The San Francisco 49ers have been struggling to find offense in their Wild Card matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles.
49ers’ perfect trick play leveraged former HS QB in NFL Playoffs
San Francisco’s brilliant trick play was disguised perfectly and leveraged WR’s hidden talents
Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.
But given a break at the end of the third quarter, with the San Francisco 49ers facing a 1st-and-10 play at the Eagles’ 29-yard line, trailing 16-10, Kyle Shanahan had some time to think. Armed with a few more minutes to dial up his next play call, Shanahan looked to attack downfield.
With Jauan Jennings making the throw.
Shanahan called for a quick handoff to Skyy Moore, who pitched the ball back to Jennings, who looked for Christian McCaffrey in the end zone.
The play was executed to perfection:
Jennings sold the end around well, tucking the football before pulling it out to target McCaffrey downfield. For his part, the running back made a perfect over-the-shoulder catch, which you can see here:
And when you see this angle, you might remember that Jennings was a four-star recruit coming out of Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
As a quarterback. In fact, he was in the same high school class as Sam Darnold and Joe Burrow and ranked higher than BOTH. Which brings us to this throw:
Adding insult to injury for the Eagles? Jalen Carter was flagged for the hit on Jennings after the throw.
The touchdown gave San Francisco a 17-16 lead early in the fourth quarter.
And if the 49ers go on to win, this will be the play of the game.
In fact, it might be no matter what happens.
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