Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Falcons vs. Commanders 12/29/24

On Sunday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Washington Commanders and the Atlanta Falcons. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Washington Commanders vs. Atlanta Falcons 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 Atlanta Falcons vs. Washington Commanders matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jayden Daniels, Quarterback, Washington Commanders $11,800

Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has quickly proven that he belongs in the NFL. With that said, what do the statistics say about Daniels performance this season? To address this question, let’s examine Jayden Daniels game data from the 2024 NFL regular season.

In the 15 games that Jayden Daniels has played for the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL regular season, Daniels amassed 3,303 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, 737 rushing yards, and six rushing touchdowns.

Last week, in the Washington Commanders 36-33 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels compiled a massive 258 passing yards, five passing touchdowns, and 81 rushing yards.

Upon examining the recently presented data more closely, in the Washington Commanders victory over the Philadelphia Eagles just mentioned, Jayden Daniels tallied an impressive 36.4 DraftKings points.

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. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups for this one game DFS slate.

In summary, I think Jayden Daniels is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Sunday night’s NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Washington Commanders starting quarterback Jayden Daniels at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Bijan Robinson, Running Back, Atlanta Falcons $11,000

Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson has certainly been a key contributor to the Falcons offense this season. Let’s review Robinson’s relevant player data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 15 games that Bijan Robinson has played for the Atlanta Falcons in the 2024 NFL regular season, Robinson has compiled 1,196 rushing yards, ten rushing touchdowns, 56 receptions, 420 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Chargers 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons last month, Falcons running back Bijan Robinson tallied 102 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, six receptions and 33 receiving yards.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well on Sunday night (Draftkings price noted): Michael Penix Jr., Quarterback (Atlanta Falcons) $8,800: Terry McLaurin, Wide Receiver (Washington Commanders) $10,200: Ray-Ray McCloud III, Wide Receiver, (Atlanta Falcons) $5,400.