NFL Week 2 First TD Scorers: Travis Kelce, Jonathan Taylor, Deebo Samuel

Who will score the first touchdown in this week’s NFL Games? The First TD market covers the first player who carries or receives the ball into the end zone in a game, not the QB who passes the ball. We compare first touchdown stats to prop bet odds to help identify today’s best bets.

Someone must score the first TD of the game, and this article will help you increase your odds of hitting on that player based on matchups and team strengths. It will feature a selection for each game of the Sunday slate.

I will track my plays here on BettingPros. Let’s get to the first touchdown scorer predictions for NFL Week 2!

The Packers will likely be without Jordan Love this week, but he has not been ruled out yet. Taylor played 96% of snaps and had 48 yards on 16 attempts. The Packers got gashed by Saquon Barkley in week one, so it is a good matchup for Taylor. Anthony Richardson could steal a rushing touchdown from him, but he only completed nine of 19 pass attempts. The Colts should continue to run the ball to set up deep passes. Taylor is a solid play, especially at this number.
Samuel received nine targets and eight carries last week without Christian McCaffrey. Three of those carries and one target came inside the red zone. The Vikings played the Giants in week one and allowed 240 total yards. They allowed 166 passing yards to Daniel Jones, picked him off twice, and sacked him five times. The 49ers’ should be a harder challenge, and Samuel will be the beneficiary, with McCaffrey listed as questionable.

Kelce did not have a great game last week but did not need one. Xavier Worthy had a couple of big plays and scored twice, which affected Kelce’s output. The Bengals allowed the most receptions to tight ends last week, and the problem persists. They only allowed 15 completions last week, and four were to tight ends. Patrick Mahomes should find Kelce open more this week, especially in the red zone when the field gets smaller.