Jaxon Smith-Njigba Week 16 Preview vs. the Vikings

Jaxon Smith-Njigba will be running routes against the fourth-worst passing defense in the league when his Seattle Seahawks meet the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16, on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

Smith-Njigba has put together a team-leading 994-yard year thus far (71.0 yards receiving per game) with five TDs, reeling in 85 passes on 114 targets.

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Smith-Njigba vs. the Vikings

• Smith-Njigba vs the Vikings (since 2021): No games
• Minnesota has allowed eight opposing receivers to amass 100 or more receiving yards in a game in the 2024 season.
• The Vikings have allowed 17 opposing players to register a TD reception against them this year.
• Two opposing players have caught at least two TD passes in matchups with Minnesota on the season.
• The pass defense of the Vikings is giving up 244.9 yards per game this year, which ranks 29th in the NFL.
• The Vikings have the No. 9 defense in the league in passing touchdowns allowed, giving up 19 this season (1.4 per game).

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Smith-Njigba Receiving Insights

• In 10 of 14 games this season, Smith-Njigba has exceeded his prop for receiving yards.
• Smith-Njigba has 22.8% of his team's target share (114 targets on 500 passing attempts).
• He has 994 receiving yards on 114 targets to rank 43rd in NFL play with 8.7 yards per target.
• Smith-Njigba has had a touchdown catch in four of 14 games this year, and he found the end zone more than once on one of those occasions.
• He has 16.1% of his team's 31 offensive touchdowns this season (five).
• Smith-Njigba (12 red zone targets) has been targeted 25.5% of the time in the red zone (47 total red zone pass attempts on the team).

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Smith-Njigba's Recent Performance