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Antonio Smith

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Houston Texans · DE

Antonio Smith recorded 160 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, HST, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

1.7

tackles/gm

12

playoff games

12

indexed seasons

160

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
L
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DENVERBRONCOS
FEB 7, 2016

Carolina Panthers vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl L · Feb 7, 2016

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLIII
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
FEB 1, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2011
CINCINNATIBENGALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 7, 2012

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2008
ATLANTAFALCONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
JAN 3, 2009

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2009

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 17, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2016

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 5 total tackles

Regular Season
2012
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 23, 2012

Minnesota Vikings vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2012

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2014
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 7, 2014

San Francisco 49ers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2014

2 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 4 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2010
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 2, 2011

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2011

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2014
BUFFALOBILLS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 21, 2014

Buffalo Bills vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2014

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2004–2012

01
ARISMITH—Antonio Smith
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

02
HOUSMITH—Antonio Smith
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

03
HOUSMITH—Antonio Smith
HOUWATT99J.J. Watt
HOUFOSTER23Arian Foster

Defense brings January football to Houston

Houston Texans · Watt and the first playoff teams

Wade Phillips's defense and Foster's zone running produced consecutive division titles, while Watt became the era's defining defensive player.

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Franchise era

2002–2015

04
LVSMITH—Antonio Smith
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

2012–2015

05
DENSMITH—Antonio Smith
DENMANNING18Peyton Manning
DENMILLER58Von Miller

A record offense gives way to a title defense

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Manning directed the highest-scoring offense in league history before Miller and an elite defense carried Denver to victory in Super Bowl 50.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2015Pro Bowl selection · 201113 NFL seasons160 career games202 career solo tackles48 career sacksCollege: Oklahoma StateJersey: 9412 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 6, 2005Most recent: Jan 7, 2017

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