Electing to receive the opening kickoff, the Giants marched down the field in short order. Their opening drive was nothing short of a thing of beauty as Eli Manning hit Will Tye, Odell Beckham Rashad Jennings, Roger Lewis Jr, and Sterling Shepard to put the Giants in scoring position, before hitting rookie tight end Jerell Adams for a 10 yard touchdown — the first of his career.
The Bengals answered with a funky formation that saw three offensive linemen split out wide, and resulted in a 71 yard catch and run to Tyler Eifert.