Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Bengals vs. Titans 12/15/24

On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tennessee Titans. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tennessee Titans 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. Tennessee Titans matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Joe Burrow, Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals $10,400

Quarterback Joe Burrow has played a crucial role in the success of the Cincinnati Bengals offense this season. To evaluate his impact on the football field let’s review Burrow’s game statistics from the 2024 NFL regular season.

In the 13 games that Joe Burrow has played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2024 NFL regular season, Burrow compiled a massive 3,706 passing yards, 33 passing touchdowns, 158 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.

More recently, in the Baltimore Ravens 35-34 win over the Cincinnati Bengals three weeks ago, quarterback Joe Burrow played exceptionally well. More specifically, Burrow tallied 428 passing yards and four passing touchdowns in the Baltimore Ravens victory over the Bengals.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Ravens win over the Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Burrow amassed a robust 36.7 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like Joe Burrow’s matchup in this game. The reason? The Tennessee Titans have had issues containing opposing quarterbacks in 2024. Let me be more specific. Through 13 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Tennessee Titans are ranked a rather low 21st in total Draftkings points allowed a game (16.7) to the quarterback position.

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 Monday night’s NFL regular season game. Consequently, I am selecting Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback Joe Burrow at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Tony Pollard, Running Back, Tennessee Titans $9,600

Tennessee running back Tony Pollard has certainly been a significant asset to the Titans offense this season. To clarify my previous statement, we should review Pollard’s game data from this season.

In the 13 games that Tony Pollard has played for the Tennessee Titans in the 2024 NFL regular season, Pollard has compiled a massive 937 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 39 receptions, and 233 receiving yards.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): J’Marr Chase, Wide Receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) $11,400: Chase Brown, Running Back (Cincinnati Bengals) $10,000: Calvin Ridley, Wide Receiver (Tennessee Titans) $8,800.