Jaxon Smith-Njigba enters Seattle’s Week 9 game against Arizona with an NFL-leading 985 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.
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The Seattle Seahawks’ Week 9 game plan against the Arizona Cardinals may need to place a strong emphasis on Jaxon Smith-Njigba, according to the matchup figures cited in a pregame analysis.
Smith-Njigba is entering the contest with an NFL-leading 985 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. The analysis also points to Arizona’s defensive profile when facing No. 1 receivers, noting the Cardinals rank 25th in yards allowed per target to opposing No. 1 receivers at 9.5 yards and rank 30th in touchdown rate allowed at 8.9%.
The same report connects those defensive numbers to Seattle’s recent usage of Smith-Njigba in this matchup, stating that in the last two meetings between the teams, Smith-Njigba posted target shares of 42% and 50%.
With the Seahawks starting Drew Lock in the matchup, the analysis concludes that Smith-Njigba would need to be a further focal point for Seattle’s passing attack.
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