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Dwight Smith

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Dwight Smith recorded 115 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

3.6

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

115

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Regular Season
2007
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 25, 2007

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Divisional Round
2002
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 12, 2003

San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2003

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
2002
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 19, 2003

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 12, 2002

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2002

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2004
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 2, 2005

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2005

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 3 passes defended · 112 interception return yards

Regular Season
2007
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 25, 2007

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2007

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2007
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 30, 2007

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–2004

01
TBSMITH—Dwight Smith
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2000–2005

02
NOSMITH—Dwight Smith
NOBROOKS2Aaron Brooks
NOHORN87Joe Horn

A breakthrough gives way to displacement

New Orleans Saints · The first playoff win and Katrina

New Orleans won its first playoff game before Hurricane Katrina forced the team across multiple home fields and placed its future in doubt.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

03
MINSMITH—Dwight Smith
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

1999–2008

04
DETSMITH—Dwight Smith
DETHANSON4Jason Hanson
DETWILLIAMS11Roy Williams

A painful rebuild reaches rock bottom

Detroit Lions · From Barry's exit to 0–16

Sanders retired abruptly and years of poor roster construction culminated in the league's first 0–16 season.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20028 NFL seasons115 career games343 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 84Jersey: 264 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 30, 2001Most recent: Dec 7, 2008

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