On Saturday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 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 Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Joe Burrow, Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals $10,600
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has played exceptional football this season. Having stated that, how has Burrow played from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Burrow’s game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 16 games that quarterback Joe Burrow played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2023 NFL regular season, Burrow has compiled a whopping 4,641 passing yards, 42 passing touchdowns, 202 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns.
Last week, in the Cincinnati Bengals impressive 30-24 win over the Denver Broncos, Joe Burrow played exceptionally well. Burrow accumulated 412 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, 25 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Bengals victory over the Broncos, Joe Burrow tallied a massive 40 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. Keep that in mind as you determine which player to select as your captain for this one game Draftkings contest.
In conclusion, I believe quarterback Joe Burrow is the prime candidate to score the highest Draftkings points in Sunday night’s NFL regular season game. Consequently, I am selecting Cincinnati Bengals’ starting quarterback Joe Burrow as the captain for this single-game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Ja’Marr Chase, Wide Receiver, Cincinnati Bengals $11,600
In the 16 games that wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2024 NFL regular season, Cincinnati starting quarterback Joe Burrow has targeted Chase a massive 161 times. In those 161 targets just noted, Chase has accumulated 117 receptions, 1612 receiving yards and 16 receiving touchdowns.
It is noteworthy that these two teams met earlier this season. Who prevailed? How did J’Marr Chase play in the game. In the Pittsburgh Steelers thrilling 44-38 win over the Cincinnati Bengals last month, Bengals wide receiver J’Marr Chase tallied 20.6 Draftkings points.
In summary, I fully expect Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver J’Marr Chase to continue his outstanding play in this week’s NFL regular season matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Russell Wilson, Quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) $9,000: Najee Harris, Running Back (Pittsburgh Steelers) $8,000: Tee Higgins, Wide Receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) $9,600.