Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Chiefs vs. 49ers 10/20/24

This Sunday afternoon, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup featuring the defending Super Bowl Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Falcons. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers 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 Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Patrick Mahomes, Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs $11,000

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was certainly the driving force behind the Kansas City Chiefs success on the offensive side of the football in 2024 that led the team to a Super Bowl Championship. Having stated that, how did Mahomes perform from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Patrick Mahomes relevant key player game data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 16 games that quarterback Patrick Mahomes played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2023 NFL regular season, Mahomes averaged an impressive 327.2 passing yards, 2.1 passing touchdowns, and added 33.2 rushing yards a game. It has to be said, those are the type of numbers I need to see from a player that I select for the captain position.

Now that we have determined how Mahomes played last season, let shift our focus to 2024. In the six games that Patrick Mahomes has played for the Kansas City Chiefs the 2024 NFL regular season, Mahomes has compiled 1,235 passing yards, six passing touchdowns, and added 322 rushing yards.

More recently, in the Kansas City Chiefs 26-13 win over the New Orleans Saints two weeks ago, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes tallied 331 passing yards and 22 rushing yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Kansas City victory over the Saints, quarterback Patrick Mahomes accumulated 17.4 Draftkings points.

In my opinion, Mahomes is the most likely player to score the most DFS points in this NFL regular season Game. For that specific reason, I am backing Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes at the captain position for this one Game Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

George Kittle, Tight End, San Francisco 49ers $8,400

For my lead flex play, I am going to roll with San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle. In the five Games that George Kittle has played for the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 NFL regular season, Kittle has accumulated 28 receptions, 283 receiving yards, and five touchdowns.

I certainly like Kittle from a general matchup perspective. Let me an elaborate on my previous statement. The Kansas City Chiefs have had issues containing opposing tight ends this season. Through six games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs are ranked an abysmal 32nd in total Draftkings points allowed to opposing tight ends a game (16.8) Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Clearly, being ranked 32nd in an any defensive category is not good.

In conclusion, I fully expect talented 49ers tight end George Kittle to play at a high level versus a vulnerable Chiefs defense on Sunday afternoon.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Travis Kelce, Tight End (Kansas City Chiefs) $9,400: Brock Purdy, Quarterback (San Francisco 49ers) $10,400: Xavier Worthy, Wide Receiver (Kansas City Chiefs) $6,600.