Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks: Falcons vs. Eagles 9/16/24

This Monday night, the NFL presents Draftkings football fans with a matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s take a look at this NFL game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia Eagles 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 Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia Eagles matchup.

Draftkings NFL Showdown Picks

Captain-Jalen Hurts, Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles, $10,000

How important was talented quarterback Jalen Hurts to the Philadelphia Eagles offense last season? Let’s dive into Hurts relevant Game data from the 2023 NFL regular season to answer that question.

In the 17 Games that quarterback Jalen Hurts played for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2023 NFL regular season, Hurts tallied a robust 3,858 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns, 605 rushing yards, and 15 rushing touchdowns. What did we learn from the data just presented? The answer is simple. Jalen Hurts is a rather effective dual threat quarterback that can do it all as a passer and on the ground. It has to be said, those are the type of intangible traits that I look for from a player that I select as a captain for a Draftkings NFL Showdown contest.

Now that we have determined how Jalen Hurts played last season, let’s turn our attention to the 2024 NFL regular season. Last week, in the Philadelphia Eagles 34-29 victory over the Green Bay Packers, Eagles signal caller Jalen Hurts accumulated 278 passing yards, one passing touchdown, and added 33 rushing yards.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Philadelphia Eagles win over Packers just mentioned, Jalen Hurts compiled an impressive 19.4 Draftkings points.

In summary, I am backing Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts at the captain position for this one game NFL DFS Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Saquon Barkley, Running Back, Philadelphia Eagles $10,600

In the offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles made headlines by signing former New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley. Let’s take a look at Barkley’s game data from last season to see how he performed from a statistical perspective.

In the 14 games that Saquon Barkley played for the New York Giants in the 2023 NFL regular season, Barkley accumulated a robust 964 rushing yards, six receiving touchdowns, 41 receptions, 280 receiving yards, and added four receiving touchdowns.

In the Philadelphia Eagles 34-29 win over the Packers one week ago, Saquon Barkley certainly made a splash in his debut as an Eagle. More specifically, in the Eagles win over the Packers, Barkley accumulated a massive 36.2 Draftkings points.

Additional flex plays I like to perform well (Draftkings price noted): Kirk Cousins, Quarterback (Atlanta Falcons) $9,000: DeVonta Smith, Wide Receiver (Philadelphia Eagles) $8,800: Bijan Robinson, Running Back (Atlanta Falcons) $10,400.

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