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.
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.
Matt Flynn was exactly what you needed from a backup QB and was an awesome guy. Crazy that all of these men trained their entire lives to only get one or two opportunities before being injured or benched, I hope all are doing well.
Chris Matthews Torched the Pats defense that game in 2014 until Kyle Arrington got benched. Brandon Browner was able to neutralize him, which is why he wasn't effective much in the 4th quarter. Also, that Jonas Gray game is also remembered for what Gronk did by tackling Sergio Brown out of the club.
Matt Flynn also came back to GB in '13 and brought us back from 27-3 in Dallas to win and keep us in the playoff chase, and then Rodgers came back for the finale to beat the Bears in the 4th-and-8 game. So I'd call Flynn a 2-hit wonder!
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).
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
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.
Larry Brown is unique because he didn't actually have to do much of anything in that Super Bowl. The Steelers QB threw the ball directly to him both times. All he had to do was catch the ball as if he was playing toss in the park as a kid. It's not as though he made spectacular reads on the QB or made great breaks on the passes.
That's pretty insane to hear that Tyree never caught another pass in the NFL after SB42. That memory of the helmet catch will forever be etched in my mind and is one of the first SB's I remember all the details of.
Those Washington counter treys with Timmy Smith were things of beauty! Watching those pulling linemen cross the field in front of Timmy was something else. I miss those days of running backs.
David Tyree should've been number 1, I don't care if people disagree, that was the performance of a lifetime for him even if it wasn't much until the Helmet Catch, which ironically was his last ever catch.
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.
WR are most common on these lists because teams have so many of them and it is also the easiest position to replace. Pittsburgh's Markus Wheaton was good but they had 5 or 6 WR on those teams that were even better. He had 2 seasons with over 640 yards receiving as a non starter(which means he isn't a 1 hit wonder) which just happened to be the only 2 seasons he played more than a couple plays. He retired at 27 to take care of his 3 children and to keep his body mostly healthy.
One Hit Wonders! They have one shot to shine with talent! The Jeff Janis Hail Mary from Aaron Rodgers was amazing to see and Aaron Rodgers did it twice the same season. Let's not forget about Jonas Grey! He was so elusive as a RB. Matt Flynn! That's for the Packers' fans. Loved watching him play as a backup QB
Malcolm Smith is another name that comes to mind. 10 tackles, 6 solo, 69 yard pick 6 and Super Bowl MVP. Never heard his name before or after that Super Bowl against the broncos
The ironic part about Chris Matthews big game in the Super Bowl is that because of him the Patriots benched Kyle Arrington which then forced an unheard of backup cornerback into the game. That was Malcolm Butler. Weird how things work out.
GB went 15-1 in 2011. Got the bye, played against the NYG in the divisional round and got bounced out while the Giants went to win that Super Bowl against NE...again. I think it's great that NY embarrassed the mighty Packers twice
Helmet catch bowl will always be my favorite Super Bowl. I hated the Patriots as a kid so I was so happy, and the helmet catch just topped it off. Also, people forget that the Giants were 8-8 and barely backed into a wildcard spot that year. Which made them winning it all, and beating the 18-0 patriots that much more insane.
This Colorado Avalanche fan agrees with this Detroit Red Wings fan! A friend of mine in Massachusetts had sent me an email earlier saying "the Patriots are amazing" and "it's a good time to be a New England fan". Hmm ... I don't remember hearing from him after the game.
Max McGee in the first Superbowl. He was the backup to Boyd Dollar and didn't expect to be playing, but Dollar hurt his shoulder in practice that morning. Max was hungover but had an MVP performance
Larry Brown is not a one hit wonder. He played 95 games, started in 75 of them, 14 INT's 2 TD's. He was practically the Cowboys starting corner from his rookie year in 1991 till he left after the 95 season.
Would've loved a mention of the late Kwamie Lassiter-caught an NFL record 4 interceptions in one game back in 1998 against the Chargers. I did Taekwondo with his son back in the day, great guy and awesome performance.
Chris Matthews had 1,200 receiving yards with the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2012 and was named Most Outstanding Rookie. He also won a Grey Cup with the Calgary Stampeders in 2018.
Mike Gillislee honorable mention. Pretty average rotational RB for Dolphins and Bills for a few years. Restricted free agent and Patriots offered him a contract that the bills declined to match in exchange for a 5th round pick. Went on to score 3 TDs in first game with Patriots and never saw him ever again. Bills used the 5th round pick to draft Matt Milano
Glad Markus Wheaton got a mention, he looked like the next Steelers mid-round gem for a bit. He suffered what ended up being a nasty finger/hand injury and tried to play through it. It didn't go well and he never really recovered before fading away.
David Tyree's helmet catch is one of the best if not the greatest play in NFL's History Super Bowl History as well it was the main reason in my honest opinion the Giants pulled off the Greatest UPSETS in NFL's History too 0:06
Most unheralded multiple Pro Bowler EVER. This player 60 years ago had a Post Season game that nobody has come close to reaching : rushing 13 206 1 receiving 7 123 1 : 20 329 2 RRY, Anthony Carter is next with 257 offensive yards. Keith Lincoln.
Do they still do NFLN top 10's like they used to or this it now? I miss the NFL Films top 10 with players and other related people talking about the topic
Chris Matthews story is pretty cool. Undrafted, played in the CFL, injured, worked at Foot Locker, and then a friend told him th Seahawks were doing tryouts.
As a Ravens fan, I remember the year after the Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl we had a late season game against the Steelers where despite being ravaged by injuries and well out of the playoff picture, we somehow upset them. Chris Mathews scored the first touchdown of that game and I watched it thinking, “wasn’t that the random guy who had the breakout game in the Super Bowl last year? I didn’t even know he was with us now.”
I thought Jeff Janis had way more than 4 catches before that playoff game. I remember the Packers having a DEEP receiving corps, with Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, James Jones, and Jeff Janis. As a Vikings fan, I couldn't believe how many weapons the Packers always had.
Thanks for this video. Sylvester Morris was always a mystery to me. His wikipedia page provides no description of what happened to him between 2001-2003. I assumed injuries and apparently thats what happened.
Chris Matthews is remembered more for catching the onside kick in the NFC Championship than the Super Bowl game. Nobody wants to remember that day in Seattle
You know whats an interesting topic for a video NFL Throwback? Saturday games. Not as common as Sunday obviously, but they aren't treated with the luster of a Monday or Thursday night affair. But since i think 1970 we've had them, and as they often play a factor into the later season, I'd imagine there's secretly some good/exciting matchups we've forgotten?
Janus MAY be a one hit wonder but he’s in EVERY SINGLE HIGHLIGHT compilation the NFL has ever put out. Everyone who watches any football at all knows the dudes story he doesn’t belong on this list of guys we’ve never heard of
I wouldn't take away from him. He had a good career with a lot of picks. But O'Donnell threw the ball right to Larry Brown both times in that Super Bowl.
Redskins beating broncos was one of greatest days of my young life at age 9. Timmy Smith on another planet. Jerome Harrison’s freak run in late 2013 probably cost my a fantasy title the next year as I drafted him either in 2nd or 3rd round and he was absolute trash the next years. Marcus Wheaton was a dude I liked but he flamed out.
I was wondering whether Percy Howard was going to be mentioned. Not only was the only catch of his NFL career a touchdown in the Super Bowl, it was a very consequential TD. The opposite of a 'garbage' stat! He almost pulled the last pass of the game down for a catch in the end zone too.
The moment it was stated to raise your hand if "you know LeShon Johnson," I was like...right here! The Packers drafted him from Northern Illinois because I was a fan of his, and I thought he was going to be a good back for GB but then ended up in Arizona after 2 seasons with Green Bay. Funny, he was involved in dog fighting in 2005 in Oklahoma.
@@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.
No wonder Timmy Smith had 200+ yards as the Washington Redskins beat The Denver Elways. You could start most healthy adult males at Running Back that day and they would at least have 50 yards. Just getting those Broncos "teams" to the Super Bowl three times in four years is one of the greatest accomplishments in NFL history. By comparison, look at the horsepower Buffalo needed oufside of Jim Kelly to get there four straight times: four other HOFers and a few borderline like Steve Tasker. And while Dan Reeves probably should be in on merit as a coach, very often his philosophy was usually to run the ball for 55 minutes and then wait until the fourth quarter and then watch Elway do something miraculous.
One thing you can say for Smith: On one of his touchdown runs he did outrun Dennis Smith I believe. Offensive line obviously helped him, but at that point he’s going against the secondary.
I don’t think Matt Flynn should be counted as a one hit wonder. He had some more action afterwards, including the 26-3 comeback against my cowboys in 2013.
12:30 Jonas Gray's performance won a Draftkings DFS contest (back when the main millionaire slate consists of the all Sunday games) he was heavily added in fantasy as I recall in my fantasy league his fabb was $50. After that because he missed practice and not getting carries he was dropped.
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.
Not denying Timmy Smith his place at #1, but look at the size of the holes Smith runs through in that game. The Hogs were leaving caverns open for him to run through.
Janus MAY be a one hit wonder but he’s in EVERY SINGLE HIGHLIGHT compilation the NFL has ever put out. Everyone who watches any football at all knows the dudes story bye doesn’t belong on this list of guys we’ve never heard of
I remember trent edwards gave us all false hole in Buffalo that we have found our first franchise quarterback since Jim kelly . That was just mean adrian Wilson
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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.
TIMMY SMITH#36 206 YARDS .. 2 TD PERFORMANCE IN SUPERBOWL XXII WILL ALWAYS BE THE ULTIMATE NFL ONE HIT WONDER ..
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.
Never forget when Chase Claypool’s 4 TD game against Philly in Week 5 of 2020 gave us all delusions of grandeur
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
Matt Flynn was exactly what you needed from a backup QB and was an awesome guy. Crazy that all of these men trained their entire lives to only get one or two opportunities before being injured or benched, I hope all are doing well.
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
@@streakydrip8792He truly won at life. He got paid off of one game.
Chris Matthews Torched the Pats defense that game in 2014 until Kyle Arrington got benched. Brandon Browner was able to neutralize him, which is why he wasn't effective much in the 4th quarter. Also, that Jonas Gray game is also remembered for what Gronk did by tackling Sergio Brown out of the club.
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
Matt Flynn also came back to GB in '13 and brought us back from 27-3 in Dallas to win and keep us in the playoff chase, and then Rodgers came back for the finale to beat the Bears in the 4th-and-8 game. So I'd call Flynn a 2-hit wonder!
He went for 400 yards in both games. As I Dallas fan I can confirm Matt Flynn fucked us up
The fact that I've seen multiple Kevin Ogletree jerseys in the wild will always blow my mind
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You do know the NFL runs this channel right? 😂
Man, I miss the NFL Top 10 show
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
Rob Johnson didn't make the cut ? Wow. That one game for the Jaguars basically got him that big contract from Buffalo and set him up for life.
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.
Larry Brown is unique because he didn't actually have to do much of anything in that Super Bowl. The Steelers QB threw the ball directly to him both times. All he had to do was catch the ball as if he was playing toss in the park as a kid. It's not as though he made spectacular reads on the QB or made great breaks on the passes.
This is amazing! As many of these as you can do! I watch reruns of the NFL top 10 almost daily! Thank you! You guys put out the best content!!!
That's pretty insane to hear that Tyree never caught another pass in the NFL after SB42. That memory of the helmet catch will forever be etched in my mind and is one of the first SB's I remember all the details of.
Anytime id play Madden I pick him really late as my 5th WR and special teams guy
NFL Top 10 One Shot Wonders from 2007 was in my opinion the best episode of NFL Top 10.
Glad to see that topic revisited in the Throwback series.
Those Washington counter treys with Timmy Smith were things of beauty! Watching those pulling linemen cross the field in front of Timmy was something else. I miss those days of running backs.
As a Washingtonian, I remember Timmy Smith very well. I understand he had a drug problem, which also hindered his career.
David Tyree should've been number 1, I don't care if people disagree, that was the performance of a lifetime for him even if it wasn't much until the Helmet Catch, which ironically was his last ever catch.
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.
One hit is all it takes for these wonders!
Right you are Zach
One hit is all it takes for me to wonder!
Peyton Hillis is the NFLs ultimate one hit wonder
Don't you dare mention!
Idk if you were fishing up your ass and found this comment to pull out. But this is not true 🤣.
Dude was on the cover of madden. Probably the only browns player to ever be. Had no idea who he was then
Larry brown should share that superbowl ring with neil O'Donnell
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
Props to my man Kony Ealy, if Carolina happened to win SB 50, he would have been MVP
Timmy Smiths record will never be broken.
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.
WR are most common on these lists because teams have so many of them and it is also the easiest position to replace.
Pittsburgh's Markus Wheaton was good but they had 5 or 6 WR on those teams that were even better. He had 2 seasons with over 640 yards receiving as a non starter(which means he isn't a 1 hit wonder) which just happened to be the only 2 seasons he played more than a couple plays. He retired at 27 to take care of his 3 children and to keep his body mostly healthy.
It's not the easiest that's RB
@@ihatezen RB is not easier to replace than WR.....lol
One Hit Wonders! They have one shot to shine with talent! The Jeff Janis Hail Mary from Aaron Rodgers was amazing to see and Aaron Rodgers did it twice the same season. Let's not forget about Jonas Grey! He was so elusive as a RB. Matt Flynn! That's for the Packers' fans. Loved watching him play as a backup QB
Imagine being a former nfl player and the league uploads a video calling you a one hit wonder
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
@@thugger-vandross I’ve been crying for the last two days bro don’t bring it up
Never forget, the Jerome Harrison game was one of few Chiefs games that was blacked out
Jerome Harrison 286 rushing yards vs Chiefs speaks way way more volumes then you think but he'd just made it to easy 6:42
Malcolm Smith is another name that comes to mind. 10 tackles, 6 solo, 69 yard pick 6 and Super Bowl MVP. Never heard his name before or after that Super Bowl against the broncos
The ironic part about Chris Matthews big game in the Super Bowl is that because of him the Patriots benched Kyle Arrington which then forced an unheard of backup cornerback into the game. That was Malcolm Butler. Weird how things work out.
GB went 15-1 in 2011. Got the bye, played against the NYG in the divisional round and got bounced out while the Giants went to win that Super Bowl against NE...again. I think it's great that NY embarrassed the mighty Packers twice
Larry Brown had a decent career pre Raiders. His first four years with Dallas he had a good career
Maybe a top 10 one play wonders video some time in the future? Great video as always!
If Mathews hadn't play that well, Butler probably wouldn't have been in the game for the goal line play
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What happened to Matthew's guy he made that catch in the sb against the Pats and ghosted afterward
That second throw from Aaron Rodgers in the divisional game is my favorite throw of all time
Helmet catch bowl will always be my favorite Super Bowl. I hated the Patriots as a kid so I was so happy, and the helmet catch just topped it off. Also, people forget that the Giants were 8-8 and barely backed into a wildcard spot that year. Which made them winning it all, and beating the 18-0 patriots that much more insane.
This Colorado Avalanche fan agrees with this Detroit Red Wings fan! A friend of mine in Massachusetts had sent me an email earlier saying "the Patriots are amazing" and "it's a good time to be a New England fan". Hmm ... I don't remember hearing from him after the game.
Max McGee in the first Superbowl. He was the backup to Boyd Dollar and didn't expect to be playing, but Dollar hurt his shoulder in practice that morning. Max was hungover but had an MVP performance
Larry Brown is not a one hit wonder. He played 95 games, started in 75 of them, 14 INT's 2 TD's. He was practically the Cowboys starting corner from his rookie year in 1991 till he left after the 95 season.
Would've loved a mention of the late Kwamie Lassiter-caught an NFL record 4 interceptions in one game back in 1998 against the Chargers. I did Taekwondo with his son back in the day, great guy and awesome performance.
Chris Matthews had 1,200 receiving yards with the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2012 and was named Most Outstanding Rookie. He also won a Grey Cup with the Calgary Stampeders in 2018.
Mike Gillislee honorable mention. Pretty average rotational RB for Dolphins and Bills for a few years. Restricted free agent and Patriots offered him a contract that the bills declined to match in exchange for a 5th round pick. Went on to score 3 TDs in first game with Patriots and never saw him ever again. Bills used the 5th round pick to draft Matt Milano
Imagine catching back to back hail Mary’s in the same drive 😂 Jeff freakin Janis
Glad Markus Wheaton got a mention, he looked like the next Steelers mid-round gem for a bit. He suffered what ended up being a nasty finger/hand injury and tried to play through it. It didn't go well and he never really recovered before fading away.
Larry Brown also had a critical INT in the NFC CG vs Green Bay
David Tyree's helmet catch is one of the best if not the greatest play in NFL's History Super Bowl History as well it was the main reason in my honest opinion the Giants pulled off the Greatest UPSETS in NFL's History too 0:06
Obviously that catch was the reason they won. Without that catch it would've been 4th and 16.
Thinking about how many of these modern guys I picked up in fantasy football because of these one hit games 😂
Jim Brown was so awesome, he had a NFL team and an University named after him.
Straight facts people like cmc and Cory Dillon weren’t even able to break that record.
2004 Corey Dillon was so fucking good.
Without that Malcolm Butler's interception in the Super Bowl vs the Patriots Chris Matthews would be Super Bowl MVP 1:40
Most unheralded multiple Pro Bowler EVER. This player 60 years ago had a Post Season game that nobody has come close to reaching : rushing 13 206 1 receiving 7 123 1 : 20 329 2 RRY, Anthony Carter is next with 257 offensive yards. Keith Lincoln.
Do they still do NFLN top 10's like they used to or this it now? I miss the NFL Films top 10 with players and other related people talking about the topic
Chris Matthews story is pretty cool. Undrafted, played in the CFL, injured, worked at Foot Locker, and then a friend told him th Seahawks were doing tryouts.
Harrison being backup after that year is nuts
As a Ravens fan, I remember the year after the Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl we had a late season game against the Steelers where despite being ravaged by injuries and well out of the playoff picture, we somehow upset them. Chris Mathews scored the first touchdown of that game and I watched it thinking, “wasn’t that the random guy who had the breakout game in the Super Bowl last year? I didn’t even know he was with us now.”
God Jeff Janis was such a hero for about 2 minutes before the defense blew it
I thought Jeff Janis had way more than 4 catches before that playoff game. I remember the Packers having a DEEP receiving corps, with Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, James Jones, and Jeff Janis. As a Vikings fan, I couldn't believe how many weapons the Packers always had.
Jerome Harrison - fantasy football legend.
Constant bangers from Throwback
Thanks for this video. Sylvester Morris was always a mystery to me. His wikipedia page provides no description of what happened to him between 2001-2003. I assumed injuries and apparently thats what happened.
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).
I remember Skip Bayless saying Matt Flynn was a better qb because of that one game. The dude was always a hater because Aaron replaced Brett Favre.
Chris Matthews is remembered more for catching the onside kick in the NFC Championship than the Super Bowl game. Nobody wants to remember that day in Seattle
Jeff Janis made two of the best impactful of plays with Green Bay vs Arizona in the 2015 NFC Divisional Round 5:20
You know whats an interesting topic for a video NFL Throwback? Saturday games. Not as common as Sunday obviously, but they aren't treated with the luster of a Monday or Thursday night affair. But since i think 1970 we've had them, and as they often play a factor into the later season, I'd imagine there's secretly some good/exciting matchups we've forgotten?
Janus MAY be a one hit wonder but he’s in EVERY SINGLE HIGHLIGHT compilation the NFL has ever put out. Everyone who watches any football at all knows the dudes story he doesn’t belong on this list of guys we’ve never heard of
I wouldn't take away from him. He had a good career with a lot of picks. But O'Donnell threw the ball right to Larry Brown both times in that Super Bowl.
Only the Browns in that era would get a RB that breaks Jim Browns record and finish off the season strong, and make him a backup
Yup sounds just like them
Matt Flynn was a beast in madden that year
Ecclesiastes 3:3
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Im convinced all these guys are madden auto generated rookies in franchise cause I’ve seen these names before outside the games they played in
2:28 Almost 20 years? Try almost 30… Saw the Cowboys in a SB and knew it was longer than that 😂
As soon as I saw the title I immediately thought of Jonas Gray and Timmy Smith
Make a top 10 game winning toucndowns!!
I’m surprised this isn’t just 10 players that at some point played the Jets, they love doing those
Matt Flynn in 2013 led huge comebacks to tie the Vikings then beat the Falcons and Cowboys.
Redskins beating broncos was one of greatest days of my young life at age 9. Timmy Smith on another planet. Jerome Harrison’s freak run in late 2013 probably cost my a fantasy title the next year as I drafted him either in 2nd or 3rd round and he was absolute trash the next years. Marcus Wheaton was a dude I liked but he flamed out.
That Jeff Janis td was wild watching that live
People also forget that Chris Matthews recovered the onside kick that helped beat the packers and sent Seattle to that superbowl
I was wondering whether Percy Howard was going to be mentioned. Not only was the only catch of his NFL career a touchdown in the Super Bowl, it was a very consequential TD. The opposite of a 'garbage' stat! He almost pulled the last pass of the game down for a catch in the end zone too.
The moment it was stated to raise your hand if "you know LeShon Johnson," I was like...right here! The Packers drafted him from Northern Illinois because I was a fan of his, and I thought he was going to be a good back for GB but then ended up in Arizona after 2 seasons with Green Bay. Funny, he was involved in dog fighting in 2005 in Oklahoma.
I was at the Packers/Cardinals game. That was wild!!
They can still always look back at this and say that on that day I was the best on the field. So many have accomplished so much less.
As a lions fan, i had finally forgotten about that matt flynn game..thanks lol
1 I love these videos
NFL THROWBACK = 🐐🐐
Please do leading rushers / receivers / sack leaders each year by conference the way you did with leading passers
Al Michaels: "And then open is Ogletree!"
Why do all sports play-by-play people talk backwards like this?
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.
No wonder Timmy Smith had 200+ yards as the Washington Redskins beat The Denver Elways. You could start most healthy adult males at Running Back that day and they would at least have 50 yards. Just getting those Broncos "teams" to the Super Bowl three times in four years is one of the greatest accomplishments in NFL history. By comparison, look at the horsepower Buffalo needed oufside of Jim Kelly to get there four straight times: four other HOFers and a few borderline like Steve Tasker. And while Dan Reeves probably should be in on merit as a coach, very often his philosophy was usually to run the ball for 55 minutes and then wait until the fourth quarter and then watch Elway do something miraculous.
One thing you can say for Smith:
On one of his touchdown runs he did outrun Dennis Smith I believe.
Offensive line obviously helped him, but at that point he’s going against the secondary.
I don’t think Matt Flynn should be counted as a one hit wonder. He had some more action afterwards, including the 26-3 comeback against my cowboys in 2013.
Or 2010 when he went toe to toe with New England on a SNF
12:30 Jonas Gray's performance won a Draftkings DFS contest (back when the main millionaire slate consists of the all Sunday games) he was heavily added in fantasy as I recall in my fantasy league his fabb was $50. After that because he missed practice and not getting carries he was dropped.
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.
I immediately thought of David Tyree of course! He made the most memorable catch in NFL history and did absolutely nothing outside of that!
Not denying Timmy Smith his place at #1, but look at the size of the holes Smith runs through in that game. The Hogs were leaving caverns open for him to run through.
Janus MAY be a one hit wonder but he’s in EVERY SINGLE HIGHLIGHT compilation the NFL has ever put out. Everyone who watches any football at all knows the dudes story bye doesn’t belong on this list of guys we’ve never heard of
Janis made possibly the 2 most clutch catches in nfl history win or lose, and I never heard of him after that game
I remember trent edwards gave us all false hole in Buffalo that we have found our first franchise quarterback since Jim kelly . That was just mean adrian Wilson
Payton Hillis from the Browns is my #1... Cover athlete of the buggiest Madden game that ever came out... (Madden 11)...
I watched just to see if Timmy Smith was here. HTTR!!
HTTR4L!❤
Other one hit wonder legend: Anthony Allen, Redskins WR in 1987
8 catches, 255 yards ( still franchise record) and 3 tds
I’ll never forget the one day Jonas Gray was the best RB in the league
Ahhhhh Matt Flynn 6 tds got him $19 millions!!!