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Darrin Smith

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New Orleans Saints · LB

Darrin Smith recorded 153 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

2.1

tackles/gm

13

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

153

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXX
DALLASCOWBOYS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 28, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XXX · Jan 28, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXVIII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 30, 1994

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVIII · Jan 30, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 6, 2002

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

8 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
ST. LOUISRAMS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 24, 2000

St. Louis Rams vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 9, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 12 total tackles

Regular Season
2002
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 15, 2002

Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

12 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2002
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 6, 2002

Pittsburgh Steelers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

8 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 14, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2001

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
1994
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 19, 1994

Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1989–1999

01
DALSMITH—Darrin Smith
DALAIKMAN8Troy Aikman
DALSMITH22Emmitt Smith

A bold rebuild produces three championships

Dallas Cowboys · The Triplets dynasty

Jimmy Johnson converted the Herschel Walker trade into a deep young roster, and Dallas won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHISMITH—Darrin Smith
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1983–1998

03
SEASMITH—Darrin Smith
SEALARGENT—Steve Largent
SEAWARNER—Curt Warner

Ground Chuck reaches the AFC title game

Seattle Seahawks · The Chuck Knox years

Knox's physical style produced the franchise's first playoffs and a 1983 run to the AFC Championship Game before years of ownership uncertainty.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

04
SEASMITH—Darrin Smith
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

05
NOSMITH—Darrin Smith
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1993, 199512 NFL seasons153 career games195 career solo tackles24 career sacksDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 54Jersey: 5413 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1993Most recent: Dec 28, 2003

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