A rare statistical feat has prompted another betting market for big NFL games such as the Super Bowl, with odds available on any player scoring a touchdown and a 2-point conversion on the same drive. This is known as an Octopus, and it occurs more frequently than you might think, although there was not an octopus scored in Super Bowl 60.
Octopus bets were among the available markets for the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks matchup Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, but with no touchdowns in the first half and only a late flurry of scoring activity, there were few opportunities for the statistical achievement to occur.
Keep an eye on this page to see when markets are available on the proposition of an octopus bet during the 2026-27 NFL season at legal online sportsbooks.
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What is an octopus bet?
The “octopus” first became a part of the football lexicon only recently. Mitch Goldich of Sports Illustrated coined the term in 2019, and it’s when the same player scores a touchdown and then follows up with a successful two-point conversion.
Pulling that off adds eight points to the board, all scored by the same player in a two-play sequence, hence the turn of phrase. The octopus bet is not part of the typical NFL wagering menu, but you’ll find it among the hundreds of props available for the Super Bowl.
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Super Bowl octopus history
Through all 60 Super Bowl games to date, there has only been one octopus. That octopus came two years ago when Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts ran for a TD and then scampered in for the ensuing two-point conversion against the Chiefs in Super Bowl 57.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes scored an octopus somewhat recently, running for a 14-yard touchdown in a regular season game against the Tennessee Titans in 2022 and then notching the ensuing two-point conversion.
The octopus is an NFL rarity in general. The league implemented the two-point conversion as an option in 1994, and there have been thousands of games since that point. Over that span, an octopus has occurred only 188 times. The octopus also depends on a team attempting and completing a two-point conversion, which itself is not particularly common. In the 2024 season, for instance, Eagles RB Saquon Barkley scored an octopus against the New Orleans Saints. His 4-yard touchdown and two-point conversion in the fourth quarter ended up being the game-winning drive as the Birds won 15-12.