Use FanDuel promo code to get $250 in bonus bets by targeting Falcons vs. Packers, Thursday Night Football — SkimNews
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- FanDuel rolled out a promo code giving new users $250 in bonus bets when they wager $5+ for seven days, with the offer pegged to the Week 3 TNF game and Sunday's broader NFL slate.
- Green Bay (1-1) hosts Atlanta (0-2) at Lambeau Field, with Michael Penix Jr. starting at quarterback in his season debut after returning from an ACL injury, per the ESPN headline framing.
- Penix's Over/Under for total passing yards is set at 204.5, per FanDuel's listed odds for the matchup.
- Packers -4.5 (-118) was the marquee spread pick in the promo, with the SportsLine Projection Model projecting a Green Bay cover in 62% of its 10,000 game simulations.
- Christian Watson anytime touchdown (+155) was the featured player prop; Watson already has three touchdowns on the year and faces an Atlanta defense that has allowed the 10th-most passing yards through two weeks.
- Green Bay entered off a Week 2 overtime win over the Jets that snapped a six-game losing streak, per the source.
Why it matters: The promo is a low-friction $5-to-$250 onboarding hook for FanDuel during a prime-time TNF slot, while the betting leans on Green Bay's home advantage despite Atlanta's desperation at 0-2. The league-wide hook that drove broader coverage was Penix's ACL return — not the line itself — which is why ESPN, BBC, and CBS all led with that storyline while this promo leaned on the spread.
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