On Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Minnesota Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks 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 Minnesota Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks matchup.
Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks
Captain-Sam Darnold, Quarterback, Minnesota Vikings $10,000
Quarterback Sam Darnold enters this week’s matchup with the Seattle Seahawks playing simply outstanding football. Having stated that, how has Darnold performed from a statistical perspective in 2024? Let’s review Sam Darnold’s game data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.
In the 14 games that Sam Darnold has played for the Minnesota Vikings in the 2024 NFL regular season, Darnold has accumulated 3,530 passing yards, 29 passing touchdowns, 194 rushing yards, and one rushing touchdown.
Looking closer at the data just presented, in the 14 games that Sam Darnold has played for the Minnesota Vikings in 2024, Darnold has tallied a respectable 19.5 Draftkings points a game.
Additionally, I like Sam Darnold’s matchup in this game. The reason? The Seahawks have had issues defending the quarterback position recently. Let me be more specific. In the last two games played in the NFL regular season, in relation to the other 31 teams in the NFL over that time period, the Seattle Seahawks are ranked an a rather low 20th in total Draftkings points allowed to the quarterback position a game. Considering the fact that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league, being ranked 20th in any defensive category is clearly not good.
In summary, I think Sam Darnold is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing quarterback Sam Darnold at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.
Flex Plays
Jaxson Smith Njigba, Wide Receiver, Seattle Seahawks $9,000
In the 14 games that wide receiver Jaxson Smith Njigba has played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2024 NFL regular season, Seattle starting quarterback Geno Smith has targeted Smith Njigba a massive 114 times. In those 114 targets just noted, Smith Njigba has tallied an impressive 85 receptions, 944 receiving yards, and five receiving touchdowns.
In conclusion, I fully expect Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxson Smith Njigba to continue his outstanding play versus the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon.
Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Jones, Running Back (Minnesota Vikings) $10,400: Justin Jefferson, Wide Receiver (Minnesota Vikings) $11,600: Noah Fant, Tight End (Seattle Seahawks) $3,600.