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Lance Smith

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Lance Smith recorded 184 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with New York Giants, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

12

indexed seasons

184

career games

Five defining games

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

Regular Season
1996
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 21, 1996

New England Patriots vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 15, 1996

New Orleans Saints vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
NEW YORKGIANTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 8, 1996

New York Giants vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
NEW YORKGIANTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 1, 1996

New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 24, 1996

Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 24, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARISMITH—Lance Smith
ARIHART—Jim Hart
ARIDIERDORF—Dan Dierdorf

The Cardiac Cardinals make drama a habit

Arizona Cardinals · The St. Louis Football Cardinals

St. Louis produced explosive, entertaining contenders in the 1970s but never found the postseason breakthrough needed to secure the franchise's future there.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

02
LARSMITH—Lance Smith
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

03
ARISMITH—Lance Smith
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

04
NYGSMITH—Lance Smith
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons184 career gamesJersey: 610 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Dec 21, 1996

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