First Touchdown Scorer Predictions for Conference Championships: Best Bets to Score First

My first touchdown scorer predictions for the conference championships are locking in on Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Hunter Henry.

Let's dive in as part of our conference championship predictions.

🏈 First touchdown scorer picks for conference championships

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🙌 Best first touchdown scorer predictions for conference championships

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seahawks (+750) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Los Angeles Rams face an offense nearly as high-scoring as their own, and containing top wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba is forever a daunting task. That's especially true for a defense that gave up the 10th-most yards and receptions to opposite wide receivers, along with 16 touchdowns to the position throughout the regular season.

Smith-Njigba finished eighth among wideouts while getting 17 red-zone targets during the campaign.

Hunter Henry, TE, Patriots (+950) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Broncos' own imposing defense comes with a few weaknesses to exploit too, and one is defending tight ends.

The Broncos allowed the ninth-most receiving yards to tight ends during the regular season, and that often came in chunks, as seen when the Bills' Dalton Kincaid rumbled for 83 yards and a touchdown last week. Kindcaid had't eclipsed 50 yards in Buffalo's previous six games.

Now it's Henry's turn to run free and benefit from Denver's vulnerability. Hopefully en route to the end zone too after scoring three times in his last five games.

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