Jauan Jennings couldn’t resist having a little fun on Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver caught a short 3-yard touchdown catch from Brock Purdy to kick off the second half of their 48-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday, and immediately bolted toward a pair of fans sitting in the corner of the end zone. Jennings reached out with the ball, too, and seemed ready to hand it off to a woman sitting in the front row.
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But right as Jennings reached her, he ripped the ball back, turned and sprinted the other way to celebrate instead in what was an incredible troll job. The woman’s face, and outstretched hands, said it all.
Brutal. But, with Jennings in enemy territory, it’s hard to blame him.
The touchdown reception marked just the second catch that Jennings had made all night. It put the 49ers up 31-17 at the time. Jennings now has eight total touchdowns this season. The 28-year-old entered Monday night’s contest with 495 receiving yards on 44 catches.
The 49ers cruised to the 21-point win in the second half, and put the game out of reach after Dee Winters intercepted Philip Rivers and ran it back 74 yards for a touchdown. Brock Purdy went 25-of-34 for 295 yards and threw five touchdowns in the win for San Francisco. Christian McCaffrey had 117 yards on 21 carries, and another 29 yards and two touchdowns on six catches.
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Rivers went 23-of-35 for 277 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Colts. Jonathan Taylor had 46 yards and a score on 16 carries, and Alec Pierce had 86 yards and two touchdowns on four catches. The Colts are not yet out of the playoffs, but their odds at making it in are extremely diminished now with the loss.
San Francisco now sits at 11-4 on the season, which still has them second in the NFC West standings. The 49ers already clinched a playoff spot, however, and they are not out of the divisional race by any means. Wins in their final two games, against the Chicago Bears and the Seattle Seahawks, would give them the 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.
