NFL First TD Scorer:

Super Bowl LIX is almost here and there are a ton of different betting options to focus on. The focus here will be on the First Touchdown Scorer market, an article that I’ve done every week this season. This is a really popular bet for the Big Game. Bettors love the instant gratification wagers that don’t take a while to be decided and this is one that usually has a resolution pretty early.

The First Touchdown Tracker is updated for the full season and for the two teams that will participate in Super Bowl LIX, the Chiefs and the Eagles.

One thing makes this game different, aside from the enormous stakes of being crowned the champion, is that sportsbooks offer a lot of bonuses and odds boosts, deposit and reload bonuses, and other ways to possibly stretch your hard-earned dollar farther. Keep an eye out for the boosted odds or match bets available on the TD Scorer markets and check the terms and conditions to see if they apply to First TD, Anytime TD, or any other variation of a TD prop.

From the First Touchdown Tracker, here are the two teams and their weekly results:

Kansas City Chiefs

Week	Opponent	Position	Player	First of game?	TD scored on team opening drive of game?
Week 1	BAL	WR	Xavier Worthy	NO	YES
Week 2	CIN	WR	Rashee Rice	NO	NO
Week 3	@ ATL	WR	Rashee Rice	NO	NO
Week 4	@ LAC	WR	Xavier Worthy	NO	NO
Week 5	NO	RB	Kareem Hunt	YES	YES
Week 6	BYE	–	–	–
Week 7	@ SF	RB	Kareem Hunt	YES	NO
Week 8	@ LV	RB	Kareem Hunt	YES	YES
Week 9	TB	WR	DeAndre Hopkins	NO	NO
Week 10	DEN	TE	Travis Kelce	NO	NO
Week 11	@ BUF	WR	Xavier Worthy	NO	NO
Week 12	@ CAR	TE	Noah Gray	YES	YES
Week 13	LV	WR	Justin Watson	YES	NO
Week 14	LAC	WR	DeAndre Hopkins	YES	NO
Week 15	@ CLE	WR	JuJu Smith-Schuster	YES	NO
Week 16	HOU	QB	Patrick Mahomes	YES	YES
Week 17	@ PIT	WR	Xavier Worthy	YES	YES
Week 18	@ DEN	NO TD	NO TD	NO	NO
Divisional	HOU	RB	Kareem Hunt	YES	NO
Conf Champ	BUF	RB	Kareem Hunt	YES	YES
	Totals:	WR (10), RB (5), TE (2), QB (1), No TD (1)	Hunt (5), Worthy (4), Rice (2), Hopkins (2), Kelce (1), Gray (1), Watson (1), Smith-Schuster (1), Mahomes (1), No TD (1)	11/19 (57.9%)	7/19 (36.8%)

Philadelphia Eagles

Week	Opponent	Position	Player	First of game?	TD scored on team opening drive of game?
Week 1	GB	RB	Saquon Barkley	YES	NO
Week 2	ATL	WR	DeVonta Smith	YES	NO
Week 3	@ NO	RB	Saquon Barkley	YES	NO
Week 4	@ TB	WR	Parris Campbell	NO	NO
Week 5	BYE	–	–	–
Week 6	CLE	WR	A.J. Brown	YES	NO
Week 7	@ NYG	RB	Saquon Barkley	YES	NO
Week 8	@ CIN	QB	Jalen Hurts	NO	NO
Week 9	JAX	RB	Saquon Barkley	YES	NO
Week 10	@ DAL	QB	Jalen Hurts	YES	NO
Week 11	WAS	QB	Jalen Hurts	NO	NO
Week 12	@ LAR	WR	A.J. Brown	NO	NO
Week 13	@ BAL	TE	Dallas Goedert	NO	NO
Week 14	CAR	QB	Jalen Hurts	YES	NO
Week 15	PIT	WR	A.J. Brown	YES	NO
Week 16	@ WAS	RB	Saquon Barkley	YES	YES
Week 17	DAL	D/ST	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	YES	NO
Week 18	NYG	WR	Ainias Smith	YES	YES
Wild Card	GB	WR	Jahan Dotson	YES	YES
Divisional	LAR	QB	Jalen Hurts	YES	YES
Conf Champ	WAS	RB	Saquon Barkley	YES	YES
	Totals:	WR (7), RB (6), QB (5), TE (1), D/ST (1)	Barkley (6), Hurts (5), Brown (3), D. Smith (1), Campbell (1), Goedert (1), A. Smith (1), Dotson (1), D/ST (1)	15/20 (75%)	5/20 (25%)

As you can see, both teams have had tremendous success scoring the first touchdown in recent weeks. And, in the case of the Eagles, they’ve also scored on their first offensive possession in all three playoff games. Philadelphia actually ranks second in First TD% behind the Ravens. The Chiefs are tied for 10th with one fewer game played.

Marques Valdez-Scantling had the first TD for the Chiefs last season, but the 49ers scored first. Jalen Hurts had the first TD the last time these two teams played in Super Bowl LVII.

Here’s a look at all 58 previous Super Bowls, the first TD, if it was the first score of the game, and if the team that scored the first TD won:

Super Bowl	Game’s first TD	Opening drive?	First score of game?	Winning team?
LVIII Chiefs def. 49ers	Christian McCaffrey	NO	NO	NO
LVII: Chiefs def. Eagles	Jalen Hurts	YES	YES	NO
LVI: Rams def. Bengals	Odell Beckham Jr.	NO	YES	YES
LV: Buccaneers def. Chiefs	Rob Gronkowski	NO	NO	YES
LIV: Chiefs def. 49ers	Patrick Mahomes	NO	NO	YES
LIII: Patriots def. Rams	Sony Michel	NO	NO	YES
LII: Eagles def. Patriots	Alshon Jeffery	NO	NO	YES
LI: Patriots def. Falcons	Devonta Freeman	NO	YES	NO
50: Broncos def. Panthers	Malik Jackson (Broncos D/ST)	NO	NO	YES
XLIX: Patriots def. Seahawks	Brandon LaFell	NO	YES	YES
XLVIII: Seahawks def. Broncos	Marshawn Lynch	NO	NO	YES
XLVII: Ravens def. 49ers	Anquan Boldin	NO	YES	YES
XLVI: Giants def. Patriots	Victor Cruz	NO	NO	YES
XLV: Packers def. Steelers	Jordy Nelson	NO	YES	YES
XLIV: Saints def. Colts	Pierre Garcon	NO	NO	NO
XLIII: Steelers def. Cardinals	Gary Russell	NO	NO	YES
XLII: Giants def. Patriots	Laurence Maroney	NO	NO	NO
XLI: Colts def. Bears	Devin Hester	YES	YES	NO
XL: Steelers def. Seahawks	Ben Roethlisberger	NO	NO	YES
XXXIX: Patriots def. Eagles	L.J. Smith	NO	YES	NO
XXXVIII: Patriots def. Panthers	Deion Branch	NO	YES	YES
XXXVII: Buccaneers def. Raiders	Mike Alstott	NO	NO	YES
XXXVI: Patriots def. Rams	Ty Law (Patriots D/ST)	NO	NO	YES
XXXV: Ravens def. Giants	Brandon Stokley	NO	YES	YES
XXXIV: Rams def. Titans	Torry Holt	NO	NO	YES
XXXIII: Broncos def. Falcons	Howard Griffith	NO	NO	YES
XXXII: Broncos def. Packers	Antonio Freeman	YES	YES	NO
XXXI: Packers def. Patriots	Andre Rison	NO	YES	YES
XXX: Cowboys def. Steelers	Jay Novacek	NO	NO	YES
XXIX: 49ers def. Chargers	Jerry Rice	YES	YES	YES
XXVIII: Cowboys def. Bills	Thurman Thomas	NO	NO	NO
XXVII: Cowboys def. Bills	Thurman Thomas	NO	YES	NO
XXVI: Redskins def. Bills	Earnest Byner	NO	NO	YES
XXV: Giants def. Bills	Don Smith	NO	NO	NO
XXIV: 49ers def. Broncos	Jerry Rice	NO	YES	YES
XXIII: 49ers def. Bengals	Stanford Jennings (Bengals D/ST)	NO	NO	NO
XXII: Redskins def. Broncos	Ricky Nattiel	NO	YES	NO
XXI: Giants def. Broncos	Zeke Mowatt	NO	NO	YES
XX: Bears def. Patriots	Matt Suhey	NO	NO	YES
XIX: 49ers def. Dolphins	Carl Monroe	NO	NO	YES
XVIII: Raiders def. Redskins	Derrick Jensen (Raiders D/ST)	NO	NO	YES
XVII: Redskins def. Dolphins	Jimmy Cefalo	NO	YES	NO
XVI: 49ers def. Bengals	Joe Montana	NO	YES	YES
XV: Raiders def. Eagles	Cliff Branch	NO	YES	YES
XIV: Steelers def. Rams	Cullen Bryant	NO	NO	NO
XIII: Steelers def. Cowboys	John Stallworth	NO	YES	YES
XII: Cowboys def. Broncos	Tony Dorsett	NO	YES	YES
XI: Raiders def. Vikings	Dave Casper	NO	NO	YES
X: Steelers def. Cowboys	Drew Pearson	NO	YES	NO
IX: Steelers def. Vikings	Franco Harris	NO	NO	YES
VIII: Dolphins def. Vikings	Larry Csonka	YES	YES	YES
VII: Dolphins def. Redskins	Howard Tilley	NO	YES	YES
VI: Cowboys def. Dolphins	Lance Alworth	NO	NO	YES
V: Colts def. Cowboys	John Mackey	NO	NO	YES
IV: Chiefs def. Vikings	Mike Garrett	NO	NO	YES
III: Jets def. Colts	Matt Snell	NO	YES	YES
II: Packers def. Raiders	Boyd Dowler	NO	NO	YES
I: Packers def. Chiefs	Max McGee	NO	YES	YES
		YES-NO: 5-53	YES-NO: 26-32	YES-NO: 42-16

Thanks to Executive Producer Stephanie Kamerschak tracking that all down doing this Tracker and article the last two seasons.

Let’s get to Super Bowl LIX action. I’ll be using DraftKings odds because they’re widely available, but SHOP AROUND for the best prices. Sportsbooks are all over the place on the FTD market, and the onus is on you to get as much bang for your buck as possible.

Super Bowl Schedule and FTD Rates from 2024

Chiefs (57.9%) vs. Eagles (75%) – Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET

Remember, while the purpose of this article is ultimately to try and pick the first TD scorer, this type of intel can help with first quarter and first half betting, plus live betting, so don’t be afraid to use it in that context.

Super Bowl LIX First Touchdown Predictions

Lines current at time of publish

Remember – these are first TD odds for the game; you can also use all of the info in this weekly article to bet first team TD at your preferred sportsbook as well.

Philadelphia Eagles

Saquon Barkley +450

The price on Barkley is about as good as we’ve seen in a while, not a surprise given that the Eagles are in a rare underdog role and there are a lot of other options. Barkley led the Eagles with six first team touchdowns and all six of them were the first TD of the game.

Dallas Goedert +2000

It has been talked about a lot, but the Chiefs struggle to cover tight ends. They allowed 1,191 yards on 106 receptions to tight ends during the regular season. That was the most yards in the NFL by 67 over the Buccaneers and 106 catches ranked second behind the Bengals. Goedert has been a big factor this postseason, racking up 15 catches on 18 targets. He does only have one touchdown, but Jalen Hurts is using him a lot. Hurts, by the way, is another option, but he’s priced around +600.

Kansas City Chiefs

Travis Kelce +1000

The Eagles, conversely, did a masterful job defending TE during the season, allowing the third-fewest catches with 68 and fewest yards with 591. That being said, Kelce has 12 targets and nine receptions for the Chiefs in two playoff games and one of their two receiving TDs. Kelce had the first Chiefs TD twice in three playoff games last season and is obviously a trusted weapon for Mahomes in every way.

Xavier Worthy +1100

I know that the Chiefs like to use Kareem Hunt in short-yardage situations and he’s scooped some touchdowns as a result, but the Eagles only allowed five touchdowns total to running backs during the regular season. All five were on the ground. Running backs had zero receiving TD against them. Josh Jacobs had a rushing TD in the Wild Card Round, but no RB has one in the other two games.

So, I’m not enamored with looking at Hunt. I’d rather look at Worthy, who leads the Chiefs with 13 targets this postseason and has the other KC receiving TD. Worthy has also hauled in 11 of those 13 targets, so Andy Reid and Matt Nagy have scripted him open for some easy pitch-and-catch or he’s been able to haul in rare contested passes.

Again, look for some boosts or possible ways of adding to your potential profit on these. You can and should also adjust your bet sizing on these and other longer shot props given the odds.

Hopefully you’ve enjoyed the First TD Scorer articles and the First Touchdown Scorer Tracker throughout the course of the season. Good luck with Super Bowl LIX!