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Touchdown Vultures: Week 2

Jalen Royals scored after Tyquan Thornton moved the ball inside the five in Week 2.

September 27, 2026Final recap · Week 2

The Week 2 Board

Players are ordered by touchdowns scored after a teammate moved the ball inside the five.

#1

Jalen Royals

KC · WR

1 vultured TD

1.58 season-to-date vulture score

Almost TDs: 0 · Linked TDs: 1 · Goal-line chances: 1 · TSGC (%): 16.7% · Total opportunities: 2 · Total TDs: 1 · Games played: 1

#2

Cam Ward

TEN · QB

1 vultured TD

0.37 season-to-date vulture score

Almost TDs: 1 · Linked TDs: 1 · Goal-line chances: 3 · TSGC (%): 60.0% · Total opportunities: 4 · Total TDs: 2 · Games played: 1

#3

Josh Allen

BUF · QB

1 vultured TD

0.36 season-to-date vulture score

Almost TDs: 1 · Linked TDs: 1 · Goal-line chances: 2 · TSGC (%): 33.3% · Total opportunities: 11 · Total TDs: 2 · Games played: 1

#4

Tyler Warren

IND · TE

1 vultured TD

0.31 season-to-date vulture score

Almost TDs: 0 · Linked TDs: 1 · Goal-line chances: 1 · TSGC (%): 33.3% · Total opportunities: 8 · Total TDs: 1 · Games played: 1

#5

Darius Cooper

PHI · WR

1 vultured TD

0.28 season-to-date vulture score

Almost TDs: 0 · Linked TDs: 1 · Goal-line chances: 1 · TSGC (%): 20.0% · Total opportunities: 3 · Total TDs: 1 · Games played: 1

#6

Tyler Shough

NO · QB

1 vultured TD

0.26 season-to-date vulture score

Almost TDs: 1 · Linked TDs: 1 · Goal-line chances: 2 · TSGC (%): 40.0% · Total opportunities: 7 · Total TDs: 1 · Games played: 1

How the touchdown leaders scored

RB rushing

Christian McCaffrey

2 TDs, averaging 1.0 yards per score. 1 came after a teammate moved the ball inside the five.

QB rushing

Cam Ward

2 TDs, averaging 1.0 yards per score. 1 came after a teammate moved the ball inside the five.

WR receiving

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

3 TDs, averaging 33.7 yards per score. None came after a teammate moved the ball inside the five.

The drives behind the numbers

  1. Tyquan Thornton set up Jalen Royals

    Tyquan Thornton's 45-yard catch ended at the 1. Jalen Royals scored later in the drive on a 1-yard catch.

  2. Tony Pollard set up Cam Ward

    Tony Pollard's 4-yard run ended at the 2. Cam Ward scored later in the drive on a 1-yard run.

  3. James Cook set up Josh Allen

    James Cook's 2-yard run ended at the 4. Josh Allen scored later in the drive on a 2-yard run.

  4. Josh Downs set up Tyler Warren

    Josh Downs's 11-yard catch ended at the 3. Tyler Warren scored later in the drive on a 1-yard catch.

  5. DeVonta Smith set up Darius Cooper

    DeVonta Smith's 19-yard catch ended at the 3. Darius Cooper scored later in the drive on a 3-yard catch.

  6. Juwan Johnson set up Tyler Shough

    Juwan Johnson's 6-yard catch ended at the 1. Tyler Shough scored later in the drive on a 1-yard run.

  7. Rachaad White set up Stefon Diggs

    Rachaad White's 2-yard run ended at the 4. Stefon Diggs scored later in the drive on a 4-yard catch.

  8. Demarcus Robinson set up Brock Purdy

    Demarcus Robinson's 19-yard catch ended at the 4. Brock Purdy scored later in the drive on a 2-yard run.

  9. Chris Brooks set up Christian Watson

    Chris Brooks's 4-yard run ended at the 3. Christian Watson scored later in the drive on a 3-yard catch.

  10. Mike Evans set up Christian McCaffrey

    Mike Evans's 27-yard catch ended at the 1. Christian McCaffrey scored later in the drive on a 1-yard run.

  11. Dak Prescott set up CeeDee Lamb

    Dak Prescott's 11-yard run ended at the 3. CeeDee Lamb scored later in the drive on a 3-yard catch.

  12. Jacoby Brissett set up Trey McBride

    Jacoby Brissett's 7-yard run ended at the 2. Trey McBride scored later in the drive on a 2-yard catch.

  13. Parker Washington set up Bhayshul Tuten

    Parker Washington's 32-yard catch ended at the 1. Bhayshul Tuten scored later in the drive on a 1-yard run.

How this ranking works

How to read Touchdown Vultures

  • Vulture score: rushing and receiving TDs ÷ percentage of team positive yards.
  • Zero yard share gives a score of zero.
  • Almost TDs: non-scoring carries or catches ending inside the five.
  • Linked TDs: a teammate moved the same possession inside the five before the score.
  • Goal-line chances: carries inside the five and end-zone targets.
  • TSGC = Total Share of Goalline Chances.

Data as of September 27, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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