What a night it was for Jauan Jennings in Las Vegas. The former Volunteer did everything he could for the 49ers, but unfortunately for him, Patrick Mahomes came up short again. The Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII in overtime 25-22.Had San Francisco won, Jennings might have had the strongest shot at MVP honors. Not only did he go green late in the game, he threw one — and it was eerily similar to the one he threw to Josh Dobbs when he was in Tennessee..
Sound familiar? Butch Jones reminded everyone of the play he made in The Swamp in 2015. This time it was Christian McCaffrey who threw for the first touchdown of the game. Fun fact – Jauan Jennings was actually the highest rated quarterback to play in this game out of high school. The former four-star prospect quickly switched positions when he arrived in Knoxville’s short quarterback space.Jennings later gave the 49ers the lead in the fourth quarter by fighting his way into the end zone after a catch..
Jennings led the 49ers in receiving yards on the night. It would have been a close battle between him and Christian McCaffrey for MVP hardware, but Mahomes and company solved that problem with a last-second touchdown in overtime.Notable: Jennings is a free agent this season. His hometown Tennessee Titans would certainly have help at receiver – can we talk about that?.
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