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Adonai Mitchell fumbles go-ahead touchdown out of end zone during early celebration vs. Rams

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WR Adonai Mitchell nearly had his first score as a pro this afternoon for the Indianapolis Colts. His attempt at a celebration, though, led to a turnover instead for Indy.

Mitchell made a great contested catch from QB Daniel Jones, before hitting a spin move to get down the sideline and score from 75 yards out. However, in reaching out the ball to celebrate, he lost control of it and dropped the football out of the back of the end zone, which resulted in a touchback rather than a touchdown.

The officials quickly ruled that Mitchell did not have control of the ball when he crossed the goal line. He then never regained possession after the bobble, with the Rams taking over possession from there.

That’s then just even worse considering the circumstances of the game. Indianapolis and Los Angeles have been within a possession of one another all afternoon in SoFi Stadium, but the Colts got behind going into halftime. Still, in just a three-point game, Mitchell could’ve gotten them back ahead to open the second half rather than his team still being down as they’re currently headed toward the fourth quarter in LA.

Mitchell, a second-round pick by the franchise in the 2024 NFL Draft, is in his second season with the Colts in the NFL. He, through the first three games of this year, had four receptions on eight targets for 41 yards. He then has two catches on three targets today for 84 yards, which is one of his career-best games despite the mistake leading to the turnover.

Mitchell was previously one of the Colts’ leading receivers last year as a rookie. He caught 23 passes on 55 targets in his appearances last season for 312 yards, which had him behind the trio in their corps of Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr., and Josh Downs.

Mitchell will have to make up for that one. That’s with his decision at the goal line, even after making quite the play to get down there, still having Indianapolis trailing in the second half with their undefeated start at 3-0 on the line against the Rams.