First Touchdown Scorer Predictions for Sunday Night Football: Packers vs. Steelers 1st TD Picks

We're looking to cap off a day of football with a massive payout through my first touchdown scorer predictions for Sunday Night Football.

My NFL picks feature one of the league's most-targeted tight ends in the red zone, in addition to a wide receiver who plays and looks like a tight end near pay dirt. It's all part of my NFL predictions for Week 8 ahead of kickoff when the Pittsburgh Steelers host the Green Bay Packers from Acisure Stadium, with the visitors as the narrow -2.5 betting odds favorite.

🏈 Sunday Night Football first touchdown scorer predictions

NFL first touchdown scorer picks for Sunday Night Football; odds subject to change.

💰 Best Packers vs. Steelers first touchdown scorer bets: Sunday Night Football

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🧀 Tucker Kraft (+800) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

There's no better way to end National Tight Ends Day than with a significant payout courtesy of a pass-catcher who's among the most targeted at the position near the end zone.

Kraft has failed to score in just two of the Packers' six games so far, logging four touchdowns in total. That comes after he broke out with seven touchdowns last year. He sits tied for fourth among tight ends with eight red-zone targets this season, leading Green Bay while drawing 30.8% of the team's looks near the end zone.

He'll bring his oft-targeted presence to the prime-time spotlight against a Steelers defense tied for the fourth-most touchdowns allowed to tight ends (four), and Pittsburgh has given up the ninth-most yards to TEs.

If Kraft reaches the end zone first, a $10 wager using these +800 betting odds from Caesars would result in an $80 profit, with an implied probability of 11.11%.

Our National Tight Ends Day anytime touchdown scorer predictions are eyeing plenty more TEs to score.

🏗️ DK Metcalf (+1000) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

DK Metcalf has always been a wide receiver in terms of speed and ability, but often a tight end in the way he's utilized around the red zone, and especially near the goal line.

That makes him a quasi-tight end for our purposes here on a day celebrating the position, which is ideal for a pass-catcher who's scored as often as Kraft while quickly developing a connection with Aaron Rodgers. He's tied for the team lead in red-zone targets (four) and just snapped a streak of scoring in four straight games last week. Metcalf also leads the team in overall targets with 36, and there's a healthy cushion to Jonnu Smith at 26. 

If he scores first while cashing these +1000 odds from DraftKings, a $10 bet would result in a $100 payout, with an implied probability of 9.09%.

We're also looking toward the Steelers' sideline as part of our first touchdown scorer predictions for Week 8 and anytime touchdown scorer parlay picks for Week 8 while eying Smith.

🎯 Jordan Love (+4000) ⭐⭐⭐

Jordan Love has never lacked the athleticism to be successful as a runner, but that part of his game has often been in the background, largely due to self-preservation efforts.

His running has been increasing modestly throughout this season though. He tallied just 16 yards combined across the Packers' first two games, and now the signal-caller is averaging 25.3 yards each outing over Green Bay's last three contests. He hasn't scored yet, which plays a role in the sky-high odds we're getting here. But Love is only one week removed from a season-high seven carries.

Love has shown a scoring ability on the ground earlier in this career with four touchdowns in 2023, and he's facing a Steelers defense that's one of 10 teams to allow multiple rushing scores to the position.

He's the ideal candidate for a deep long-shot sprinkle as part of my first touchdown scorer predictions for Sunday Night Football. A $10 wager on him would result in a whopping $400 payout, with an implied probability of 2.44%. Our Mike Spector is also eyeing Love as part of his Packers vs. Steelers player prop bets. Esten McLaren doubles down with his anytime touchdown scorer predictions for SNF.

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📺 How to watch Sunday Night Football: Packers vs. Steelers

• Date: Sunday, Oct. 26
• Kickoff: 8:20 p.m. ET
• Where: Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh)
• TV: NBC