Though the San Francisco 49ers' offense is continuing to struggle to fire on all cylinders, wide receiver Jauan Jennings is enjoying a breakout season.

The problem, however, is that the Niners keep wasting his best performances.

Back in Week 3, Jennings exploded for 175 yards receiving and three touchdowns, joining Jerry Rice as only the second player in 49er franchise history to record 10 receptions, tally at least 150 receiving yards, and score three touchdowns in the same game.

His performance was for nought, though, as the 49ers let slip a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in a road defeat to the Los Angeles Rams. 

On Sunday, Jennings again made 10 catches as he went for 91 yards and a fourth-quarter receiving touchdown, only to again see the 49ers come up short as a 17-13 lead in the final frame did not last. This time, the Seattle Seahawks came from behind to beat the Niners 20-17 on a last-gasp Geno Smith touchdown run.

It meant another historic day from Jennings ultimately counted for nothing. 

With his second 10-catch game of the season, Jennings became only the third wideout in franchise history to register multiple games with at least 10 receptions, joining Rice (15 games) and another Hall of Famer in Terrell Owens (5 games).

Six players in franchise history have now achieved the feat, the other three being running back Roger Craig (5 games), Jennings' teammate George Kittle (3 games), and another tight end in Eric Johnson (2 games).

Jennings is one of six wideouts with multiple games with 10-plus catches this season. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Ja'Marr Chase, Cooper Kupp, Malik Nabers and Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba have all matched Jennings with two games with double-digit receptions.

His touchdown came on a drive on which he made four receptions for 42 yards. The three receptions he made prior to the score all went for first downs, including two on third down, the second of which saw him carry several Seattle defenders with him past the sticks.

Asked about that play, quarterback Brock Purdy told a postgame press conference:

“That's just who he is. You give him a chance and an opportunity, he'll make the most of it. He's going to fight for every yard and he's one of the toughest guys on the field. He inspires all of us, just the way he plays and the energy that he brings. And you saw that the whole stadium fed off that after that. Love playing with him, love going to war with that guy and we’ve just got to continue to get better together."

Jennings has reached new heights this season, and again leads the team in receiving yards with 588, surpassing Kittle, who missed the loss to the Seahawks with a hamstring issue.

He has made huge strides and will easily surpass 1,000 yards if he maintains his current pace of 73.5 yards per game. 

However, it will take improvements from those around Jennings on the offensive side of the ball for his career year to amount to anything approaching a successful season for a now 5-5 San Francisco team that is seeing its playoff hopes diminish in part because of a failure to capitalize on his two historic showings.

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