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Phil Smith

Retired

Los Angeles Rams · WR

Phil Smith recorded 22 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Los Angeles Rams, RAM, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Colts.

▶Best highlights

8.6

rec yds/gm

-0.5

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

22

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1986
W
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
WSH
SEP 7, 1986

Philadelphia Eagles vs WSH

Regular Season · Sep 7, 1986

3 rec · 50 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 11, 1987

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

1 rec · 51 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1986
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 14, 1986

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 14, 1986

3 rec · 44 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
LOS ANGELESRAMS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 18, 1987

Los Angeles Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

2 rec · 44 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1986
DENVERBRONCOS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 21, 1986

Denver Broncos vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1986

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 51 receiving yards

Regular Season
1987
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 11, 1987

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

1 rec · 51 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receptions

Regular Season
1986
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 14, 1986

Philadelphia Eagles vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 14, 1986

3 rec · 44 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1972–1983

01
INDSMITH—Phil Smith
INDJONES—Bert Jones
INDMITCHELL—Lydell Mitchell

The Sack Pack briefly revives a fading home

Indianapolis Colts · Baltimore's final chapter

Jones's MVP-level peak produced three straight division titles before injuries, instability and stadium conflict preceded the move to Indianapolis.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

02
INDSMITH—Phil Smith
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

03
PHISMITH—Phil Smith
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

04
LARSMITH—Phil Smith
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons22 career games-10 career rushing yards9 career receptions189 career receiving yards0 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 4, 1983Most recent: Oct 18, 1987

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