Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Packers vs. Cowboys 9/28/25
Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys
September 28, 2025 8:20 pm EDT
This Sunday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys 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 Packers vs. Cowboys matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Jordan Love, Quarterback, Green Bay Packers $10,000
Talented quarterback Jordan Love has certainly been a solid performer for the Green Bay Packers this season. With that said, how has Love performed from a data perspective 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 Love’s overall contributions to his team.
In the three games that quarterback Jordan Love has played for the Green Bay Packers in the 2025 NFL regular season, Love has amassed 663 passing yards, five passing touchdowns and 34 rushing yards.
Two weeks ago, in the Green Bay Packers thrilling 27-18 victory over the Washington Commanders, Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love played exceptionally well. More specifically, in the Packers defeat of the Washington Commanders, Love tallied 292 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.
Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Green Bay Packers win over the Commanders just mentioned, Jordan Love compiled a robust 20.9 Draftkings points.
I also like Jordan Love’s matchup in this game. Why? The Dallas Cowboys defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of three games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Dallas Cowboys rank a dreadful 32nd in total Draftkings points allowed (31.1) to the quarterback position a game. Clearly, Love has a chance to succeed in this contest.
In my opinion, Jordan Love is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Jake Ferguson, Tight End, Dallas Cowboys $8,400
In the three games that tight end Jake Ferguson has played for the Dallas Cowboys this season, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has targeted Ferguson 32 times. In those 32 targets just noted, Ferguson has compiled 27 receptions and 183 receiving yards.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Josh Jacobs, Running Back (Green Bay Packers) $10,800: Javonte Williams, Running Back (Dallas Cowboys) $9,000: Matthew Golden, Wide Receiver (Green Bay Packers) $7,000.
