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Eric Smedley

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Eric Smedley recorded 38 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

38

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Eric Smedley's most significant indexed performances.

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 2, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Washington Commanders vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Eric Smedley's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 total tackle

INDIANAPOLISCOLTS

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Eric Smedley's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons38 career games1 career solo tackles2 career sacksJersey: 402 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1996Most recent: Dec 19, 1999

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history