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Week 8 TD Scorer Predictions
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Patriots vs. Browns TD Scorer Prediction - 1:00 p.m. ET
Patriots TE Hunter Henry
Henry has long been Ol’ Reliable for the Patriots, and the Los Angeles Chargers before them, never delivering a season under 400 receiving yards since he entered the league back in 2016.
The veteran TE has been solid against man coverage his entire career, and now gets a matchup against the Browns this week who run the most man coverage in the league at over 40% per game, per PFF. Henry averages the tenth-highest Yards per Route Run vs. man coverage, so expect him to be a valued part of the Patriots’ passing strategy against the league’s top rushing defense.
The Browns are actually one of the NFL’s better defenses against tight ends, but Henry is such an integral part of the Patriots’ offense in the red zone, with more targets than any other New England pass-catcher, that they’ll have to account for him.
Bills vs. Panthers TD Scorer Prediction - 1:00 p.m. ET
Bills QB Josh Allen
Most people shouldn’t have to be that convinced on a Josh Allen touchdown projection, given that Allen ranks second all-time among QBs in rushing touchdowns with 68 of them and just needs 8 more to pass QB Cam Newton for the most in league history.
The Panthers don’t allow QBs to run a ton, but Allen is a different animal and has run almost 50 times already in only six games. He has the third-most rushing attempts inside the red zone this season among QBs and has converted 3 of them for touchdowns.
Eagles vs. Giants TD Scorer Prediction - 1:00 p.m. ET
Eagles RB Saquon Barkley
It’s too easy to list the former Giants’ veteran RB here, but this feels as much of a get-right game for Barkley as any. The Madden cover star has not scored a touchdown in three weeks but continues to get a good volume of carries inside the red zone, ranking 11th among RBs.
The Giants continue to rank among the worst teams against the running back position this season, giving up the second-highest yards per carry number, 5.3, to opposing backs. Barkley should be motivated to play well against his former team.
Broncos vs. Cowboys TD Scorer Prediction - 4:25 p.m. ET
Broncos RB J.K. Dobbins
The attached tweet says it all: The plan may well have been not to play Dobbins this much this season over highly-touted rookie RB R.J. Harvey, but Dobbins has earned it with his play.
Dobbins has scored in 4 of his 7 games so far this season and now gets a Cowboys defense that allows the fourth-most fantasy points per game (21.4) and the 10th-most red zone fantasy fantasy points per game (6.5) to RBs, per Lineups.
The Broncos veteran should be plenty busy inside the red zone and already has 16 red zone carries on the season.
Packers vs. Steelers TD Scorer Prediction - 8:20 p.m. ET
Steelers WR D.K. Metcalf
Steeler QB Aaron Rodgers has gotten on the same page with D.K. Metcalf and the former Steeler has been a devastating downfield threat despite the absence of that consistent underneath target, using his hulking frame to win contested situations and make plays.
Against Packers CBs Nate Hobbs and Keisean Nixon — both of whom are 6’0 or shorter — Metcalf gets another solid matchup. The Packers play zone coverage over 70% of the time and Metcalf has played at a top-10 level against zone coverage with a 25% target share.
Chiefs vs. Commanders TD Scorer Prediction - Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice
It was immediately evident upon his return to the field in Week 7 that the Chiefs wanted Rice to be involved heavily, especially inside the 20. Rice saw 4 red zone targets in his first game back in action this season, converting two of them for TDs.
The Commanders have not been great defending opposing wide receivers. They are allowing a TD per game to the WR position and might not have an answer for Rice, with struggling veteran CB Marshon Lattimore potentially defending him most of the time.
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