Captain: Dallas Goedert DraftKings salary: 9,600
Flex: Eagles D/ST DraftKings salary: 3,600
Flex: Kenneth Gainwell DraftKings salary: 5,000
Flex: Jalen Hurts DraftKings salary: 11,200
Flex: Travis Kelce DraftKings salary: 10,600
Flex: Miles Sanders DraftKings salary: 7,800
Reasoning: I see why people gravitate to 4-2 or 3-3 builds in showdown, it just feels a lot more comfortable. Honestly it also feels like I can paint the picture of what I’m trying to accomplish with my lineup a little clearer as well but clear and comfortable doesn’t get us to the top of leaderboards.
Dallas Goedert at captain is the first step at differentiating here. With the Chiefs overwhelming likely to push this Eagles offense into more drop backs then their last 2 opponents, I like Goedert’s chances of an 8 or so target game with a couple of those coming in the red zone. The matchup is a good one as this KC defense has allowed the 5th most TD receptions to TE’s. Their young combo of inside linebackers are high on thump and pursuit but have issues in coverage. With the Eagles offensive weapons giving you so much to account for, I think Goedert winds up being the necessary concession attention wise for the Chiefs defense.
With Goedert in the captain the obvious follow up is playing Jalen Hurts at flex. You could make the argument for contrarian sake to go Mahomes instead but with Hurts’ rushing upside and chances at a ceiling game with more resistance from the opposing offense…I think he’s the best play on the slate, regardless of price.
Stacking Eagles can be tricky because of how condensed the production is in non blowout games. I’m essentially treating Gainwell like a receiver at his mid tier price, hoping to get a handful of catches on 3rd down and maybe he can turn one of his say, 7-8 touches into a TD.
Miles Sanders has been a popular sneaky play this week amongst the fantasy community and it’s easy to see why. Each of the last 2 games have set up well for him in the 1st half, only for him not to be needed in the 2nd half. The gravity of Hurts legs combined with the lid lifting of AJ Brown and Devonta Smith as well as the likelihood that KC doesn’t crowd the box due to these factors, and Sanders is set up for rushing success once again.
The lack of Eagles value plays led me to their D/ST. Mahomes gets rid of the ball and avoids sacks with the best of them but we are still talking about a player dealing with a high ankle sprain, a team whose tackles have had pass protection issues at times with their tackles and a defense who had a whopping 70 sacks this season. It’s fair to expect they get home a couple times, fingers crossed for a sack fumble.
I know I’m going Eagles onslaught but I do see this as a competitive game. My hope is that with the Eagles strong outside corner play and pass rush that there isn’t time enough for big plays down the field and things get funneled inside the numbers to Kelce and Juju. Going away from Mahomes obviously means I need his TD passes to go to Kelce and probably not exceed 2, but if I can accomplish and Smith-Schuster can stay in his 5-50 and no TD wheelhouse I think we’ll be in good shape.
Ultimately this lineup has a contrarian captain, leaves 2,200 in salary, plays 2 Eagles RBs, doesn’t feature Mahomes nor either standpoint Eagles WR. I’d say the duplication should be minimal but features enough upside to do some damage. If you’d like to get a little less risky,…you could swap in Harrison Butker for the Eagles D/ST.
With the season coming to a close I’d like to send a special thanks to everyone that has continued to support my fantasy content over the years. I can’t tell you how much it means as I continue this journey to make my way in this industry. Be on the look out for off-season content coming real soon. The grind don’t stop.
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