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Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos, 8:15 PM ET. One captain, five flex spots, and the showdown optimizer is live below for both sites.

Thursday, by the numbers
1game tonight
28slates on DraftKings and FanDuel
376players projected
SEA at DEN is on
Thursday, October 15

Projections

Week 6 · 376 players projected · Top 10 by projection · Updated 8:04 PM ET
# Player Matchup Proj Salary Value Own
1
Josh Allen QB · BUF
@ LV 26.0 $7,500 3.47x 10%
2
Puka Nacua WR · LA
vs ARI 23.7 $8,100 2.93x 22%
3
Brock Purdy QB · SF
vs WAS 22.6 $6,800 3.32x 18%
4
Bijan Robinson RB · ATL
vs CHI 22.4 $8,700 2.57x 15%
5 vs LAC 22.0 $8,500 2.59x 13%
6
Kyren Williams RB · LA
vs ARI 21.8 $6,800 3.21x 15%
7
Jordan Love QB · GB
vs DAL 21.5 $5,500 3.91x 8%
8
Patrick Mahomes QB · KC
vs LAC 20.7 $6,500 3.18x 3%
9 vs WAS 20.7 $7,900 2.62x 16%
10
Caleb Williams QB · CHI
@ ATL 20.6 $6,200 3.32x 3%

NFL matchups

Schedule & odds
Week 6 · 14 games · all times ET
Game Start Spread O/U ML Off Def
SEA @ DEN 3-2 · 3-2 Thu 8:15 PM SEA -2.5 40.5 SEA-148 DEN+126 SEA#8 DEN#26 SEA#8 DEN#13
HOU @ JAX 1-4 · 4-1 Sun 9:30 AM JAX -2.5 42.5 HOU+120 JAX-142 HOU#19 JAX#12 HOU#16 JAX#2
CHI @ ATL 3-2 · 2-3 Sun 1:00 PM CHI -1.5 51.5 CHI-122 ATL+104 CHI#14 ATL#13 CHI#5 ATL#21
BAL @ CLE 4-1 · 3-2 Sun 1:00 PM BAL -3.5 41.5 BAL-205 CLE+172 BAL#6 CLE#27 BAL#19 CLE#14
TEN @ IND 0-5 · 2-3 Sun 1:00 PM IND -6.5 44.5 TEN+265 IND-330 TEN#32 IND#11 TEN#12 IND#27
NYJ @ NE 2-3 · 3-2 Sun 1:00 PM NE -7.5 43.5 NYJ+275 NE-340 NYJ#28 NE#20 NYJ#7 NE#4
NO @ NYG 1-4 · 3-1 Sun 1:00 PM NO -1.5 45.5 NO-112 NYG-104 NO#16 NYG#22 NO#31 NYG#9
CAR @ PHI 2-2 · 2-3 Sun 1:00 PM CAR -3.5 38.5 CAR-180 PHI+152 CAR#4 PHI#29 CAR#25 PHI#17
PIT @ TB 3-2 · 1-4 Sun 1:00 PM PIT -2.5 39.5 PIT-142 TB+120 PIT#18 TB#25 PIT#11 TB#18
ARI @ LA 1-4 · 2-3 Sun 4:05 PM LA -12.5 51.5 ARI+540 LA-770 ARI#23 LA#15 ARI#32 LA#20
LAC @ KC 0-5 · 4-0 Sun 4:25 PM KC -8.5 41.5 LAC+350 KC-450 LAC#30 KC#5 LAC#22 KC#6
BUF @ LV 4-1 · 3-2 Sun 4:25 PM BUF -5.5 53.5 BUF-245 LV+200 BUF#1 LV#9 BUF#28 LV#23
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.

Defense vs position

Full board
Softest on the board · #32 of 32 allows the most
PosDefenseFacesRankAllows
QB WAS Brock Purdy #31 23.3
DAL Jordan Love #30 22.7
ARI Matthew Stafford #29 21.8
RB NYJ Rhamondre Stevenson #32 28.2
NO Cam Skattebo #31 27.5
CAR Saquon Barkley #30 27.4
WR WAS Mike Evans #32 39.3
DAL Christian Watson #30 38.6
ATL Luther Burden III #29 38.5
TE WAS George Kittle #30 19.4
ARI Tyler Higbee #28 18.8
KC Oronde Gadsden II #27 16.9
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

28 slates on DraftKings and FanDuel · open slates first · lock times ET
Site Slate Games Players Projected Cap Top projection Locks Open
DK Featured (HOU vs JAX)Showdown 1 110 29 $50,000 Trevor Lawrence QB · JAX · 18.8 pts · $10,000 Sun 9:30 AM Build
FD Sun-MonFull roster 13 669 348 $60,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 25.1 pts · $9,500 Sun 9:30 AM Build
DK FeaturedClassic 10 525 265 $50,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 26.0 pts · $7,500 Sun 1:00 PM Build
DK Early OnlyClassic 7 365 186 $50,000 Bijan Robinson RB · ATL · 22.4 pts · $8,700 Sun 1:00 PM Build
DK Sun-MonClassic 12 634 320 $50,000 Josh Allen QB · BUF · 26.0 pts · $7,500 Sun 1:00 PM Build
DK Featured (CHI @ ATL)Showdown 1 104 26 $50,000 Bijan Robinson RB · ATL · 22.4 pts · $11,800 Sun 1:00 PM Build
DK NYJ @ NEShowdown 1 110 25 $50,000 Drake Maye QB · NE · 19.3 pts · $11,200 Sun 1:00 PM Build
DK CAR @ PHIShowdown 1 108 28 $50,000 Jalen Hurts QB · PHI · 19.9 pts · $10,200 Sun 1:00 PM Build
DK PIT @ TBShowdown 1 104 25 $50,000 Jaylen Warren RB · PIT · 18.1 pts · $10,000 Sun 1:00 PM Build
DK NO @ NYGShowdown 1 122 28 $50,000 Tyler Shough QB · NO · 17.1 pts · $9,600 Sun 1:00 PM 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
LA vs ARI · Sun 4:05 PM
Matthew Stafford QB · 20.5Puka Nacua WR · 23.7 44.2 $14,500 51.5
GB vs DAL · Sun 8:20 PM
Jordan Love QB · 21.5Christian Watson WR · 18.3 39.8 $12,400 52.5
SF vs WAS · Mon 8:15 PM
Brock Purdy QB · 22.6Mike Evans WR · 16.8 39.4 $13,300 51.5
DAL @ GB · Sun 8:20 PM
Dak Prescott QB · 18.9CeeDee Lamb WR · 19.7 38.6 $15,300 52.5
BUF @ LV · Sun 4:25 PM
Josh Allen QB · 26.0Khalil Shakir WR · 10.9 36.9 $12,800 53.5
BAL @ CLE · Sun 1:00 PM
Lamar Jackson QB · 20.2Zay Flowers WR · 15.9 36.1 $13,800 41.5
SEA @ DEN · Thu 8:15 PM
Sam Darnold QB · 14.5Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · 19.6 34.1 $13,900 40.5
HOU @ JAX · Sun 9:30 AM
C.J. Stroud QB · 16.7Nico Collins WR · 17.3 34.0 $12,800 42.5

Best matchups

Projections
Five projected players with the softest opponent at their position
PlayerMatchupProjSalary
Mike Evans WR · SF
vs WAS Def #32 of 32 vs WR 16.8 $6,500
vs NYJ Def #32 of 32 vs RB 15.4 $6,000
Brock Purdy QB · SF
vs WAS Def #31 of 32 vs QB 22.6 $6,800
Cam Skattebo RB · NYG
vs NO Def #31 of 32 vs RB 14.2 $5,800
Jordan Love QB · GB
vs DAL Def #30 of 32 vs QB 21.5 $5,500
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