Draftkings Best NFL Showdown Picks: Bills vs. Jets 10/14/24

The NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills 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 New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Aaron Rodgers, Quarterback, New York Jets, $9,000

How important has quarterback Aaron Rodgers been to the New York Jets offense this season? Let’s review Rodgers relevant player data from the 2024 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the five games that Rodgers has played for the New York Jets in the 2024 NFL regular season, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers compiled 1,093 receiving yards and seven passing touchdowns.

More recently, in the New York Jets 24-3 win over the New England Patriots three weeks ago, Aaron Rodgers accumulated 281 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the Jets victory over the Patriots just mentioned, Aaron Rodgers tallied a robust 21.1 Draftkings points.

In summary, I think quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in Sunday morning’s NFL regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Breece Hall, Running Back, New York Jets $9,400

Talented New York Jets running back Breece Hall was certainly an essential part of the New York Jets offense in the 2023 NFL regular season. Let’s take a quick look at Hall’s Game data from last season to better shed light on my previous statement.

Last season, New York Jets quarterbacks targeted Breece Hall a robust 95 times. In those 95 targets just mentioned, Hall tallied an impressive 76 receptions, 591 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns.

In addition to his outstanding play as a receiver last season, Jets running back Breece Hall was rather effective rushing the football as well. Let me be more specific. In the 17 games that Hall played for the Jets in 2023, Hall accumulated 994 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.

Now that we have identified how Breece Hall played last season, let’s turn our attention to the 2024 NFL regular season. In the New York Jets 24-17 defeat of the Tennessee Titans two weeks ago, Breece Hall compiled 62 rushing yards, seven receptions, and one receiving touchdown. It has to be said, those are the type of fantasy numbers I like to see from a player that I select at the flex position for a Draftkings NFL Showdown slate.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Josh Allen, Quarterback (Buffalo Bills) $11,000: James Cook, Running Back (Buffalo Bills) $10,200: Allen Lazard, Wide Receiver (New York Jets) $7,200.