Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Chiefs vs. Browns 12/15/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for this week's Chiefs vs. Browns matchup.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cleveland Browns
December 15, 2024 1:00 pm EDT
On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cleveland Browns. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cleveland Browns 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 Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cleveland Browns matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Patrick Mahomes, Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs $10,400
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has undeniably been a key factor in the Kansas City Chiefs offensive success this season. To understand his impact, let’s examine Mahomes statistical game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to better shed light on my previous statement.
In the 13 games that Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 NFL regular season, Mahomes has compiled an impressive 3,189 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns, 248 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 13 games that Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs this season, Mahomes is averaging 18.1 Draftkings points a game.
More recently, in the Kansas City Chiefs 30-27 overtime victory over the Carolina Panthers three weeks ago, Patrick Mahomes amassed a robust 269 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and 60 rushing yards.
In my opinion, Patrick Mahomes is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Noah Gray, Tight End, Kansas City Chiefs $3,000
In addition to quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Noah Gray has been an essential part of the Kansas City Chiefs offense this season.
In the last four games that Noah Gray has played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 NFL regular season, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has targeted Gray 20 times. In those 20 targets just noted, Gray accumulated 16 receptions, 173 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
Additionally, I like Noah Gray from a general matchup perspective. The reason? The Cleveland Browns have had issues containing opposing tight ends all season. Let me be more specific. Through 13 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Cleveland Browns are ranked a rather low 24th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (13.6) to the tight end position.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Jameis Winston, Quarterback (Cleveland Browns) $9,600: Jerry Jeudy, Wide Receiver (Cleveland Browns) $10,000: Xavier Worthy, Wide Receiver (Kansas City Chiefs) $7,200.
