The Arizona Cardinals played host to the division rival Seattle Seahawks for Thursday Night Football to start Week 4's slate of games. While many predicted Jaxon Smith-Njigba might get near the century mark in receiving yards, his halftime stat line had many asking what was really going on?
All zeros across the board for Seattle's No. 1 receiver. This comes after he posted an average of 107.6 yards per game in the first three contests. Smith-Njigba was the talk of the first half on social media with several fans airing out their frustrations. Here are a few posts from the keyboard warriors on X.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba when I put my 9-5 hard earned money on him pic.twitter.com/1rKZjqmRtv
— 1600FILMZ (@1600FILMZ) September 26, 2025
Everyone wondering how much vegas paid Jaxon Smith-Njigba to not play tonight pic.twitter.com/W4KzD1rtOD
— UnfadingSilence (@UnfadingSilence) September 26, 2025
it's halftime and jaxon smith-njigba still doesn't have a target pic.twitter.com/RijdM5CuOO
— NFL Fantasy Football (@NFLFantasy) September 26, 2025
Jaxon Smith-Njigba when I take his over pic.twitter.com/h3aRdGWdae
— 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯 (@xJahstin) September 26, 2025
So after racking up the second-most receiving yards in the nfl through 3 weeks, Jaxon Smith Njigba gets ZERO targets so far?
— Chelsa Messinger (@ChelsaMessinger) September 26, 2025
Did I miss something?? pic.twitter.com/h9Tf6SrlWr
jaxon smith-njigba the moment i pick him up from waivers: pic.twitter.com/wO4Gjy04Xa
— jazzlyn (@jazzymanii) September 26, 2025
At the end of the third quarter, the Seahawks have eight receivJaers with catch. Smith-Njigba finally got one for 10 yards. His first target came with a minute left in the quarter. Needless to say, he had a lot of ground to make up in the final 15 minutes of play. And he did.
Smith-Njigba ended the game with four receptions for 79 yards, including a 22-yard catch to set up Jason Myers' 52-yard game-winning field goal. What a tale of two halves.
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