It was a shaky start for both Central Michigan (0-2) and NIU (0-2) in DeKalb, Illinois, on Wednesday night, as the chilly temperatures seemed to affect both teams in the early going.
At one point, the teams were a combined 1-of-16 on third-down conversions and, at halftime, there were more total punts (10) than total points (9). But ultimately, a football game is 60 minutes long, and the Chippewas would emerge as an easy victor, taking home the 40-10 road win.
The Chippewas started the game off with a bang, as Daniel Richardson connected with Northern Michigan transfer Dallas Dixon on a 58-yard touchdown pass on just the second play of the game before the Huskie defense tightened up and held the Chips from scoring on offense again in the first half.