It's a classic AFC West showdown at Arrowhead tonight. With two quarterbacks returning from injury, some O-line issues for the Chiefs, and a secondary the Broncos can exploit, there are plenty of touchdown angles to consider in my Broncos vs. Chiefs touchdown picks for Monday Night Football.
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Best Broncos vs Chiefs anytime touchdown picks
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Broncos touchdown pick: Jaylen Waddle
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Bo Nix knows how to avoid sacks, and Jaylen Waddle's 13.06 aDOT last year would have led the Denver Broncos. Nix just needs to improve his deep ball, which ranked in the bottom third of the league last year. He still managed to throw for nearly 4,000 yards, and hopefully new playcaller Davis Webb can get more out of his QB.
Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs lost three of their four leading snap-getters in the secondary, including CB Trent McDuffie, S Bryan Cook, and CB Jaylen Watson. There's plenty of uncertainty in this new secondary, and the early part of the season is likely the best time to fade it before DC Steve Spagnuolo works his magic.
Chiefs touchdown pick: Xavier Worthy
The fair probability, per Covers' prop projections, is around 27%, leaving a lot of room for the second-best +EV TD on the board.
Xavier Worthy will likely see most of his time in the slot and on shorter routes, which might be to his advantage. The injury to the Chiefs' starting left tackle, coupled with Patrick Mahomes' mobility, could hurt Kansas City's chances of throwing longer-developing routes.
THE BLITZ also projects the Chiefs to be the most pass-oriented team in the red zone, adjusted for context, at a 66% RZ pass rate. This game also projects to have the second-most total plays at 130.4 in Week 1.
First touchdown scorer pick: Tyquan Thornton
With Patrick Surtain on one side and likely taking care of Rashee Rice and Worthy in the slot, Tyquan Thornton will likely face corner Riley Moss, and that's good news for an early deep shot or two.
Moss had 10 penalties last year and is a very aggressive defender. Thornton grabbed one ball for 60 yards in the last meeting and should get a couple of deep shots against the weaker corner. If the Chiefs are in third-and-long, look for Thornton to get a deep target. His alternate Over receiving-yard props are also in play. The KC wide receiver had one of the best aDOTs in football last season.
If you're looking for a bragging-rights first TD on MNF, this is the one.
Broncos vs Chiefs touchdown combo
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