Article: Bruce Smith's Sack Race; Back in Buffalo, Redskin Approaches NFL Milestone

Bruce Smith burst to the outside of left tackle Bruce Armstrong as if shot out of a cannon. Rookie quarterback Drew Bledsoe scanned the field as Smith employed tricky hand maneuvers to elude a double team and slammed Bledsoe to the ground as the sellout crowd at then-Rich Stadium roared.

The vicious sack is one of the few details Bledsoe recalls about his dreary NFL debut with the New England Patriots on Sept. 5, 1993, in a 38-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Even if he had tried to forget, it would have been hard: A commercial featuring the play aired for the next few years.

Smith, 40, is far removed from his days of glory with the Bills, departing three years ago to wind down his career with ...

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