Following a touchback, Tyrod Taylor and the offense took the field. The first play of the game was a play action pass to Austin Ekeler who easily picked up the 1st down. The next snap was a handoff to Austin Ekeler for 5 yards, which Dan Fouts noted was his career average. Hunter Henry caught a quick pass for 7 yards and a new set of downs. A pitch to Ekeler on the next play went for 13 yards as he showed just how elusive he can be. Tyrod Taylor then dropped back to pass, saw nobody was open and took off running for a big gain.