1st TD scorer picks for the Super Bowl
I sat down this week to write my weekly article on first touchdown targets thinking it would be a quick one. I’d do some research on the last few Super Bowls, give those results and then my suggestions for this week. But, when I saw what my research uncovered about Super Bowl first touchdowns, I realized I’d better get comfortable because there was quite a bit to take away from it.
I was going to look at the last 10 championships but I ended up adding all 56 Super Bowls to my tracker and learned a lot. Most notably, worrying about who gets the ball first is apparently a complete waste of time. The first touchdown has only occurred on the game’s opening drive FOUR times in Super Bowl history.
An even crazier stat is that it hasn’t been scored on the opening drive in 15 straight championship games now, dating back to Super Bowl XLI in 2007. So, if you target players on one team like I suggest you do (more on that later), don’t stress if the other team gets the ball first!