Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s ‘Insane Catch’ Wasn’t Even the Biggest Seahawks News vs Rams

In the Seattle Seahawks’ 21-19 road loss, Smith-Njigba finished with nine catches for 105 yards and became the first player in the Super Bowl era to record at least 75 receiving yards in each of his first 10 games of a season, according to the Seahawks.

The performance also gave him his seventh 100-yard game of the year, tying Hall of Famer Steve Largent’s franchise record for a single season.

The signature highlight was a ridiculous one-handed grab down the left sideline, with Smith-Njigba extending his left arm to pluck a 28-yard loft from quarterback Sam Darnold and somehow dragging his feet in bounds. The NFL labeled it a “Can’t-Miss Play” as the replay blew up on social media.

After the game, head coach Mike Macdonald kept it simple when asked about the catch.

“He’s a phenomenal player and he got his feet down,” Macdonald said.

The Seahawks’ official account summed up the night with a graphic and the caption, “No stopping JSN,” calling him the “First Player in SB Era with at least 75 yards in each of his first 10 games of a season.”

Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s 75-Yard Streak Puts Him Alone in NFL History

Smith-Njigba has been on a heater all year, but the Rams game pushed his season into true NFL-history territory.

NFL insider Diana Russini noted that Smith-Njigba is the first player in NFL history to record 75+ receiving yards in 10 straight games to begin a season, not just in Seattle but across the league’s entire record book.

AP’s game story added another layer: JSN hit nine receptions for 105 yards, extended his 75-yard streak to 10, and tied Largent’s mark with his seventh 100-yard game of the season — and it’s only mid-November.

After the Rams game, he sits at 72 receptions for 1,146 yards and five touchdowns through 10 games this season, per his updated stat line.

At that pace, PFN calculated that Smith-Njigba would finish with a yardage total that would rank second all-time behind only Calvin Johnson’s single-season record of 1,964 yards set in 2012.

He has already been named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October, after a stretch that included 24 catches for 417 yards and three touchdowns in just three games, with at least eight catches, 100 yards and a score in each contest.

For a player who already logged a 100-catch, 1,130-yard Pro Bowl season in 2024, this has been another step up into bona fide superstar territory.

What Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s Record Streak Means for the Seahawks

The loss to Los Angeles was brutal for Seattle in the standings, but the JSN show underlined how central he has become to everything the Seahawks do on offense.

Darnold threw four interceptions in the defeat, and the Seahawks failed to reach the end zone until late in the fourth quarter. Through it all, Smith-Njigba kept the chains moving, piling up underneath catches, sideline outs and explosive plays like the one-handed grab that sparked Seattle’s final drive.

Macdonald’s postgame quote — “He’s a phenomenal player and he got his feet down” — sounded as much like a big-picture statement as it did a reaction to one snap.

With DK Metcalf now in Pittsburgh and Smith-Njigba entrenched as Seattle’s No. 1 receiver, the Seahawks have rebuilt their passing game around a route technician who wins at every level of the field.

The 10-game streak of 75+ yards shows defensive coordinators have not found an answer yet. Opponents can roll coverage his way, but the Seahawks keep scheming him into leverage, and he keeps winning at the catch point and after the catch.

If he stays healthy, the record pace keeps him in range of multiple milestones at once:

• Challenging Calvin Johnson’s 1,964-yard single-season record, which has stood since 2012.
• Breaking DK Metcalf’s Seahawks record of 1,303 receiving yards in a season, along with the team receptions mark he already shares with Tyler Lockett (100).
• Setting a high bar for consecutive 75-yard games to open a season that may be tough for future receivers to match.

For now, the bigger question for Seattle is whether they can clean up turnovers and red-zone struggles quickly enough to keep pace in the NFC West while their emerging superstar receiver plays at this level.

Stats, Schedule & Context for Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s Monster Season

• Week 11 result: Seahawks lost 21-19 at the Rams after Jason Myers missed a 61-yard field goal at the buzzer.
• Smith-Njigba vs. Rams:
   9 receptions, 105 yards, one highlight-reel 28-yard one-handed catch.
• Season line through 10 games: 72 receptions, 1,146 yards, 5 touchdowns; 10 straight games with 75+ receiving yards; seven 100-yard games, tying Steve Largent’s franchise record.
• Team record: Seahawks now 7–3, with a previously franchise-record 10-game road winning streak snapped by the Rams.
• Next game: At the Tennessee Titans on November 23.

Even in a loss, the night belonged to JSN,  a one-handed catch that will live on every highlight reel, and a 75-yard streak that just moved him into a space all his own in NFL history.

Knicks vs. Heat injury report Nov. 17: Jalen Brunson, Bam Adebayo, and more

The Miami Heat are looking to get back on track after losing two games in a row. However, as they prepare to take on the New York Knicks, they'll have to get back in the win column without Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro.

Even though both returned to practice over the weekend in a limited capacity, both players have officially been ruled out of Monday night's game. Miami also continues to be without Terry Rozier, who is listed as not with the team.

The Knicks, who beat a short-handed Miami team on Friday on their home floor, are battling their own injury concerns as well. Officially, New York will be without both Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby. Brunson is still recovering from a sprained ankle, while Anunoby is out with a hamstring injury.

New York could also be without Miles McBride, who was officially listed as questionable due to personal reasons.

11/17 Knicks injury report vs. Warriors

• OG Anunoby OUT — strained left hamstring
• Jalen Brunson OUT — sprained right ankle
• Deuce McBride QUESTIONABLE — personal reasons

11/17 Heat injury report vs. Knicks

• Bam Adebayo OUT (toe)
• Tyler Herro OUT (ankle)
• Terry Rozier OUT (not with team)

New York is looking to keep pace with the surging Detroit Pistons atop the Eastern Conference, while the Heat are looking to gather some kind of rhythm (and stay afloat) as they continue to wait for the return of their two star players.

Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro are close

The good news for the Heat is that it does appear as if both Bam and Herro are close to making their respective returns to the Heat's lineup. Bam 

may be a little closer than Herro, but the overall expectation is that both players should be back in the lineup for Miami within the next couple of weeks.

Herro specifically said that he 

expects to be back in the next week or two, and Bam also made it seem that he's equally as close, if not closer, to a return as well.

As a 7-6 team, this is great news for the Heat. They haven't been fully healthy all season long, and if they're going to make a strong push toward the postseason, they're going to need all hands on deck.

But, until their two stars return, the Heat is still going to have to survive in the meantime. That could start with a big home win over the Knicks in Miami.

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