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Aaron Smith

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Pittsburgh Steelers · DE

Aaron Smith recorded 145 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

2.5

tackles/gm

13

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

145

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Aaron Smith's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XL
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
FEB 5, 2006

Seattle Seahawks vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XL · Feb 5, 2006

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLIII
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
FEB 1, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2004
NEW YORKJETS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 15, 2005

New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2005

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2001
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 27, 2002

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 27, 2002

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 18, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2009

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Aaron Smith's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2002
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 17, 2002

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 17, 2002

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2.5 sacks · 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2002
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 23, 2002

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2002

3 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
CAROLINAPANTHERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 15, 2002

Carolina Panthers vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2006
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 7, 2006

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2006

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2005
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 23, 2005

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2005

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Aaron Smith's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITSMITH—Aaron Smith
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

02
PITSMITH—Aaron Smith
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2005, 2008Pro Bowl selection · 200413 NFL seasons145 career games233 career solo tackles43 career sacksDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 109Jersey: 9113 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 25, 1999Most recent: Oct 2, 2011

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