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Full Game Divisional Round Fantasy Football Previews
| Matchup | Time |
|---|---|
| Bills @ Broncos | Saturday -- 4:30 p.m. ET |
| 49ers @ Seahawks | Saturday -- 8:00 p.m. ET |
| Texans @ Patriots | Sunday -- 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Rams @ Bears | Sunday -- 6:30 p.m. ET |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Smith-Njigba is coming off an incredible regular season, catching 119 passes for a league-leading 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns.
He became the first player in the Super Bowl era to lead the NFL in receiving yards while playing for a team in the bottom three in pass rate.
Smith-Njigba leads the league in yards per route run (3.68), share of team targets (35.8%), and share of air yards (50.1%).
As noted with Darnold, some combination of opponent and offensive approach has brought Seattle's passing game closer to the line of scrimmage more often.
However, Seattle has calibrated by still getting Smith-Njigba the football.
Over those opening 11 games, Smith-Njigba averaged 12.6 air yards per target with 20.6% of his targets on throws 20 or more yards downfield.
Over the past six games, he has averaged 8.7 air yards per target with a 3.6% deep target rate.
Teams have taken away some of the shot plays from this offense while Darnold is protecting the football more, but Smith-Njigba has still accounted for 33.1% of the Seattle targets (1st in the league) and 47.7% of the air yards (2nd in the league) over that span.
In two games against San Francisco, Smith-Njigba had games of 9-124-0 and 6-84-0, receiving 59.1% and 30.8% of the team’s targets in those matchups.
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