This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings 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 Eagles vs. Vikings matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Saquon Barkley, Running Back, Philadelphia Eagles $10,400
Veteran running back Saquon Barkley has been the driving force behind the Philadelphia Eagles success on the offensive side of the football this season. Having stated that, how has Barkley performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the talented running back’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL season to better shed light on Barkley’s overall contributions to his team.
In the six games that running back Saquon Barkley played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2025 NFL regular season, Barkley has amassed 325 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
It is noteworthy that Barkley has also been utilized as a receiver at times in 2025. Let me be more specific. Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback Jalen Hurts has targeted Barkley 22 times this season. In those 22 targets just mentioned, Barkley compiled 22 receptions, 137 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the six games that Saquon Barkley played for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2025, Barkley has averaged a robust 14.9 Draftkings points a contest.
More recently, in the Philadelphia Eagles thrilling 31-25 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers three weeks ago, Eagles running back Saquon Barkley played exceptionally well. In the Eagles defeat of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Barkley tallied 43 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, four receptions and 31 receiving yards.
Additionally, I like Saquon Barkley’s matchup in this game. Why? The Minnesota Vikings defense has had issues containing the running back position this season. Let me be more specific. Upon the completion of six games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Minnesota Vikings rank an abysmal 21st in total Draftkings points allowed (19.8) to the running back position a game.
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 I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Jalen Hurts, Quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles) $10,800: Justin Jefferson, Wide Receiver (Minnesota Vikings) $11,000: Jordan Addison, Wide Receiver (Minnesota Vikings) $7,600: Dallas Goedert, Tight End (Philadelphia Eagles) $7,000.