This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 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 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Joe Burrow, Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals $10,000
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow played exceptionally well last year. Unfortunately, for the Cincinnati Bengals, Burrow suffered an injury that ended his season prematurely. Having stated that, let’s review Burrow’s relevant key player game data from the 2023 NFL regular season.
In the ten games that quarterback Joe Burrow played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2023 NFL regular season, Burrow compiled 2,309 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, and added 88 rushing yards.
Now that we have determined how Joe Burrow played last season, let’s shift our focus to the 2024 NFL regular season. In the ten games that Joe Burrow has played for the Cincinnati Bengals this season, Burrow has compiled 3,028 yards, 27 passing touchdowns, 151 rushing yards, and added one rushing touchdown.
More recently, in the Baltimore Ravens 35-34 win over the Cincinnati Bengals last week, quarterback Joe Burrow compiled 428 passing yards and four passing touchdowns.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Ravens victory over the Bengals just mentioned, Joe Burrow tallied a robust 36.7 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 determine which player to select as your captain for this one game Draftkings contest.
In conclusion, I believe quarterback Joe Burrow is the prime candidate to score the highest Draftkings points in Sunday night’s NFL regular season game. Consequently, I am selecting Cincinnati Bengals’ starting quarterback Joe Burrow as the captain for this single-game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.
Flex Plays
Ja’Marr Chase, Wide Receiver, Cincinnati Bengals $11,600
In the 11 games that wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2024 NFL regular season, Cincinnati starting quarterback Joe Burrow has targeted Chase a massive 100 times. In those 100 targets just noted, Chase has accumulated 73 receptions, 1058 receiving yards, and 12 receiving touchdowns.
In summary, I fully expect Bengals wide receiver J’Marr Chase to continue his outstanding play versus a vulnerable Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoon.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Russell Wilson, Quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) $9,200: Najee Harris, Running Back (Pittsburgh Steelers) $8,000.