Draftkings NFL DFS Picks: Buccaneers vs. Seahawks 10/5/25
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Seattle Seahawks
October 5, 2025 4:05 pm EDT
This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Seattle Seahawks 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 Buccaneers vs. Seahawks matchup.
Draftkings NFL DFS Picks
Captain-Sam Darnold, Quarterback, Seattle Seahawks $9,200
Talented quarterback Sam Darnold has been the driving force behind the Seattle Seahawks success on the offensive side of the football in 2025. With that said, how has Darnold performed from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review the veteran signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.
In the four games that quarterback Sam Darnold has played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2025 NFL regular season, Darnold has amassed 905 passing yards and five passing touchdowns.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the the four games that quarterback Sam Darnold has played for the Seahwaks in 2025, Darnold is averaging 14.3 Draftkings points a contest
Two weeks ago, in the Seattle Seahawks 31-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sam Darnold played exceptionally well. In the Seahawks defeat of the Steelers just noted, Darnold tallied 295 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly indicates that Sam Darnold has the potential to post a high number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that I fully expect that trend to continue in tomorrow night’s matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
I also like Sam Darnold’s matchup in this game. Why? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Let me be more specific. Upon the completion of four games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers rank a rather low 24th in Draftkings points allowed (21.1) to the quarterback position a game.
In my view, Sam Darnold is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Wide Receiver, Seattle Seahawks $11,000
In the four games that Jaxson Smith-Njigba has played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2025 NFL regular season, Seattle starting quarterback Sam Darnold has targeted Jaxson Smith-Njigba a massive 34 times. In those 34 targets just mentioned, Smith-Njigba accumulated 26 receptions, 402 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Baker Mayfield, Quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $10,800: Emeka Egbuka, Wide Receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $10,800: Rachaad White, Running Back (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) $8,200.
