NFL Week 3 Picks & Predictions First Touchdown Scorer: Jaguars vs. Chargers (2022)

Sep 24, 2022 - 1:24 PM

Below I will walk through my favorite first touchdown scorer bet for Week 3’s NFL game: Jaguars vs. Chargers.

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NFL Week 3 Picks & Predictions First Touchdown Scorer: Jaguars vs. Chargers

Austin Ekeler (+550)

The Los Angeles Chargers host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday as three-point favorites. All the chatter surrounding this game involves the health of Justin Herbert, who was downgraded to doubtful on Friday morning because of his cracked rib cartilage.

Making the start in his absence is long-time veteran Chase Daniel. Going against Jacksonville, all the Chargers need from him is to be a good game manager and not turn over the football.

The good news for Los Angeles is that Daniel is great at both of those things. The good news for Daniel is that he has a stacked roster to help him succeed at those tasks, particularly Austin Ekeler.

We should expect a checkdown-heavy offense from the Chargers to compensate for having Daniel in at QB, which means we will hear Ekeler’s name a lot on Sunday. In fact, that is usually the case regardless of the QB situation, as he leads the team in both receptions and carries through the first two weeks.

Ekeler will likely touch the ball 25+ times on Sunday, increasing the likelihood that he finds the endzone first. Los Angeles has scored the first touchdown in each of its first two games.

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