It was Samaje Perine who ran it into the endzone 7 yards for the Bengals touchdown to tie up the game 10-10 with just under two minutes remaining in the half. The Bengals didn't take long to respond, getting down the field with the help of a 24-yard run by running back Trayevon Williams.
Luckily for the Titans, WR Treylon Burks picked it up in the end zone to get the Titans the TD and a 10-3 lead over the Bengals. He looked like he'd take it all the way into the end zone but after 68 yards, he fumbled it. Things finally started to pick up when Titans' RB Derrick Henry took off down the field. The Bengals immediately responded with a field goal of their own, a 47-yarder by McPherson. To start off the second quarter, the Titans' replacement kicker Shudak made a 33-yard field goal in his NFL debut. It was scoreless at the end as neither offense could quite get anythnig going. The Bengals and Titans had an uneventful first quarter.
