Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Broncos vs. Bengals 12/28/24

This Saturday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Cincinnati Bengals. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Denver Broncos vs. Cincinnati Bengals 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 Denver Broncos vs. Cincinnati Bengals matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Joe Burrow, Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals $10,600

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow enters this week’s matchup with the Denver Broncos playing simply outstanding football. Having stated that, how has Burrow performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Joe Burrow’s game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 15 games that quarterback Joe Burrow has played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2024 NFL regular season, Burrow has accumulated a massive 4,229 passing yards, 39 passing touchdowns, 177 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.

Three weeks ago, in the Cincinnati Bengals 27-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys, quarterback Joe Burrow played exceptionally well. More specifically, Burrow tallied 369 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in the Cincinnati Bengals victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Cincinnati Bengals win over the Cowboys, Joe Burrow amassed a robust 28.6 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like Joe Burrow’s matchup in this game. The reason? The Denver Broncos Lions have had issues defending the quarterback position recently. Let me be more specific. In the last four games played in the NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the NFL over that time period, the Broncos are ranked an abysmal 31st in total Draftkings points (23.2) allowed to the quarterback position a game. Considering the fact that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league, being ranked 31st in any defensive category is clearly not good.

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

Ja’Marr Chase, Wide Receiver, Cincinnati Bengals $11,400

In the 15 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 146 times. In those 146 targets just noted, Chase accumulated 108 receptions, 1,510 receiving yards, and 16 receiving touchdowns.

In conclusion, I fully expect Bengals wide receiver J’Marr Chase to continue his outstanding play in Saturday afternoon’s NFL regular season game.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Bo Nix, Quarterback (Denver Broncos) $9,600: Chase Brown, Running Back (Cincinnati Bengals) $10,200: Courtland Sutton, Wide Receiver (Denver Broncos) $9,400.