We have an amazing matchup on Thursday Night Football to kick off NFL Week 4, as Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins head north to take on Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals in a battle of AFC contenders. The Vegas line of Bengals -3.5 tells us it's going to be a close, hard-fought game and the game total of 48 indicates we're in for some exciting scoring. When you have the speed and talent of guys like Tyreek Hill and Ja'Marr Chase, it's easy to see why.
Now it's about taking these top players and building yourself a winning DFS Showdown lineup. Of course, to get the top score you will need a few bargain plays to mix in, so let's get to it and see which direction you want to take.
MVP/Captain
There is so much working in favor of Chase tonight, especially as your potential captain. First of all, most people default to the quarterback as their top play — so there is potential lower ownership. Then you have the Dolphins with the second-most passing yards per game allowed to go along with 6 touchdowns given up through the air. And then on top of all of that, you have Xavien Howard banged up. If he is not at 100 percent and needs to miss time on the field, Nik Needham will be tasked with covering Chase. That's the kind of matchup we are all here for tonight.
We enjoyed watching Burrow right the ship in Week 3 and he has slowly worked his way back from the appendectomy that sidelined him towards the tail end of the preseason. Now he has a matchup against a struggling pass defense with a banged-up secondary that has seen opposing quarterbacks post a strong 104.2 passer rating. We can expect another strong performance from Burrow.