Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Chargers vs. Dolphins 10/12/25
Los Angeles Chargers vs. Miami Dolphins
October 12, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Los Angeles Chargers and the Miami Dolphins. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Chargers 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Chargers vs. Dolphins matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Justin Herbert, Quarterback, Los Angeles Chargers $10,400
Veteran quarterback Justin Herbert has certainly been a solid performer for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2025. Having stated that, how has Herbert performed from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review the talented 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 five games that quarterback Justin Herbert has played for the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2025 NFL regular season, Herbert has amassed 1,229 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns and 153 rushing yards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the five games that Justin Herbert has played for the Los Angeles Chargers this season, Herbert is averaging 21.1 Draftkings points a contest.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Chargers 27-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs last month, Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert played exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the Chargers victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, Herbert tallied 318 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and 32 rushing yards.
Additionally, I like Justin Herbert’s matchup in this game. Why? The Miami Dolphins defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of five games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Miami Dolphins rank an abysmal 30th in total Draftkings points allowed (23.4) to the quarterback position a game.
What is the primary reason I like Justin Herbert at the captain position? From a DFS construction standpoint, Herbert offers direct access to all Chargers touchdowns and passing yardage, which is critical in Showdown formats where capturing every scoring event is paramount.
n my opinion, Justin Herbert is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): De’Von Achane, Running Back (Miami Dolphins) $11,800: Jaylen Waddle, Wide Receiver (Miami Dolphins) $9,000: Keenan Allen, Wide Receiver (Los Angeles Chargers) $8,200: Malik Washington, Wide Receiver (Miami Dolphins) $3,600.
