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LARSMITH—

Leonard Smith

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Leonard Smith recorded 138 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

7

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

138

career games

Five defining games

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

Super Bowl
XXV
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 27, 1991

Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXV · Jan 27, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1991
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 5, 1992

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1992

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
1991
DENVERBRONCOS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 12, 1992

Denver Broncos vs Buffalo Bills

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1992

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
ARIZONACARDINALS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DEC 7, 1986

Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1986
ARIZONACARDINALS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 21, 1986

Arizona Cardinals vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1986

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 1 interception

Divisional Round
1991
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 5, 1992

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1992

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 67 interception return yards

Regular Season
1985
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 29, 1985

Green Bay Packers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1985

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1987

01
ARISMITH—Leonard 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—Leonard 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

1985–1996

03
BUFSMITH—Leonard Smith
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

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

1988–2003

04
ARISMITH—Leonard 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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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons138 career games14 career sacksJersey: 07 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Jan 12, 1992

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