JokersUpdates.com: The Score - Philip Rivers does his part, but Colts humbled in loss to 49ers 48-27….

INDIANAPOLIS -- Philip Rivers was the last player to leave the Indianapolis Colts' locker room Monday night following their 48-27 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, seemingly trying to soak up every moment of this improbable -- and presumably final -- go-round in the NFL.

As Rivers tried to enjoy what is left of his football career after unretiring just over a week ago, he's wrestling with the conflicting emotions brought about by the Colts' 0-2 record in his two games under center.

"I'm torn on how to express it, because it's been a blast," Rivers said of his return to the NFL after nearly five years away. "It's been a blast to prepare and to go stinking get ready and go out there and warm up and do all that with these guys again. But, again, the name of the game is not go have a good time. It's help find a way to lead your team to a win. And we've come up short."

The home game at Lucas Oil Stadium was a night the Rivers family won't soon forget. The entire family -- Rivers' wife, 10 children, grandchild, parents and brother -- was in town from Alabama and cheered him on from a suite. The family will spend Christmas together and even decorated its temporary home in the Indianapolis area. It's all part of what Rivers said has been a remarkable experience that he didn't anticipate or plan for.

But the losing makes it difficult to savor it all. The Colts' fifth straight loss left them on the brink of playoff elimination, with a loss Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars or a Houston Texans win ending their postseason hopes.

"There's no prize for losing," Rivers said. "But, again, it was better this week from a standpoint of offensively and [putting] points on the board. But you've got to win. ... Right now, we're not getting that done and I know this locker room is hurting. Again, I've been a part of it for a short time, for two losses. And I know that it's been a long slide now for over a month, and I know that's tough.

"But we've just got to find a way to dig deep and find a way to win a football game."

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