With professional sports mostly on a hiatus due to the pandemic, we have been doing a lot of reminiscing of the years past.
After looking at one-year wonder running backs and wide receivers, here are eight one-year wonders at quarterback. We went back as far as 1990, for this list, and the last two listed are still active players.
Erik Kramer, Bears (1995)
The only year he started all 16 games, Kramer was fourth in the NFL in 1995 in both passer rating (93.5) and passing touchdowns (29) as well as seventh in passing yards (3,838). He never threw more than 14 touchdown scores in any other season.
Thumbing through the Chicago Bears record book, Erik Kramer's FRANCHISE RECORD 29 TD passes in season never ceases to amaze.
— Brad Evans (@NoisyHuevos) April 28, 2020
Not one, not a single, signal caller has reached 30 TDs once in the club's 99-year history.
Hard to fathom.
Scott Mitchell, Lions (1995)
It was a banner 1995 season for Mitchell as he went 10-6 with 4,338 passing yards and 32 passing touchdowns compared to just 12 interceptions. Other than that year, he went 22-33 as a starter with 63 touchdown passes and 69 interceptions.
I miss watching the 90s Lions. Thinking about Herman Moore, Brett Perriman and Johnny Morton all playing for the same team, almost makes me forget about that RB they had. What was his name again? If only they had Matthew Stafford throwing passes instead of Scott Mitchell! https://t.co/hlux0VIrg0
— Tim Devaney (@timdevaney) October 17, 2019