Week 5 NFL DFS continues with a spectacular AFC West matchup on Monday Night Football as Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs host Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders. If the Chiefs win this one, they'll take control of the division early on, but if the Raiders manage to pull off the upset at Arrowhead Stadium, this division will tighten up a whole lot more.
The game total of 52 points indicates exactly what we've known about these AFC West games – it's set to be a shootout and neither team is backing down. If you are playing the DFS Showdown slate, it's going to take some savvy lineup building to differentiate from the pack. A lot of chalk will hit, so it's where you go for the contrarian deep dives that will prove to be the winning decision
MVP/Captain
Travis Kelce, Chiefs tight end
Surprisingly Travis Kelce is not the most expensive guy on the slate so we'll take advantage of the discount and lock him up. The Raiders rank 21st in DVOA against the tight end and have allowed the 8th-most fantasy points to the position this season. Kelce has 100-yard efforts in 3 of his last 4 games against Las Vegas and 2 touchdowns in his last 4 against them.
Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs quarterback
It'll cost you, but it's obviously worth it. Over his last 5 starts against the Raiders, Patrick Mahomes has averaged 305.4 passing yards with 2.4 touchdowns per game and has a 106.9 passer rating against them in that span. He's stayed under the 300-yard mark in each of his last 3 starts, but we're digging the 11:2 TD:INT ratio and the 66.4% completion rate this season.
Davante Adams, Raiders wide receiver