It might be extremely early, but we have a pair of teams battling at the top of the AFC West on Monday night, and it doesn’t involve the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Chargers downed the Chiefs 27-21 in Brazil, while the Raiders went into New England and dealt with the Pats, 20-13.
Read below for my free Chargers vs. Raiders anytime touchdown picks, featuring a pair of players who scored in Week 1.
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Chargers anytime touchdown pick
Keenan Allen anytime TD (+225 at bet365)
It was quite the 2025 debut for Justin Herbert, as he shredded the Chiefs for 318 yards passing and three TDs.
One of those went to old reliable Keenan Allen, who is back and has added another layer to the passing game between deep threat Quentin Johnson and underneath guy Ladd McConkey.
The Los Angeles Chargers' running attack didn’t do much, with rookie Omarion Hampton running for 48 yards on 15 carries.
It should be easier for Jim Harbaugh to pivot out of that ground attack with Herbert if the run game is non-existent again — especially with what they showed in the passing game vs K.C..
Allen has scored TDs in back-to-back games against the Las Vegas Raiders, and has nice odds to make it a third straight.
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Raiders anytime touchdown pick
Ashton Jeanty anytime TD (-135 at bet365)
It wasn’t exactly the explosive debut Raiders fans were hoping Ashton Jeanty would have.
Vegas’ top pick out of Boise State was limited to just 38 yards on 19 carries, but he did punch in a tough three-yard run to give the Raiders a lead they would never relinquish.
Outside of Patrick Mahomes, who was running mainly off script, L.A. held the Chiefs’ run game in check in Week 1, limiting their running backs to 41 yards on 11 carries. However, Pete Carroll is far more committed to running the ball than Andy Reid, and he should continue to feed Jeanty.
There’s a reason he’s got the shortest odds to paydirt in this matchup.
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