Thursday night in Week 8 sets up as one of those games where the touchdown market feels especially alive. The Carolina Panthers are heading to Green Bay to face the Packers in an NFC matchup with both teams coming off Week 7 losses, and there are a few scorers worth circling in the anytime touchdown market.
The total has already climbed from 47.5 to 48.5 since opening on Sunday, and Carolina’s offense has shown enough early-season efficiency to keep this from feeling like a sleepy standalone game. Through six weeks, the Panthers rank top-11 in EPA/Play and yards per play, while Green Bay has leaned on Jordan Love’s big-play passing to get Christian Watson, Tucker Kraft and Matthew Golden into the end zone in recent weeks.
One of the strongest touchdown angles belongs to Packers running back Josh Jacobs. He missed the first six weeks of the season on the Commissioner’s Exempt List, then came back in Week 7 and wasted no time making an impact against Detroit.
Jacobs played 52.2 percent of Green Bay’s offensive snaps, but he handled 18 opportunities - 11 carries and seven targets - and scored. He finished with 11 rushes for 36 yards, plus five catches on seven targets for 55 yards and a receiving touchdown in the loss.
The matchup is as good as it gets. Carolina ranks 30th in EPA/Rush, 32nd in yards per carry allowed and 32nd in rushing touchdowns allowed with 11 on the season.
The price isn’t exactly soft, but Jacobs has been as reliable as they come in a Packers uniform, scoring 31 touchdowns in 33 games. Against this run defense, he’s tough to pass up.
Tetairoa McMillan is another name to watch on the Carolina side. He scored both of his touchdowns in a Week 4 win over Detroit, and he remains the top receiving option in this Panthers offense. After Carolina got blown out in Week 7 and sat its starters late, McMillan looks like a strong rebound candidate here.
The former first-round pick has piled up 54 targets, 36 receptions and 511 receiving yards across six games, while playing more than 82 percent of Carolina’s snaps. Green Bay checks in fifth in the NFL in EPA/Pass, but the Packers have still given up nine passing touchdowns. With Jalen Coker dealing with a shoulder issue, McMillan’s role looks even more secure.
Tucker Kraft rounds out the plays worth targeting. The Packers tight end has been on the field constantly, logging 81.6 percent of Green Bay’s snaps in the 2026 season. He scored in Week 7 against Detroit, and there’s good reason to think he can do it again Thursday night.
Kraft has seen at least five targets in six of his seven games, and he’s caught 29 of 43 targets for 297 yards overall. Love has clearly leaned on him in the red zone, throwing his way eight times in seven games.
Kraft has turned those looks into six catches and two touchdowns, including three targets inside the 10-yard line in 2026. Carolina has already allowed four receiving scores to tight ends in six games, which makes this price look appealing as Kraft continues working back into form after an ACL injury.
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