Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Cowboys vs. Falcons 11/3/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Atlanta Falcons and the Dallas Cowboys. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this week’s Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Dak Prescott, Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys, $9,200

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott was the driving force behind the Dallas Cowboys success on the offensive side of the football in the 2023 NFL regular season. Having stated that, how did Prescott perform from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Dak Prescott’s relevant player data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 17 games that quarterback Dak Prescott played for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2023 NFL regular season, Prescott tallied an impressive 4,516 passing yards, 36 passing touchdowns, 242 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns.

Now that we have determined how quarterback Dak Prescott played last season, let’s shift our focus to the 2024 NFL regular season. In the seven games that Prescott has played for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2024 NFL regular season, Dak Prescott has compiled 1,845 passing yards, ten passing touchdowns, and added 24 rushing yards.

More recently, in the Baltimore Ravens 28-25 win over the Dallas Cowboys last month, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott tallied an impressive 379 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Ravens victory over the Cowboys just mentioned, Dak Prescott accumulated a massive 32.9 Draftkings points. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select for the captain position.

Additionally, I like Dak Prescott from a general matchup perspective. Why? The Falcons have had issues containing opposing quarterbacks this season. Through eight games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Atlanta Falcons are ranked a rather low 27th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (20.1) to opposing quarterbacks.

In summary, I think quarterback Dak Prescott is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Sunday afternoon’s NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Dak Prescott at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

CeeDee Lamb, Wide Receiver, Dallas Cowboys $11,800

In the seven games that wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has played for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2024 NFL regular season, Dallas starting quarterback Dak Prescott has targeted Lamb a robust 72 times. In those 72 targets just noted, Lamb compiled 45 receptions, 613 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.

More recently, in the San Francisco 49ers 30-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys last week, Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb played exceptionally well. More specifically, Robinson tallied a massive 13 receptions, 146 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns in San Francisco’s victory over the Cowboys.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Drake London, Wide Receiver, (Atlanta Falcons) $8,800: Kirk Cousins, Quarterback (Atlanta Falcons) $9,400: Brandon Aubrey, Kicker (Dallas Cowboys) $5,400.