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Neil Smith

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Neil Smith recorded 183 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

0.2

tackles/gm

16

playoff games

13

indexed seasons

183

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXXIII
ATLANTAFALCONS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 31, 1999

Atlanta Falcons vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XXXIII · Jan 31, 1999

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXII
DENVERBRONCOS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 25, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XXXII · Jan 25, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 3, 1993

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1993

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1997
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 4, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1998

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1993
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 8, 1994

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1994

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
DENVERBRONCOS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 13, 1999

Denver Broncos vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 13, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 sacks

Regular Season
1993
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 3, 1993

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1993

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
1999
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 5, 1999

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 5, 1999

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
1999
DENVERBRONCOS
DETROITLIONS
DEC 25, 1999

Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 25, 1999

3 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1998
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 22, 1998

Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 22, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1970–1988

01
KCSMITH90Neil Smith
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

02
KCSMITH90Neil Smith
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCALLEN32Marcus Allen

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Franchise era

1993–1998

03
DENSMITH90Neil Smith
DENELWAY7John Elway
DENDAVIS30Terrell Davis

The zone run completes Elway's career

Denver Broncos · At last, back-to-back titles

Mike Shanahan's run game and Davis's postseason dominance gave Elway the balance needed to win consecutive Super Bowls.

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Franchise era

1999–2011

04
DENSMITH90Neil Smith
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

1986–2000

05
LACSMITH91Neil Smith
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 1997, 1998Pro Bowl selection · 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997First-team All-Pro · 1993NFL sacks leader · 199313 NFL seasons183 career games25 career solo tackles105 career sacksJersey: 9116 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1988Most recent: Nov 12, 2000

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