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Darius Leonard and Al-Quadin Muhammad forced fumbles to set up
touchdowns and Xavier Rhodes grabbed an interception prior to
the final Indianapolis score in a contest played in a game-long
deluge. Wentz rushed for one touchdown and completed 17 of 26
passes for 150 yards and tossed scoring passes to Mo Alie-Cox
and Michael Pittman Jr. (four catches, 105 yards) as
Indianapolis (3-4) won its second straight game.
Jimmy Garoppolo completed 16 of 27 passes for 181 yards, one
touchdown and two interceptions for the 49ers (2-4), who lost
their fourth straight game. Elijah Mitchell rushed for 107 yards
and one touchdown and Deebo Samuel caught seven passes for 100
yards and a touchdown.
The teams combined to fumble seven times -- each club losing two
-- in the wet conditions. San Francisco committed four turnovers
while Indianapolis had two. The Colts outgained the 49ers, 295
to 280.
Muhammad made a huge play when he sacked Garoppolo and forced
him to fumble and Kwity Paye recovered at the San Francisco
33-yard line with 4:38 remaining in the third quarter. Less than
a minute later, Taylor scampered in from the 5 to give
Indianapolis a 20-12 advantage.
San Francisco used an impressive three-play drive to move within
two with 13:07 remaining. Garoppolo connected with Samuel for 29
yards, Charlie Woerner for 27 and Samuel for the 14-yard score
but a tying two-point pass play was batted away by Leonard.
Michael Badgley booted a 42-yard field goal to give the Colts a
23-18 edge with seven minutes remaining. Rhodes intercepted
Garoppolo with 5:20 left, setting up Wentz's 28-yard scoring
pass to Pittman with 2:49 remaining.
Leonard's forced fumble helped the Colts hold a 13-12 halftime
lead. The star linebacker punched the ball away from Samuel and
teammate Anthony Chesley recovered at the 49ers' 28 with 3:02
left.
The Colts cashed in when Wentz scored on a 1-yard run with one
minute left.
At the outset, Mitchell scored on a 5-yard run -- the extra
point was wide -- and Joey Slye kicked a 34-yard field goal to
give San Francisco a 9-0 lead less than seven minutes into the
game. Indianapolis scored on Wentz's 11-yard pass to Cox nearly
three minutes later before Slye boomed a 56-yard field goal with
2:27 left in the first period.
-- Field Level Media
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