Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Bears vs. Bengals 11/2/25

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Chicago Bears vs. Cincinnati Bengals 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 Bears vs. Bengals matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-D’Andre Swift, Running Back, Chicago Bears $10,200

Talented running back D’Andre Swift has been the driving force behind the Chicago Bears success on the offensive side of the football in 2025. With that said, how has Swift performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Swift’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to better shed light on the veteran running back’s overall contributions to his team.

In the seven games that running back D’Andre Swift has played for the Chicago Bears in the 2025 NFL regular season, Swift has amassed 464 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, 18 receptions, 192 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the seven games that D’Andre Swift has played for the Bears this season, Swift has averaged a robust 16.9 Draftkings points.

Two weeks ago, in the Chicago Bears convincing 26-14 victory over the New Orleans Saints, Chicago running back D’Andre Swift certainly played at a high level. Let me be more specific. In the Bears defeat of the Saints, Swift tallied 124 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, one reception, 14 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Chicago Bears win over the Saints, D’Andre Swift accumulated 23.8 Draftkings points.

Additionally, I like D’Andre Swift’s matchup in this game. Why? The Cincinnati Bengals defense has had issues containing the running back position in 2025. Upon the completion of eight games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Cincinnati Bengals rank a dreadful 32nd in total Draftkings points allowed (28.9) to the running back position a game.

In my opinion, D’Andre Swift is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift 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): J’Marr Chase, Wide Receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) $11,400: Caleb Williams, Quarterback (Chicago Bears) $9,800: Chase Brown, Running Back (Cincinnati Bengals) $10,000: Noah Fant, Tight End (Cincinnati Bengals) $4,400: Cairo Santos, Kicker (Chicago Bears) $5,000.