30. “Paid Off”
“Felt like Neil O’Donnell was paid off in Super Bowl XXX against Dallas,” one Steelers fan said darkly. This installment of the NFL’s showpiece game took place in 1996 and saw Pittsburgh suffer their first-ever Super Bowl defeat. Their quarterback O’Donnell played a key role in their defeat because he really was bad. Nobody wants to play so poorly on such a historic occasion, but there’s no excusing his performance.

His three interceptions cost his team the game. Meanwhile, his passing wasn’t on point as he completed just 28 of 49 pass attempts. Finally, they released him after the game and he ended up playing for the New York Jets. But he wasn’t very good for them either as his career petered out. Unfortunately, that’s the way it goes for some players. It’s just difficult to bounce back from a Super Bowl defeat.