The Bears’ trip to Seattle sets up as a Monday night DFS puzzle with a few obvious building blocks, and this DraftKings Showdown lineup leans hard into the players who can pile up points in a hurry.
Caleb Williams gets the captain nod despite a difficult matchup with a Seahawks defense that allows 11.6 FPPG to opposing quarterbacks, second-fewest in the league. Even so, Williams has been steady since returning from the three games he missed with injury. In his two games back, he has scored at least 16.5 FPPG, and his mix of passing and rushing production gives him the kind of floor that plays well in a showdown format.
On the Seattle side, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the lone Seahawk in the lineup, and the reasoning is simple: he keeps stacking fantasy points. Smith-Njigba leads the league in target share, seeing 36.28% of Seahawks targets, and he ranks as WR 1 in all formats with a 28.0 PPR average. With that kind of role, he remains the centerpiece of Seattle’s passing game and a must-consider piece in showdown builds.
Chicago’s backfield also looks appealing, especially with Monangai set to miss his fourth straight game. That leaves D’Andre Swift in a workhorse spot again.
In the three games Monangai has been out, Swift has posted at least 17.3 PPR points every time and finished inside the top 12 at his position each week. He has also logged back-to-back games with 20-plus touches, and his receiving work matters too, with three straight games of four catches to go along with his rushing volume.
At tight end, Colston Loveland is starting to look like the player his draft slot promised. The second-year tight end has put together two straight games with at least 18.5 PPR points, and Williams’ return only helps his outlook. With Cole Kmet on injured reserve, Loveland’s snap share has climbed, making him a key part of this build.
The value pieces round things out. Bears receiver Raymond has been on the field enough to matter, playing at least 60% of snaps in five of seven games this season.
That kind of usage gives him a usable floor in a Chicago offense with plenty of fantasy-friendly options. Roush also enters the mix as a TE2 with Kmet out for the foreseeable future, and at his salary, the rookie tight end has a chance to beat his price if his snaps turn into opportunities.
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