Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Commanders vs. Cowboys 11/24/24

This Sunday, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys 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 Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jayden Daniels, Quarterback, Washington Commanders $11,000

Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has wasted little time showing the world that he belongs in the NFL. Having stated that, how has Daniels performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Jayden Daniels game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 11 games that Jayden Daniels has played for the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL regular season, Daniels amassed 2,338 passing yards, ten passing touchdowns, 482 rushing yards, and four rushing touchdowns.

More recently, in the Washington Commanders 18-15 win over the Chicago Bears four weeks ago, Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels compiled 326 passing yards, one passing touchdown, and 52 rushing yards.

Upon examining the recently presented data more closely, in the Commanders victory over the Chicago Bears just mentioned, Jayden Daniels tallied an impressive 25.2 DraftKings points.

Jayden Daniels certainly stands out from a general matchup standpoint. The reason? The Dallas Cowboys have struggled to contain opposing quarterbacks this season. To elaborate, after 11 games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Dallas Cowboys rank 28th in total DraftKings points allowed per game (19.5) to the quarterback position.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NFL showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest.

In my opinion, Jayden Daniels is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. Due to that specific reason, I am backing talented Washington Commanders starting quarterback Jayden Daniels at the captain position for this Draftkings NFL DFS Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Zach Ertz, Tight End, Washington Commanders $6,800

In the 11 games that tight end Zach Ertz has played for the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL regular season, Commanders starting quarterback Jayden Daniels targeted Ertz a whopping 61 times. In those 61 targets, Zach Ertz amassed 43 receptions, 428 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

In summary, I fully expect Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Dallas Cowboys secondary on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Cooper Rush, Quarterback, (Dallas Cowboys) $9,000: CeeDee Lamb, Wide Receiver (Dallas Cowboys) $10,800.