Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs Vikings: Seahawks Star Wide Receiver Chases Records in Week 13 Showdown (November 30, 2025)

As Week 13 of the NFL season kicks off on Sunday, November 30, 2025, all eyes in Seattle — and across the league — are on Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The third-year wide receiver has rapidly become the centerpiece of the Seattle Seahawks offense and a must-watch star as his team hosts the Minnesota Vikings in a nationally spotlighted matchup. Multiple outlets previewing Seahawks–Vikings today highlight Smith-Njigba as “one of the best receivers in the NFL” and a primary reason Seattle enters the game at 8–3 and heavily favored at home.

Pre-game chatter on November 30 has focused not only on whether the Seahawks can strengthen their playoff positioning, but also on whether Smith-Njigba can continue his torrid pace against a vulnerable Vikings secondary. Streaming and broadcast guides promoting today’s contest repeatedly single him out as the offensive headliner, putting him in the same conversation as elite playmakers like Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson when marketing the game to a national audience.

Smith-Njigba enters Sunday already having rewritten the Seahawks’ record book. In last week’s win over the Tennessee Titans, he posted 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns, pushing his season total to 1,313 yards — a new Seattle single-season record that surpassed DK Metcalf’s previous mark of 1,303. That breakout performance also extended a remarkable streak of eight consecutive games with at least 100 receiving yards, underscoring how completely he has taken over as the engine of Seattle’s passing attack.

National analysts now frame Smith-Njigba not just as a breakout star, but as the league’s new standard at wide receiver. In a recent evaluation, NFL.com called him the NFL’s best receiver, pointing to his league-leading yardage total and a run of at least 75 receiving yards in every game this season — a consistency matched in modern times only by Cooper Kupp and Marvin Harrison Sr.. Projections from other outlets note he remains on pace to challenge the once-unthinkable barrier of 2,000 receiving yards in a single season if he sustains today’s production level.

For Seahawks fans, today’s game against the Vikings is another chance to watch a burgeoning superstar in real time. For the rest of the NFL, it is further confirmation that Jaxon Smith-Njigba has moved from promising first-round pick to central figure in the league’s offensive landscape — and that every Sunday, including this one, now runs through his hands.