Trey Lance: 3 best plays from 49ers QB in Week 17 vs. Texans

Trey Lance to Brandon Aiyuk for 31 yards

Trey Lance hit wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk for 31 yards on a critical 2nd-and-10 play in the second quarter with 21 seconds remaining to set up the 49ers for a game-tying field goal. The 49ers ended a sluggish first half trailing 7-3, but more importantly, the game plan became more aggressive. This aggressiveness by the coaching staff led to increased confidence by Lance.

Confidence that rolled over into the second half of the game.

In this play, which you can check out here, the Niners were in need of gaining a lot of ground to get the team into a scoring position. Up to this point, it did not appear Lance was going to be able to make it happen.

Just as it seemed the half would end with a Texans lead, Lance dropped back and ripped the ball to an open Aiyuk, who snatched the ball out of the air and sprinted past defenders.

Aiyuk wisely stepped out of bounds at the 28-yard line. A few plays later, the 49ers got onto the scoreboard with a field goal and, more importantly, went into halftime with momentum back on their side.