On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Commanders and the Los Angeles Chargers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Commanders vs. Los Angeles Chargers 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 Commanders vs. Chargers matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Justin Herbert, Quarterback, Los Angeles Chargers $10,000
Veteran quarterback Justin Herbert has certainly been a solid performer for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2025. With that said, how has Herbert performed from a data standpoint this season? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the four games that quarterback Justin Herbert has played for the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2025 NFL regular season, Prescott has amassed 1,63 passing yards, seven passing touchdowns and 93 rushing yards.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the four games that Justin Herbert has played for the Los Angeles Chargers this season, Herbert is averaging a robust 21.1 Draftkings points a contest.
Three weeks ago, in the Los Angeles Chargers 27-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs two weeks ago, Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Chargers defeat of the Kansas City Chiefs, Herbert accumulated 318 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and 32 rushing yards.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Los Angeles Chargers starting quarterback Justin Herbert can post a large number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in this week’s matchup with the Washington Commanders.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL Football showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In 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): Jayden Daniels, Quarterback (Washington Commanders) $11,000: Quentin Johnston, Wide Receiver (Los Angeles Chargers) $8,800: Cameron Dicker, Kicker (Los Angeles Chargers) $5,400.