Jaxon Smith-Njigba: "The Resiliency Of Our Team Is Something Special"

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (0:01)

Hello, hello, what a win, felt great. I gotta thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for another win, another week. You know, our backs were against the wall, and just how we came out here as a brotherhood and fought and swing.

The resiliency, you know, of our team is something special, and we're going to keep going.

SPEAKER_2 (0:24)

You saw a lot of main coverage in the film from the Chief. Are you surprised they stuck with it as much against you?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (0:30)

Definitely some, you know, eyes get big when I see it. And I know if we got the chance to take a shot in main coverage, you know, we're going to take it. So always, always love my chances when I see that.

SPEAKER_3 (0:44)

Jaxon, you guys have actually had some challenges against man coverage this year, and you guys seem to do really well against it tonight. What changed?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (0:51)

Just, like I said, just keep fighting, keep going. We know what type of players we are, and the more we just keep going out there and swinging and taking chances, we're going to come down with those balls. I have no, I have no, I know that we can get it done. So, and we have all the confidence in the world to get it done. So it was good to see it come through tonight.

SPEAKER_2 (1:18)

Were you touched down in the call play or when you saw the coverage change in the line?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (1:22)

Yeah, Sam, Sam gave me, Sam, what a game Sam played, you know, he saw the coverage and we checked it at the line and he threw an incredible pass.

SPEAKER_4 (1:33)

You said backs against the wall. Did you guys kind of feel that urgency after the Denver game and losing two in a row?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (1:38)

1000%, you know, we don't, losing two in a row, you know, I don't know, last time we've been a part of that. So we know how great of a team Kansas City is. So, you know, our weekly, you know, coming in Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, our process, you know, we just stuck to that and I'm super proud of our guys this week.

SPEAKER_2 (2:00)

Many players will say that they don't pay attention to that, that they just try the one game at a time thing and all that, but you also need to know where you're at. So like to flip the switch and get as clean a performance as you've had in weeks offensively to get a win like this, how big is that for you guys in the focus on doing so?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2:15)

Yeah, it's huge. It's huge, especially, like you said, playing a team, you know, like Kansas City and all the killers that they got on that side. We knew how big, you know, this game was and we wanted this one badly. You know, we saw it as a playoff game and, you know, we're going to attack each week like that.

SPEAKER_4 (2:33)

On the touchdown with your body control, could you kind of tell that you were in or did you need the replay?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2:38)

Yeah, I could tell I was in. I saw my foot, I believe, on the goal line.

But, you know, just let the process be the process and it was a touchdown.

SPEAKER_5 (2:53)

You obviously had the two sideline plays, but there's a ton of slants that you guys completed in this game. Does it feel like that part of the deal was something that you could attack?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (3:01)

1000%.

You know, that's kind of my game. Definitely attack middle of the field, something I'm comfortable with, something I've been doing for a very, very long time. So, you know, to be able to run all routes, you know, in the middle of the field, line up outside, you know, goal balls, everything just opens up and I can use, I can use, you know, I can use everything to my advantage.

SPEAKER_4 (3:24)

Going back to Sam, what can you say about the way that he's played?

SPEAKER_3 (3:26)

Not only this game, but his demeanor has been in the last few games.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (3:29)

Yeah, like I said, what a great, great game Sam played. Came out here, he led us, you know, to this win, you know, being able to use his feet, you know, when there's nothing there and create plays and lead us, you know, it was a big time to see to see him step up like that. And that's just the player and person he is, you know, that's why we love him.