Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Commanders vs. Bengals 9/23/24

This Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings Football fans with a matchup between the Washington CoMMAnders and the Cincinnati Bengals. Let’s take a look at this NFL Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Washington Commanders vs. Cincinnati Bengals 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 Washington Commanders vs. Cincinnati Bengals matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Joe Burrow, Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals $10,400

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow played exceptionally well last year. Unfortunately, for the Cincinnati Bengals, Burrow suffered an injury that ended his season prematurely. Having stated that, let’s review Burrow’s relevant key player game data from the 2023 NFL regular season.

In the ten games that quarterback Joe Burrow played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2023 NFL regular season, Burrow compiled 2,309 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns, and added 88 rushing yards.

Now that we have determined how Joe Burrow played last season, let’s shift our focus to the 2024 NFL regular season. Last week, in the Chiefs 26-25 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Burrow accumulated 258 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Chiefs victory over the Bengals just mentioned, Joe Burrow tallied a robust 18.1 Draftkings points.

I certainly like Burrow from a general matchup perspective in this game. Why? The Commanders have had issues containing opposing starting quarterbacks this season. Let me be more specific. Through two games played in the 2024 NFL regular season, the Washington Commanders are ranked an abysmal 30th in total Draftkings points allowed to opposing quarterbacks a game (16.3) Keep in mind that the NFL has 32 teams in the entire league. Clearly, being ranked 30th in an any defensive category is not good.

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. Having stated that, I am backing Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback Joe Burrows at the captain position for this Draftkings NFL DFS Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Jayden Daniels, Quarterback, Washington Commanders $10,200

Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has wasted little time showing the world that he belongs in the NFL.

Two weeks ago, in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37-20 defeat of the Washington CoMMAnders, Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels compiled 184 passing yards, 88 rushing yards, and added two rushing touchdowns.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Commanders loss to the Buccaneers just noted, Daniels compiled a whopping 28.2 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well this week (Draftkings price noted): Ja’Marr Chase, Wide Receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) $11,600: Brian Robinson Jr., Running Back (Washington Commanders) $9,800: Andrei Iosivas, Wide Receiver (Cincinnati Bengals) $6,600.