Jaxon Smith-Njigba — Week 9: 7 Catches, a Season-Low 51

Jaxon Smith-Njigba got the volume and not the yards against the Cardinals: 10 targets, 7 catches, 51 yards and -1.8 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position. With Drew Lock at quarterback, 10 of Seattle's 28 targets went his way.

His best work came on the last drive of the half, up 7-3 from the Seattle 19 with 1:45 left. He caught a 13-yarder over the middle, drew a 29-yard pass interference penalty on Max Melton on a deep throw, and on first and 10 at the Arizona 25 caught a short pass over the middle and was pushed out at the 7 after 18 yards, +1.5 EPA. AJ Barner caught the touchdown on the next snap. The opening drive went the other way: two incompletions for him on second and 5 and third and 5 at the Seattle 42, and a punt. Up 7-3 in the second quarter, his 1-yard catch on third and 2 at the Seattle 22 cost 4.9 points of win probability, the estimate of each side's chance to win, and Seattle punted.

The 51 yards were his lowest of the season, after 76 in Week 4 had been his floor. Through Week 8 he had 64 catches on 89 targets for 985 yards, 9 touchdowns and +64.5 EPA, +0.72 a target; here it was -0.18. In Week 2 against Arizona he had 155 yards and three touchdowns.

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