Draftkings NFL DFS Picks: Commanders vs. Chiefs 10/27/25
Washington Commanders vs. Kansas City Chiefs
October 24, 2025 8:15 pm EDT
On Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Washington Commanders and the Kansas City Chiefs. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Commanders vs. Kansas City Chiefs 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 Monday night’s Commanders vs. Chiefs matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Patrick Mahomes, Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs $11,000
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes has played exceptional football for the Kansas City Chiefs this season. With that said, how has the talented quarterback performed from a data perspective? Let’s examine Mahomes relevant player data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.
In the seven games that quarterback Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2025 NFL regular season, Mahomes has amassed 1,800 passing yards, 14 passing touchdowns, 250 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the the seven games that quarterback Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025, Mahomes is averaging 25.4 Draftkings points a contest.
Three weeks ago, in the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-28 upset win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes certainly played at a high level. In the Jaguars victory over the Chiefs, Mahomes tallied 318 passing yards, one passing touchdown, 60 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Additionally, I like Patrick Mahomes’s matchup in this game. Why? The Washington Commanders defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of seven games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Washington Commanders rank a dreadful 25th in total Draftkings points allowed (19.6) to the quarterback position a game.
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 reson, I am rolling with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Rashee Rice, Wide Receiver, Kansas City Chiefs $9,600
Last week, in the Kansas City Chiefs dominant 31-0 shutout victory over the Los Angeles Raiders, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes targeted Rashee Rice a whopping ten times. In those ten targets just noted, Rice amassed seven receptions, 42 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Flex plays I like to play well in Monday night’s NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Marcus Mariota, Quarterback (Washington Commanders) $9,200: Brashard Smith, Running Back (Kansas City Chiefs) $4,000: Harrison Butker, Kicker (Kansas City Chiefs) $5,000.
