It's Monday night · NFL Week 4

Monday night football.
Showdown night. Pick your captain.

Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 PM ET. One captain, five flex spots, and the showdown optimizer is live below for both sites.

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Monday, by the numbers
1game tonight
46slates on DraftKings and FanDuel
430players projected
Kickoff in 3h 17m: ATL at NO
Monday, October 5

Projections

Week 4 · 430 players projected · Top 10 by projection · Updated 4:04 PM ET
# Player Matchup Proj Salary Value Own
1
Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET
 @ CAR 27.4 $9,000 3.04x 37%
2
Josh Allen QB · BUF
 vs NE 25.5 $7,700 3.31x —
3
Bijan Robinson RB · ATL
 @ NO 24.4 $8,700 2.80x 24%
4
vs LAC 22.7 $9,100 2.49x —
5
vs DEN 21.6 $7,700 2.81x —
6
Tyler Shough QB · NO
 vs ATL 20.8 $5,600 3.71x 10%
7
Trevor Lawrence QB · JAX
 @ CIN 20.4 $5,900 3.46x —
8
@ LV 20.4 $8,200 2.49x —
9
Joe Burrow QB · CIN
 vs JAX 20.3 $6,800 2.99x —
10
@ CAR 20.3 $8,000 2.54x 19%
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Schedule & odds
Week 4 · 16 games · all times ET
Game Start Spread O/U ML Off Def
PIT @ CLE 2-1 · 2-1 FinalCLE 27, PIT 24 PIT -6.5 37.5 PIT-265 CLE+200 PIT#22 CLE#21 PIT#14 CLE#18
IND @ WAS 1-2 · 1-2 FinalIND 30, WAS 13 IND -10.5 45.5 IND-3,500 WAS+1,060 IND#13 WAS#15 IND#22 WAS#31
NE @ BUF 1-2 · 3-0 FinalNE 29, BUF 26 BUF -6.5 49.5 NE+280 BUF-350 NE#30 BUF#1 NE#7 BUF#25
NYJ @ CHI 1-2 · 2-1 FinalCHI 23, NYJ 12 CHI -3.5 43.5 NYJ+158 CHI-188 NYJ#23 CHI#9 NYJ#12 CHI#4
JAX @ CIN 2-1 · 2-1 FinalJAX 22, CIN 17 CIN -2.5 51.5 JAX+118 CIN-138 JAX#12 CIN#14 JAX#2 CIN#13
ARI @ NYG 1-2 · 2-1 FinalNYG 36, ARI 24 ARI -2.5 44.5 ARI-138 NYG+118 ARI#16 NYG#20 ARI#30 NYG#8
LA @ PHI 1-2 · 2-1 FinalLA 24, PHI 20 LA -3.5 42.5 LA-184 PHI+154 LA#18 PHI#25 LA#9 PHI#16
GB @ TB 1-2 · 0-3 FinalGB 17, TB 14 GB -2.5 38.5 GB-146 TB+124 GB#27 TB#24 GB#23 TB#20
TEN @ BAL 0-3 · 2-1 FinalBAL 24, TEN 18 BAL -11.5 42.5 TEN+540 BAL-770 TEN#31 BAL#7 TEN#10 BAL#19
DAL @ HOU 1-2 · 0-3 FinalDAL 34, HOU 30 HOU -3 48.5 DAL+132 HOU-156 DAL#2 HOU#19 DAL#29 HOU#27
MIA @ MIN 0-3 · 3-0 FinalMIN 15, MIA 10 MIN -9.5 38.5 MIA+390 MIN-510 MIA#32 MIN#17 MIA#21 MIN#1
KC @ LV 3-0 · 3-0 FinalKC 30, LV 27 KC -4.5 47.5 KC-210 LV+180 KC#6 LV#8 KC#6 LV#11
Ranks of 32: offense by points scored (#1 scores the most), defense by points allowed (#32 allows the most). Green marks the five best offenses and the five softest defenses, red the five at the other end.
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Defense vs position

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Softest on the board · #32 of 32 allows the most
PosDefenseFacesRankAllows
QB ATL Tyler Shough #27 18.8
NO Michael Penix Jr. #5 15.7
RB NO Bijan Robinson #26 24.1
ATL Alvin Kamara #1 17.4
WR ATL Chris Olave #28 37.5
NO Drake London #7 27.5
TE NO Kyle Pitts Sr. #25 16.1
ATL Juwan Johnson #19 13.8
Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly. Faces: the opponent's top projected player at the position this slate.

Slates

46 slates on DraftKings and FanDuel · open slates first · lock times ET
Site Slate Games Players Projected Cap Top projection Locks Open
DK Mon-ThuClassic 2 104 53 $50,000 Bijan Robinson RB · ATL · 24.4 pts · $8,700 Mon 8:15 PM Build
DK Featured (ATL @ NO)Showdown 1 112 27 $50,000 Bijan Robinson RB · ATL · 24.4 pts · $11,800 Mon 8:15 PM Build
DK Thu-MonClassic 16 834 429 $50,000 Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 27.4 pts · $9,000 Locked Build
DK Featured (PIT @ CLE)Showdown 1 102 30 $50,000 Jaylen Warren RB · PIT · 17.7 pts · $9,600 Locked Build
FD Thu-MonFull roster 16 814 425 $60,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 24.6 pts · $9,100 Locked Build
FD PIT @ CLESingle game 1 52 30 $60,000 Jaylen Warren RB · PIT · 15.4 pts · $11,400 Locked Build
DK Featured (IND vs WAS)Showdown 1 112 30 $50,000 Jonathan Taylor RB · IND · 20.3 pts · $11,600 Locked Build
FD Sun-MonFull roster 15 765 399 $60,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 24.6 pts · $9,100 Locked Build
FD IND @ WASSingle game 1 57 30 $60,000 Jonathan Taylor RB · IND · 18.3 pts · $13,000 Locked Build
DK FeaturedClassic 12 629 320 $50,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 25.5 pts · $7,700 Locked Build
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Stacks

QB + 1 · A team's projected QB with his top pass catchers by projection · DraftKings salaries
Team Players Proj Salary O/U
NO vs ATL · Mon 8:15 PM
 Tyler Shough QB · 20.8Chris Olave WR · 19.6 40.4 $13,300 47.5
ATL @ NO · Mon 8:15 PM
 Michael Penix Jr. QB · 15.0Drake London WR · 15.6 30.6 $11,500 47.5
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Projections
Five projected players with the softest opponent at their position
PlayerMatchupProjSalary
Bryce Young QB · CAR
 vs DET Def #32 of 32 vs QB 18.9 $5,900
D'Andre Swift RB · CHI
 vs NYJ Def #32 of 32 vs RB 16.1 $6,400
vs DET Def #32 of 32 vs WR 15.9 $6,200
Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET
 @ CAR Def #31 of 32 vs RB 27.4 $9,000
C.J. Stroud QB · HOU
 vs DAL Def #31 of 32 vs QB 18.3 $5,700
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