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49ers rookie QB Trey Lance has his first splash play, on a nice 80-yard TD toss (video)

It took one quarter for the San Francisco 49ers to see what rookie quarterback Trey Lance can bring to the offense.

Lance faked a handoff on a bootleg to his left, a staple play in the Kyle Shanahan offense. He stopped just beyond the hash marks. For most quarterbacks, you wouldn't ask to throw a route almost 50 yards downfield to beyond the far numbers. But, Lance has some pretty special arm talent.

Lance stopped and unleashed a perfect throw to Trent Sherfield, who caught it and ran the rest of the way for an 80-yard touchdown.