The Seahawks suffered a disappointing loss to the 49ers in Sunday's season opener, but one of the bright spots in that game was the play of third-year receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who had 124 yards on nine catches, the third highest receiving total in the league in Week 1 heading into Monday.
As well as Smith-Njigba played, however, it wasn't quite enough for the Seahawks, who fell 17-13 to the 49ers, in part because the Seahawks weren't generating a ton of offense outside of the Sam Darnold to Smith-Njigba connection.
In fact, according to NFL Next Gen Stats, Smith-Njigba accounted for 91 percent of the Seahawks' air yards in the game, the sixth highest air yards share by a receiver in a game since at least 2016.
Smith Njigba, who accounted for 124 of Seattle's 150 receiving yards, was targeted 10 times on 13 routes run vs. zone coverage, catching eight passes for 84 yards, and three times on eight routes run in man coverage, with one catch, the 40-yard reception on Seattle's final drive that put them in the red zone with a chance to win the game.
But while Smith-Njigba was a standout on Sunday, the Seahawks hope to get more production out of the rest of their offense moving forward so they aren't so reliant on one player in the passing game.
"Jax made a lot of great plays," Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said. "There is more opportunity for him out there, which I'm sure he'll tell you. We're going to count on everybody. See who else steps up so it's not the Jax show every snap."
Check out the best photos from Seattle's season debut vs. the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1 of the 2025 season at Lumen Field.
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Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
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Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
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Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
Seahawks vs. 49ers at Lumen Field on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
