Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Ravens vs. Chiefs 9/28/25

On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Ravens vs. Chiefs matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Lamar Jackson, Quarterback, Baltimore Ravens $11,600

Veteran quarterback Lamar Jackson has certainly been a standout performer for the Baltimore Ravens in 2025. With that said, how has Jackson performed from a data perspective this season? Let’s review the signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the two games that quarterback Lamar Jackson has played for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2025 NFL regular season, Jackson has amassed 434 passing yards, six passing touchdowns, 83 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

Three weeks ago, in the Buffalo Bills 41-40 victory over the Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson certainly played at a high level. In the Bills defeat of the Baltimore Ravens, Jackson tallied 209 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 70 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Buffalo Bills win over the Baltimore Ravens just mentioned, Lamar Jackson compiled a massive 29.36 Draftkings points.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL Football showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.

In my view, Lamar Jackson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.

Flex Plays

Tyquan Thornton, Wide Receiver, Kansas City Chiefs $5,000

Talented wide receiver Tyquan Thornton has been a key contributor for the Kansas City Chiefs this season. In the three games that Thornton has played for the Chiefs in the 2025 NFL regular season, Kansas City starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes has targeted Tyquan Thornton a robust 18 times. In those 18 targets just noted, Thornton compiled 18 receptions, 171 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

In conclusion, I fully expect Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton to continue his outstanding play in tomorrow afternoon’s regular season

Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Patrick Mahomes, Quarterback (Kansas City Chiefs) $10,000: Mark Andrews, Tight End (Baltimore Ravens) $7,000.