NFL Week 3 Picks & Predictions First Touchdown Scorer: Falcons vs. Seahawks (2022)

Sep 24, 2022 - 1:24 PM

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

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NFL Week 3 Picks & Predictions First Touchdown Scorer: Falcons vs. Seahawks

Tyler Lockett (+1000)

The Seattle Seahawks host the Atlanta Falcons as one-point favorites on Sunday afternoon. Considering that Seattle throws on 64% of its plays, the Falcons could be in a world of trouble in this matchup.

Through the first two weeks, Atlanta ranks 24th in the league in passing defense and 27th in points against. This should be a problem against a pass-heavy offense that has surprisingly been fairly efficient through the first two weeks.

Thus far, Geno Smith boasts an 81% completion percentage and a 99.1 rating, a rating that is higher than Jalen Hurts’, Aaron Rodgers’, and Tom Brady’s. His favorite target has been Tyler Lockett, who leads the team in catches, targets, and yards.

Lockett should be able to torch this secondary. In Week 1, the Falcons gave up 12 catches for 171 yards and two touchdowns to Jarvis Landry and Michael Thomas.

In Week 2, they gave up 15 catches for 161 yards and three touchdowns to Cooper Kupp and Allen Robinson. The Falcons have given up the first touchdown of the game in each of those two outings.

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