Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Steelers vs. Chargers 11/9/25
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Chargers
November 9, 2025 8:20 pm EDT
This Sunday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a regular season matchup featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Chargers. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Chargers 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 Sunday night’s Steelers vs. Chargers matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Justin Herbert, Quarterback, Los Angeles Chargers $10,600
Veteran quarterback Justin Herbert has been a solid performer for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2025. Having stated that, how has Herbert performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review the talented signal caller’s relevant key player game data from the 2025 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the nine games that quarterback Justin Herbert has played for the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2025 NFL regular season, Herbert has amassed 2,390 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 305 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the nine games that Justin Herbert has played for the Los Angeles Chargers this season, Herbert is averaging a rather impressive 22.9 Draftkings points a contest.
More recently, in the Indianapolis Colts 38-24 win over the Los Angeles Chargers three weeks ago. Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert certainly played at a high level. In the Colts defeat of the Chargers, Herbert compiled 420 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and 31 rushing yards.
Examining the data just presented more closely, in the Indianapolis Colts victory over the Chargers, Herbert tallied a massive 32.9 Draftkings points.
Additionally, I like Justin Herbert’s matchup in this game. Why? The Pittsburgh Steelers defense has had issues containing the quarterback position in 2025. Upon the completion of nine games played in the 2025 NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the league, the Pittsburgh Steelers rank a dreadful 29th in total Draftkings points allowed (20.9) to the quarterback position a game.
In my view, Justin Herbert is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Oronde Gadsden II, Tight End, Los Angeles Chargers $7,000
In addition to Justin Herbert, tight end Oronde Gadsden II has been a key contributor for the Los Angeles Chargers this season.
In the seven games that tight end Oronde Gadsden II has played for the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2025 NFL regular season, Gadsden II has amassed 32 receptions, 453 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Flex plays I like to play well in this NFL regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Ladd McConkey, Wide Receiver (Los Angeles Chargers) $9,400: Aaron Rodgers, Quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers) $9,600: Jaylen Warren, Running Back (Pittsburgh Steelers) $9,000: Jonnu Smith, Tight End (Pittsburgh Steelers) $3,200.
