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Thomas Smith

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Thomas Smith recorded 137 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

0.9

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

137

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXVIII
BUFFALOBILLS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 30, 1994

Buffalo Bills vs Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVIII · Jan 30, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1999
BUFFALOBILLS
TENNESSEETITANS
JAN 8, 2000

Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2000

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1996
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 28, 1996

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
1995
BUFFALOBILLS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 6, 1996

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1995
MIAMIDOLPHINS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 30, 1995

Miami Dolphins vs Buffalo Bills

Wild Card · Dec 30, 1995

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2000
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CHICAGOBEARS
NOV 19, 2000

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2000

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 29 interception return yards

Regular Season
1999
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BUFFALOBILLS
JAN 2, 2000

Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
1999
BUFFALOBILLS
BALTIMORERAVENS
OCT 31, 1999

Buffalo Bills vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1999

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
NEW YORKGIANTS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 17, 2000

New York Giants vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1985–1996

01
BUFSMITH—Thomas 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

1997–2016

02
BUFSMITH—Thomas Smith
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

03
CHISMITH—Thomas Smith
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

04
INDSMITH—Thomas Smith
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons137 career games108 career solo tacklesJersey: 217 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 5, 1993Most recent: Dec 2, 2001

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