editionTier

UNCOMMON

Player Name

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

playerFirstName

Jaxon

playerLastName

Smith-Njigba

playerPosition

WR

playType

Pass

seriesName

2024 Season

setName

Stadium

teamName

Seattle Seahawks

awayTeamName

Seattle Seahawks

awayTeamScore

34

description

Busy piecing together a breakout season by collecting passes from the NFL’s leader in yards per game, Jaxon Smith-Njigba decided to give his two-time Pro Bowl quarterback’s strong arm a temporary rest. Proving capable of taking downfield passes and dishing them all the same, Smith-Njigba checked the first two boxes in orbiting across the Seahawks’ formation in preparation of trickery, followed by collecting a behind-the-sticks pass. In what would become Week 7’s most improbable completion — given just a 20.9 percent chance, per NFL Next Gen Stats — Smith-Njigba uncorked a 35-yard dime to his hard-to-miss teammate, connecting on his professional career’s first throw. Such plays helped Seattle overcome the red-hot Falcons for a 34-14 win on Oct. 20, 2024, with the second-year wideout going 1-of-1 for 35 yards, alongside three receptions for nine yards.

editionID

3593

gameDate

10/20/2024