It did not take long for the Houston Texans to score their first touchdown of the game.
To open their Week 9 contest against the 7-0 Philadelphia Eagles, quarterback Davis Mills connected with rookie tight end Teagan Quitoriano to put the Texans ahead 7-0 early in the first quarter.
Quitoriano's two-yard reception marked the first touchdown of his young career. He was called up to the Texans' 53-man roster ahead of Houston's Thursday night match.
Quitoriano made his NFL debut after missing the first quarter of the season due to a knee injury.
Quitoriano helped the Texans end their most successful opening drive of the season. It took 75 yards and nine plays for the Texans to score their first opening-drive touchdown of the year.
The Texans drafted Quitoriano with the no. 170 pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. Quitoriano played 40 games as a member of Oregon State, where he recorded 512 yards on 40 catches from 2018 to 2021.
"Teagan was a guy we were kind of talking about throughout the day," general manager Nick Caserio said. "On the line of scrimmage tight end who plays tough, strong, and physical. I think the tight ends will be a part of the offense here in the season, whether it's two tight ends, one tight end, three tight ends, however, we do it."
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