Let's start with the offense, from the top.
On the opening drive, an 18- yard play-action pass to DK Metcalf and a Jaylen Warren 35-yard run were chunk plays that helped lead to an opening-drive touchdown. These are the types of chunk plays that I have been hopeful the under-center game would provide an offense that had the dreadful combination of being dead last in big plays and in time of possession going into Sunday's matchup.
Unfortunately, the first-half offense wasn't very noteworthy after the opening possession.
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