First Impressions of the First Team Defense - Hayley Elwood
New Chargers Dwight Lowery and Casey Hayward both made their presence known on the first series. Despite giving up a play of 31-yards, Lowery laid a hard hit on Tajae Sharpe to stop his momentum. On 3rd-and-six, Marcus Mariota escaped a tackle and was able to connect with Andre Johnson. However, Casey Hayward immediately met Johnson and tackled him for no gain on the play.
First Impressions of First Team Offense - Ricky Henne
Short sample size or not, the lone drive by the Bolts’ first team offense went as well as the team could have hoped, as the seven-play drive culminated with a 44-yard touchdown catch and run by Melvin Gordon to take a 7-3 lead.