Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Falcons vs. Colts 11/9/25
Atlanta Falcons vs. Indianapolis Colts
November 9, 2025 9:30 am EDT
This Sunday, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Atlanta Falcons and the Indianapolis Colts. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Falcons vs. Indianapolis Colts 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 Falcons vs. Colts matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Daniel Jones, Quarterback, Indianapolis Colts $10,000
Talented quarterback Daniel Jones has been the driving force behind the Indianapolis Colts success on the offensive side of the football in 2025. Having stated that, how has Jones performed from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review the veteran signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on his overall contributions to his team.
In the nine games that quarterback Daniel Jones has played for the Indianapolis Colts in the 2025 NFL regular season, Jones has amassed 2,404 passing yards, 14 passing touchdowns, 90 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the nine games that Daniel Jones has played for the Indianapolis Colts this season, Jones is averaging a rather impressive 21.2 Draftkings points a game.
Two weeks ago, in the Indianapolis Colts dominant 38-14 win over the Tennessee Titans, Colts quarterback Daniel Jones played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Colts victory over the Titans, Jones tallied 272 passing yards and three passing touchdowns.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback Daniel Jones is playing outstanding football in 2025. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in Sunday morning’s NFL regular season matchup with the Atlanta Falcons.
I also like Daniel Jones’s matchup in this game. Why? The Atlanta Falcons defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. For appropriate clarity, let me elaborate on my previous statement. In the last two games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Atlanta Falcons rank a rather low 19th in total Draftkings points allowed (20.8) to the quarterback position a game.
In my view, Daniel Jones is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones 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): Jonathan Taylor, Running Back (Indianapolis Colts) $12,000: Bijan Robinson, Running Back (Atlanta Falcons) $11,000: Kyle Pitts, Tight End (Atlanta Falcons) $5,200: Alec Pierce, Wide Receiver (Indianapolis Colts) $6,800.
