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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Flag Correct. Full arm extension, locked elbow into defender's chest. Arm affects ability to play the pass. Drive dies instead of first-and-goal.
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Smith-Njigba's OPI flag (Weight 3, correct call) killed Seattle drive at goal line.

Smith-Njigba was flagged for offensive pass interference (OPI) in the Bears-Seahawks game, a Weight 3 flag (high impact) that was ruled Correct. The flag was thrown for full arm extension with locked elbow into defender's chest; the arm affected the defender's ability to play the pass. The drive died instead of resulting in a first-and-goal, directly costing Seattle offensive opportunity.

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