lions lol

He was a two hit wonder, led that epic comeback vs. the cowboys

Matt Flynn got paid by Seattle after that 1 game too

Didn’t Matthews also recover the onside kick vs the Packers?

@@fortynights1513 Yes that too

I think Browner is locked up for a good bit now too

​@@TheBuddha337 Attempted murder and child cruelty

Had a few decent games in Buffalo but unfortunately didn’t come close to justifying the contract. Also, the coaching staff picking Johnson over Doug Flutie to start the 1999 Wild Card was a stupid move to try and justify the contract. As much as any one hit wonder, his showcased a front office that made a mistake (both the contract and attempting to justify it).

@@fortynights1513 The weirdest thing is I remember reporters in camp noting how uncomfortable he seemed to be in the starter role as The Guy for the Buffalo franchise.

He went for 400 yards in both games. As I Dallas fan I can confirm Matt Flynn fucked us up

Don't you dare mention!

Same that’s why we made this

Was pretty darn good for eight seasons or so, then the last four or five years they had too many comics (the lists weren’t bad, but they were often poorly described). Nowadays NFL Network feels like it’s becoming an afterthought in some cases (it is the offseason but there is talk of key programs getting canceled).

@@NFLVaultAnd you’ve done a pretty good job with it.

Was literally just thinking that. My brothers & I watched those constantly on NFL Network while on summer vacation urgently waiting for the season to start

You do know the NFL runs this channel right? 😂

Good return yardage afterward but it was thrown right at him.

@@fortynights1513 al Davis loved fast cornerbacks he thought he had the next Daryl green with Larry brown 😂 speed kills al Davis never learned that

@@Davidjon1946Fortunately he would get Charles Woodson soon thereafter

​@@Davidjon1946Al Davis loved speed at every position. Haha

Unlikely because of how many teams have running backs by committee and run less as a percentage of plays in general. A list of unbreakable NFL records could be filled with volume rushing records.

@@fortynights1513 Yep. Teams don't operate with true workhorse backs anymore. It's just not sustainable. Derrick Henry to me was the last we'll see of that. I looked up the running backs to play in Superbowls during this millennium, and the closest someone came to Timmy Smith was Michael Pittman in Superbowl 37. 124 rushing yds. And a good reason for his yards was Tampa Bay jumping out to such a big lead that they were running the ball a ton so they could drain the clock.

@@KMC5240In Smith’s case, Washington also had 35 points at the end of the second quarter, so they also ran a lot (also a team that did so a lot generally).

@@fortynights1513 They had a big lead at the half, but Smith was putting up yards in the first half while Washington was making it a game, taking the lead, and extended their lead. He had 131 rushing yds in the first half. More than half of what he finished with.

@@KMC5240True, and that’s more than Pittman in that whole game. Also you mentioned workhorse backs, well Derrick Henry this next season might reach 10,000 yards rushing, and after him, and maybe Christian McCaffrey, I don’t know who else could rush for 10K in their career. Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of players that might be capable of reaching 10,000 yards, but most probably won’t get the opportunity to do so.

Anytime id play Madden I pick him really late as my 5th WR and special teams guy

As the end of the 2007 NFL Top 10 One Shot Wonders said: “At least they got to shine on one of the grandest stages.. If only for one act!”

Too be fair they did what most people can’t and made the NFL and played well enough to be remembered even if it’s for one game I’d be proud

Then they shoulda been better 😂

cry about it “chattier mike” and it’s not like these players aren’t fully aware they’re one hit wonders

@@Toosii2times I’ve been crying for the last two days bro don’t bring it up

Right you are Zach

One hit is all it takes for me to wonder!

HTTR4L!❤

And let’s not forget he scored their first TD in that SB

I didn’t know it was his last 😢

It was one of the most iconic catches in super bowl history, but this is top 10 one GAME wonders, not one PLAY wonders.

Perhaps he was stalling until he could make out the jersey #? But Al does make those kinds of calls frequently.

@@georgep.burdell7237 That'd make sense, but they do it during conversation/color commentary too. Like, "And a really good quarterback, is Tom Brady" kind of stuff. "One of the fastest players in the league...(pause as though distracted)...is Tyreke Hill" etc.

He was indeed injured and out for the season twice so his career never took off. See also Yatil Green of Miami (Hurricanes, then Dolphins).

Yup sounds just like them

Or 2010 when he went toe to toe with New England on a SNF

He had a substantial career, but if you want to talk about players who are known for one thing in general, he’s an example of one. Not as big a one hit wonder as some of the honorable mentions

Clayton was a one year wonder This is about one game wonders

Dexter Jackson?

@@gregj8663 not even close. Damn good safety on an elite defense.

Also Mike White

I think Malcolm Smith was still a decent not great player with the Raiders. It wasn't a Larry Brown situation where he went to a man-man team when he was a zone guy. Malcolm was liked and played good at times he just wasn't going to be a guy to take a D to the next level. He never was that kind of player and the Raiders didn't pay him that way. That postseason he made some of the most important plays for the Hawks though.

Foles was more a one playoff run wonder.

Foles had more than 1 hit

He says he missed that practice because he put his phone on the charger then woke up the next morning to birds chirping and knew he was fucked. He looked at his phone and the charger wasn't plugged into the wall outlet.

Yep that was a crazy story.