This Sunday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Buffalo Bills vs. San Francisco 49ers 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 San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Josh Allen, Quarterback, Buffalo Bills, $11,000
How important has quarterback Josh Allen been to the Buffalo Bills offense this season? Let’s review Josh Allen’s relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 11 games that Josh Allen has played for the Buffalo Bills in the 2024 NFL regular season, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen compiled 2,543 receiving yards 18 passing touchdowns, 316 rushing yards, and added five rushing touchdowns.
More recently, in the Buffalo Bills impressive 30-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs last week, Josh Allen accumulated 262 passing yards, one passing touchdown, 55 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Buffalo Bills victory over the Kansas City Chiefs just mentioned, Josh Allen amassed a whopping 25.1 Draftkings points.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.
In summary, I think quarterback Josh Allen is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Sunday night’s NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Buffalo Bills signal caller Josh Allen at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Brock Purdy, Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, $9,200
Brock Purdy was the driving force behind the San Francisco 49ers success last season that led the team to a Super Bowl appearance.
In the 17 games that Brock Purdy played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2023 NFL regular season, Purdy tallied an impressive 4,280 passing yards, 31 passing touchdowns, 144 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns. Brock Purdy’s outstanding play last season contributed to the San Francisco 49ers capturing an NFC Championship title and an appearance in Super Bowl LVIII.
Now that we have ascertained how Brock Purdy played last season, let’s shift our focus to 2024. In the ten games that Purdy has played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 NFL regular season, San Francisco starting quarterback Brock Purdy accumulated 2,613 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, 267 rushing yards, and four rushing touchdowns.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Deebo Samuel, Wide Receiver (San Francisco 49ers) $9,000: James Cook, Running Back (Buffalo Bills) $9,600.