Later today, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Denver Broncos 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 tonight’s Cincinnati Bengals vs. Denver Broncos matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Bo Nix, Quarterback, Denver Broncos $10,600
Talented quarterback Bo Nix has certainly been a solid performer for the Denver Broncos this season. With that said, how has Nix performed from a data perspective this season? Let’s review the veteran signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the three games that quarterback Bo Nix has played for the Denver Broncos in the 2025 NFL regular season, Nix has amassed 535 passing yards, five passing touchdowns and 71 rushing yards.
More recently, in the Indianapolis Colts 29-28 victory over the Denver Broncos two weeks ago, Denver quarterback Bo Nix played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Colts defeat of the Broncos, Nix tallied 206 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and 20 rushing yards.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Indianapolis Colts win over the Broncos just mentioned, Bo Nix compiled a robust 21.2 Draftkings points.
I also like Bo Nix’s matchup in this game. Why? The Cincinnati Bengals defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of three games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Cincinnati Bengals rank a rather average 17th in total Draftkings points allowed (16.1) to the quarterback position a game.
In my view, Bo Nix is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Courtland Sutton, Wide Receiver, Denver Broncos $9,000
In addition to quarterback Bo Nix, wide receiver Courtland Sutton has been a key contributor for the Denver Broncos in 2025.
In the three games that wide receiver Courtland Sutton has played for the Denver Broncos this season, Denver quarterback Bo Nix has targeted Sutton 21 times. In those 21 targets just noted, Nix has compiled 13 receptions, 183 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Ja’Marr Chase, Wide Receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) $11,000: Troy Franklin, Wide Receiver (Denver Broncos) $6,600: Wil Lutz, Kicker (Denver Broncos) $5,400.