Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Commanders vs. Eagles 11/14/24

This Thursday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Washington Commanders and the Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles 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. Philadelphia Eagles matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

A.J. Brown, Wide Receiver, Philadelphia Eagles $10,000

How important has talented wide receiver A.J. Brown been to the Philadelphia Eagles offense this season? Let’s review Brown’s relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the six games that A.J. Brown has played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL regular season, Philadelphia starting quarterback Jalen Hurts has targeted Brown a robust 41 times. In those 41 targets just noted, Brown accumulated 28 receptions, 553 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.

More recently, in the Philadelphia Eagles dominating 28-3 victory over the New York Giants four weeks ago, Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. A.J. Brown compiled five receptions, 89 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Eagles win over the New York Giants just mentioned, A.J. Brown tallied an impressive 19.9 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like A.J. Brown from a general matchup perspective in this NFL regular season game. Why? The Washington Commanders have had issues containing opposing wide receivers this season. Through nine games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Washington Commanders are ranked a rather low 20th in total Draftkings points allowed a game (33.9) to the wide receiver position.

In my opinion, A.J. Brown is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Jalen Hurts, Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, $11,000

In the nine games that Jalen Hurts has played for the Philadelphia Eagles this season, Hurts has compiled 1,976 passing yards, 12 passing touchdowns, 378 rushing yards, and ten rushing touchdowns.

Last month, in the Philadelphia Eagles 20-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns, Eagles starting quarterback Jalen Hurts accumulated 264 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and added 33 rushing yards.

In conclusion, I fully expect Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts to continue to post outstanding fantasy numbers versus a vulnerable Washington Commanders secondary on Thursday night.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Jayden Daniels, Quarterback (Washington Commanders) $10,400: DeVonta Smith, Wide Receiver (Philadelphia Eagles) $8,600.