Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Cowboys vs. Eagles 9/4/25
Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles
September 4, 2025 8:20 pm EDT
The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Dallas Cowboys 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 tomorrow evening’s Cowboys vs. Eagles matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Saquon Barkley, Running Back, Philadelphia Eagles $11,200
Veteran running back Saquon Barkley was a standout performer for the Philadelphia Eagles last season. Having stated that, how did Barkley perform from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the talented running back’s relevant key player game data from the 2024 NFL season to answer that question.
In the 16 games that running back Saquon Barkley played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL regular season, Barkley amassed a massive 2,005 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns.
Barkley was also utilized as a receiver at times in 2024. Let me be more specific. Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks targeted Barkley 43 times last season. In those 43 targets just mentioned, Barkley compiled 33 receptions and two receiving touchdowns.
It is also noteworthy that in the 16 games that Saquon Barkley played for the Giants in 2024, Barkley averaged 24.9 Draftkings points a contest.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Eagles running back Saquon Barkley played outstanding football from a statistical perspective in 2024. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in tomorrow night’s matchup with the Dallas Cowboys.
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 view, Saquon Barkley is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Jalen Hurts, Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles $11,000
In addition to running back Saquon Barkley, quarterback Jalen Hurts was a key contributor for the Philadelphia Eagles last season.
In the 15 games that quarterback Jalen Hurts played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2024 NFL season, Hurts amassed 2,903 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 630 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 15 games that quarterback Jalen Hurts played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024, Hurts averaged a rather impressive 22.4 Draftkings points a game.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Dak Prescott, Quarterback (Dallas Cowboys) $9,000: CeeDee Lamb, Wide Receiver (Dallas Cowboys) $10,800: Javonte Williams, Running Back (Dallas Cowboys) $5,400.
