Trey McBride has been a beast for the Arizona Cardinals this season, and he's got a compelling price to score a touchdown in NFL Week 14 action.
The pregame narrative: McBride leads the NFL in receptions (88), and he leads tight ends in yards (879) and touchdowns (eight). His involvement ramped up when Jacoby Brissett took over, and I've got my eye on the fourth-year TE getting back in the end zone this week.
Check out my top NFL Week 14 TD picks, featuring Jordan Mason and Emeka Egbuka.
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NFL Week 14 TD picks
Best bet: McBride to score (+123)
I'm not sure if McBride and Brissett are best friends off the field, but they sure play like it when they're out there for the Cardinals.
McBride has established himself as Brissett's go-to guy in general, but also in the red zone. Look at what they've connected for since Brissett took the reins as Arizona's starter in Week 6:
- 7 games
- 7 TDs
- 10.9 targets/game
- 2.4 red zone targets/game
- 86.3 yards/game
Through the first five weeks, McBride only had one touchdown while averaging 8.4 targets, 1.0 red zone targets and 55.0 yards.
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At 3-9, the Cardinals are destined to watch the playoffs from the couch this year. But they're moving the ball pretty well with Brissett, leading to ample red zone opportunities.
Since Week 6, Brissett leads the NFL in red zone pass attempts (58).
And McBride's 17 red zone targets in that span are tied for second among all NFL pass-catchers.
Arizona hosts the Los Angeles Rams, who have a superb defence. But what that tells me is the Cardinals — who are 8.5-point underdogs — should be in a lot of passing situations.
Look for McBride to stay heavily involved in the scoring area.
Key stat: McBride has cashed this bet in six of seven games with Brissett as Arizona's starter.
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NFL Week 14 touchdown bets
Mason to score (-104): The Minnesota Vikings are among the lowest-scoring teams in the NFL this season, but a home date against the Washington Commanders should remedy that at least a bit.
Washington's defence ranks 28th in scoring and 31st in yards allowed. If Minnesota is going to have an offensive breakthrough, now is the time.
And at near-even money, Mason is the guy I want to back on the home team. Based on his build and his durability, he's been the primary tailback in the red zone.
- Mason has 21 of the 27 red zone carries from Minnesota's running back room this season.
- The 5-foot-11, 223-pound RB leads the Vikings with five total touchdowns (no one else has more than three).
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Minnesota failed to score a touchdown in its past two games, which came on the road against upper-crust defences (Packers, Seahawks). Sunday's game vs. the Commanders should be different.
And with Aaron Jones (shoulder) limited at practice on Wednesday and Thursday, Mason could be in line for a greater workload than usual in Week 14.
Egbuka to score (+155): Pardon the pirate-related pun, but Egbuka was shot out of a cannon to begin his rookie season.
He had five touchdowns in the first five games despite only seeing five red zone targets in that span.
The scoring has slowed down quite a bit for Egbuka, but his overall involvement is still encouraging:
- Since Week 7, Egbuka has averaged 9.8 targets and 53.7 receiving yards.
- He has been targeted in the red zone in six consecutive games but only has one TD during that time.
Mike Evans is a red zone fiend for the Bucs, but he hasn't played since Week 3 and is far from a sure thing for Sunday. Given Egbuka's steady involvement, this feels like a fair price to bet on him getting back to pay dirt.
NFL TD picks made at 11:20 a.m. ET on Dec. 5, 2025.
