s star Jaxon Smith-Njigba didn’t disguise his frustration after the group’s Week 5 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
, Smith-Njigba took duty for the loss after the mud settled, attributing the defeat to the offense’s shortcomings as they didn’t capitalize sufficient on robust efforts from the protection and particular groups.
“We’re pissed,” Smith-Njigba mentioned. “We needed this one. And like I mentioned, protection, particular groups, they deserved this win. It sucks as an offense, myself, I really feel like we allow them to down.”
Smith-Njigba was a vivid spot within the passing sport, recording 5 receptions for 102 yards and a landing. Nonetheless, Seattle struggled to seek out consistency offensively, with Sam Darnold throwing for 195 yards, one landing and two interceptions and no different s receiver outdoors of JSN going for greater than 24 REC yards on the sport. The Seahawks’ floor sport produced 89 speeding yards, however was unable to compensate for blunders made on offense.
Defensively, Byron Murphy II made his presence felt with a disruptive efficiency in opposition to San Francisco, which included two sacks, three tackles for loss and three quarterback hits, whereas Nehemiah Pritchett contributed with an interception and nice play on particular groups. Kicker Jason Myers additionally delivered, changing all 5 of his field-goal makes an attempt and each of his further level makes an attempt to maintain Seattle aggressive.
Regardless of these contributions, Seattle was not in a position to overcome its offensive errors, leaving Smith-Njigba and the Seahawks looking for solutions after a disappointing defeat.
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