Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Bills vs. Dolphins 11/9/25

The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins 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 Sunday afternoon’s Bills vs. Dolphins matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Josh Allen, Quarterback, Buffalo Bills $12,000

Talented quarterback Josh Allen has been a standout performer for the Buffalo Bills this season. With that said, how has Allen performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review Josh Allen’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.

In the eight games that quarterback Josh Allen has played for the Buffalo Bills in the 2025 NFL regular season, Allen has amassed 1,833 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, 280 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the eight games that Josh Allen has played for the Buffalo Bills this season, Allen has averaged a whopping 24.2 Draftkings points a contest.

Last week, in the Buffalo Bills 28-21 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, Josh Allen certainly played at a high level. In the Bills win over the Chiefs, Allen compiled 273 passing yards, one passing touchdown, 19 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Buffalo Bills victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, Josh Allen tallied 28.8 Draftkings points.

What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Josh Allen can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in Sunday afternoon’s regular season matchup with the Miami Dolphins.

I also like Josh Allen’s matchup in this game. Why? The Miami Dolphins defense has been vulnerable to the quarterback position this season. Let me be more specific. Upon the completion of nine games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Miami Dolphins rank an abysmal 25th in total Draftkings points allowed (19.4) to the quarterback position a game.

In my opinion, Josh Allen is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest: De’Von Achane, Running Back (Miami Dolphins) $11,400: Khalil Shakir, Wide Receiver (Buffalo Bills) $8,000: Malik Washington, Wide Receiver (Miami Dolphins) $5,200: Matt Prater, Kicker (Buffalo Bills) $5,000.