Game of the Year 2.0? Last week's matchup between the Eagles and 49ers was being billed as the season's best matchup to that point, but perhaps that's really this week between bitter rivals in the NFC East. The Cowboys host the Eagles in the last of two regular season meetings, hoping that they can climb into first place in the division and enter the conversation to become the NFC's top seed.
The home teams have been dominate in this series, winning nine of the last 10 and the Eagles are underdogs on Sunday night, a situation they haven't fared well in recent years. It might be the first time we'll be truly waiting all day for Sunday night, but we're hoping for an instant classic in Dallas.
Before we get into our lineup and strategy, here are the key scoring settings for DraftKings Showdown contests: They're full-point PPR and there are three-point bonuses for 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, and 100 receiving yards. The Captain pick costs 1.5 times a player's original price, but he also gets his point total multiplied by 1.5.
Eagles-Cowboys DraftKings Picks: DFS lineup for Week 14 Sunday Night Football
$50,000 budget, need at least one player from each team.
Captain (1.5x points, 1.5x salary): TE Jake Ferguson, Cowboys ($10,200)
Ferguson dominated in this matchup back in Week 9 to the tune of seven receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown. The Eagles defense continues to struggle against the pass and are decimated by injuries at the linebacker spot especially. That is further evidenced by the signing of Shaq Leonard, who hasn't even had a chance to take off his jacket before being forced into action. He'll make his debut this week, but it's not enough to fix a problem that's plagued Philly all year long. Ferguson is in for another great day at the office.
FLEX WR CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys ($11,200)
One of the best receivers in football, Lamb has been on a tear this season and quickly entered the discussion to start breaking team records held by Michael Irvin. Like Ferguson, he crushed the Eagles in their previous meeting, hauling in 11 catches for 191 yards, but didn't find the end zone. That type of volume isn't going anywhere, especially with Lamb pushing for almost 20 targets multiple times in recent weeks. This time he'll probably add a touchdown to the box score as well, more than warranting a spot in the lineup.
FLEX QB Jalen Hurts, Eagles ($11,000)
The Eagles' offense boasts plenty of talent up and down the board, but while A.J. Brown and D'Andre Swift are nice pieces, they just don't have the touchdown upside that Hurts does. The king of the "Tush Push," or "Brotherly Shove" or whatever nickname you want to assign to the play, no one can do it better than Hurts. And because of that, he's basically become as automatic as Christian McCaffrey when it comes to scoring touchdowns every week. And there's no limit either. If the Eagles have three drives that end up on the goal line, that's three TDs for Hurts. For a guy that has the ball in his hands all game long, the passing and rushing upside is off the charts for someone that will also score a touchdown or two himself.
FLEX QB Dak Prescott, Cowboys ($10,600)
Closing out the three-headed monster of Cowboys is the MVP candidate Prescott. While Dallas has been able to run the ball much better in recent weeks, that isn't stopping the Cowboys from lighting up the sky. Prescott's arm has directly translated to 30-plus fantasy point performances in four of the last six, including that game against the Eagles. In order for Ferguson and Lamb to have a big day, that means Prescott is bringing his A-game too.
FLEX TE Dallas Goedert, Eagles ($5,400)
Goedert is back in the lineup, successfully beating the IR timeline as initially believed. There is some concern about how he'll look after getting back into the lineup following four weeks on the sideline, but Goedert finally reemerged as a key piece in the offense as the weeks continued, reclaiming his role as that security option behind Brown and DeVonta Smith as the de facto WR3. Philly has very much missed him in his absence and the discount is certainly worth the price of admission.
FLEX WR KaVontae Turpin, Cowboys ($1,600)
Because we went top-heavy with plenty of stars in the lineup, we'll need to take a flier on a cheaper option like Turpin. He profiles as the perfect player to put our lineup over the top, since he'll be active on special teams and has enough speed to take the top off the defense. He scored one of his two touchdowns this season against the Eagles and considering the high floor this lineup possesses already, one big play from Turpin could send the ceiling to the moon.
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Best SuperDraft Eagles-Cowboys DFS Picks
This year, we're also listing our favorite single-game DFS plays on SuperDraft.
For those unfamiliar, SuperDraft's DFS scoring involves point multipliers as opposed to traditional salary-capped or tiered contests. A winning lineup will likely feature a strong mix of stud fantasy contributors with 1x-1.6x boosts, as well as matchup-based sleepers with larger multipliers. Each player is assigned a scoring multiplier based on their value as determined by SuperDraft. Users can roster any player in their lineup with no restrictions.
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Here are the most notable scoring rules for SuperDraft NFL contests: Half-point PPR, four-point passing TDs, two-point bonuses for 100 rushing yards, 100 receiving yards, and 300 passing yards.
MORE SUPERDRAFT DFS: How to play SuperDraft
- Champion (+50% points): QB Dak Prescott, Cowboys (Multiplier 1.65x)
- Super FLEX: QB Jalen Hurts, Eagles (Multiplier 1.05x)
- Super FLEX: WR CeeDee Lamb, Cowboys (Multiplier 1x)
- Super FLEX: TE Jake Ferguson, Cowboys (Multiplier 1.55x)
- Super FLEX: WR DeVonta Smith, Eagles (Multiplier 1.3x)
Our SuperDraft lineup carries over some familiar faces from the DraftKings version up above, keeping that Cowboys stack while also bringing Hurts over, but pairing him with Smith. The former Alabama receiver always seems to have something to say in the result of big games and it's hard to find a bigger one for a regular season contest than this. In a battle that should be high-scoring, we're trusting the stars to deliver in the Lone Star State.
