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Lamar Smith

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New Orleans Saints · RB

Lamar Smith recorded 114 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks.

▶Best highlights

42.0

rush yds/gm

10.9

rec yds/gm

3

playoff games

114

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Wild Card
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 30, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

209 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2002
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 22, 2002

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2002

154 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 23, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 23, 2000

155 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 2 rec

Regular Season
2000
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DETROITLIONS
NOV 5, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 5, 2000

125 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 4 rec

Regular Season
2002
DETROITLIONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 15, 2002

Detroit Lions vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

60 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 209 rushing yards · 40 carries

Wild Card
2000
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 30, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Dec 30, 2000

209 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
2002
CAROLINAPANTHERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
SEP 29, 2002

Carolina Panthers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2002

66 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 1 run of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2002
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 10, 2002

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 10, 2002

80 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 77 receiving yards

Regular Season
2002
DETROITLIONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEP 15, 2002

Detroit Lions vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Sep 15, 2002

60 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1998

01
SEASMITH36Lamar 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

1987–1999

02
NOSMITH36Lamar Smith
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
MIASMITH26Lamar Smith
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

04
NOSMITH36Lamar 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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Franchise era

2002–2010

05
CARSMITH26Lamar Smith
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons114 career games20 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns4,791 career rushing yards38 career rushing touchdowns157 career receptions1,246 career receiving yards7 career receiving touchdowns2 career solo tacklesDrafted by: SEADraft pick: 73Jersey: 363 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 25, 1994Most 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