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Rod Smith

Retired

Green Bay Packers · DB

Rod Smith recorded 102 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

102

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Conference Championship
1996
CAROLINAPANTHERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 12, 1997

Carolina Panthers vs Green Bay Packers

Conference Championship · Jan 12, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1996
DALLASCOWBOYS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 5, 1997

Dallas Cowboys vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 5, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1994
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JAN 1, 1995

New England Patriots vs Cleveland Browns

Wild Card · Jan 1, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1996
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 1, 1996

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1996

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1994
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 4, 1994

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 4, 1994

0 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1998
TENNESSEETITANS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 20, 1998

Tennessee Titans vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 43 interception return yards

Regular Season
1998
CAROLINAPANTHERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 4, 1998

Carolina Panthers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1992

01
NESMITH80Rod Smith
NEHANNAH—John Hannah
NEGROGAN—Steve Grogan

Strong running teams reach the first Super Bowl

New England Patriots · From contender to crisis

New England produced several excellent teams and reached Super Bowl XX before ownership turmoil and a near-relocation threatened the franchise.

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Franchise era

1993–2000

02
NESMITH80Rod Smith
NEBLEDSOE11Drew Bledsoe
NECOATES87Ben Coates

A No. 1 quarterback brings the Patriots back

New England Patriots · Parcells and Bledsoe reset expectations

Robert Kraft's ownership and Bill Parcells's coaching stabilized the organization, leading to Super Bowl XXXI and a roster ready for another regime.

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Franchise era

1995–2001

03
CARSMITH31Rod Smith
CARMILLS51Sam Mills
CARGREENE91Kevin Greene

The second season reaches the NFC title game

Carolina Panthers · An expansion team arrives early

Carolina won its division and reached the 1996 NFC Championship Game in only its second season before the original core receded.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

04
KCSMITH80Rod Smith
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

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

1992–2000

05
MINSMITH47Rod Smith
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

06
GBSMITH31Rod Smith
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons102 career games2 career sacksJersey: 313 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 1992Most recent: Dec 27, 1998

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