Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: 49ers vs. Vikings 9/15/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings 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 San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Brock Purdy, Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, $10,000

How important was quarterback Brock Purdy to the San Francisco 49ers offense last season? Let’s review Purdy’s relevant player data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 17 games that Brock Purdy played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2023 NFL regular season, Purdy tallied an impressive 4,280 passing yards, 31 passing touchdowns, 144 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns. Brock Purdy’s outstanding play last season contributed to the San Francisco 49ers capturing an NFC Championship title and an appearance in Super Bowl LVIII.

Earlier today, the San Francisco officially reported that running back Christian McCaffrey will miss this week’s matchup with the Minnesota Vikings. Why is this relevant to Brock Purdy? In my opinion, the absence of Christian McCaffrey within the San Francisco offense should put more of an emphasis on the 49ers throwing the football in this NFC regular season contest.

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 summary, I am backing San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Jordan Mason, Running Back, San Francisco 49ers $9,000

Last week, San Francisco running back Jordan Mason certainly took advantage of the opportunity presented to him replacing talented starting running back Christian McCaffrey in the 49ers backfield. Let’s review Mason’s statistical data from the game to better shed light on my previous statement.

In the 49ers 32-19 victory over the New York Jets just noted, San Francisco running back Jordan Mason accumulated a robust 147 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

I fully expect 49ers running back Jordan Mason to continue his outstanding play in this week’s matchup versus the Minnesota Vikings.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Sam Darnold, Quarterback (Minnesota Vikings) $8,200: Deebo Samuel, Wide Receiver (San Francisco 49ers) $10,400: Justin Jefferson, Wide Receiver (Minnesota Vikings) $11,400.