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DraftKings Showdown Slate – Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

By Jon DeBuchananne

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 08: Wide receiver Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons catches a pass during warm ups against the Atlanta Falcons before the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 08: Wide receiver Julio Jones #11 of the Atlanta Falcons catches a pass during warm ups against the Atlanta Falcons before the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 08: Miles Sanders #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the ball against the Washington Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on September 8, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 08: Miles Sanders #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the ball against the Washington Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on September 8, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Each week I will be breaking down the DraftKings Showdown Slates on Monday, Thursday and Sunday night football. The DraftKings showdown slate is one of the more unique game styles that you can pick from on DraftKings.

When playing a showdown lineup you will notice that it is far different from a standard DraftKings contest. Instead of selecting a full roster of position players you have a Captain slot paired with five flex positions. The player you select as your Captain will score 1.5x the standard fantasy point value for each statistic but drafting a player as the Captain will cost you more salary than using them in your flex position. The DraftKings Showdown slate will consist of the same scoring as all other contests not counting the Captain bonus.

Some numbers to keep in mind when building lineups for your showdown slates. Last season the winning lineup had a running back or wide receiver in the Captain slot 71% of the time on the largest prize pool showdown contests.

All Captain selections are major flex considerations

DraftKings Showdown Slate Week 1 GPP Builds: Falcons vs Eagles

Captain-

Julio Jones -$17,100

The best player on this slate is Julio Jones as he should explode on Sunday night football. I will be using him as my Captain in roughly 40-50% of my contests. The Eagles secondary can be exposed and after a quiet game against Xavier Rhodes and the stingy Vikings defense, I look for Julio to be targeted early and often Sunday night.

With so many viable Captain options in this game I will have a larger player-pool this week compared to most, while still making sure to overweight the field on Julio.

Other Captain options to differentiate your lineups and give you a chance at the 250k top prize. 

Miles Sanders – $7,200 / Darren Sproles – $5,400

The Falcons refuse to cover opposing running backs making rookie Miles Sanders and pass catching Specialist Darren Sproles options as your Captain. The best matchup for running backs in DFS is against this very Falcons defense, I am looking at both coming in low owned and having potential to break the slate. HIGH RISK PLAYS

Calvin Ridley – $10,800

One way to differentiate your lineup will be to pivot from Julio to the Falcons next best pass catcher Calvin Ridley. Last week rookie Terry McLaurin torched this secondary for 125 yards on just five catches. I am looking for the Falcons pass catchers to bounce back after a rough week in Minnesota.