In what should be one of the more must-see TV primetime games of the young 2025 NFL season, Micah Parsons will lead the Packers into Arlington to face the Cowboys for the first time since Jerry Jones traded him to Green Bay. It's the game of the week, and we can't wait to roll out our DFS lineups for this primetime NFC tilt.
Of course, there's nothing cut-and-dry about this matchup in terms of fantasy football analysis. The Packers have been one of the best defenses in football through three weeks, CeeDee Lamb is injured, and Javonte Williams feels like a surprise bubble on the verge of bursting on national TV.
On the other side, Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs started the season looking amazing, but ran into a bit of a roadblock last weekend en route to a stunning loss to Cleveland. Can the Pack bounce back and convince the public once again that it's a legit Super Bowl contender?
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Even without Lamb, this conference clash has plenty of star power. Dak Prescott has developed a solid early rapport with first-year Cowboys wideout George Pickens, and 'boys fans know how lethal tight end Jake Ferguson can be in big games. Then there's former rushing champ Jacobs on the Green Bay side, as well as a plethora of stud pass-catchers led by TE Tucker Kraft.
Everyone who's a fan of NFL football will be watching this game, and it's easy to see why the GPP tournaments have been filling up so quickly. Want to make some money while tuning into this Sunday night showdown?
Take a look at our favorite daily fantasy picks for Cowboys vs. Packers below, and check out our optimal Week 4 DFS lineups for Sunday Night Football.
Cowboys vs. Packers NFL DFS picks: Optimal DraftKings Showdown lineup
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Before we get into our lineup and strategy, here are the key scoring settings for DraftKings Showdown contests:
They're full-point PPR, and they feature three-point bonuses for 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, and 100 receiving yards. The Captain pick costs 1.5 times a player's original price, but he also gets his point total multiplied by 1.5.
POS | Player | TEAM/OPP | SALARY |
| Captain | Jordan Love, QB | Packers at DAL | $15,000 |
| FLEX | George Pickens, WR | Cowboys vs. GB | $9,800 |
| FLEX | Jake Ferguson, TE | Cowboys vs. GB | $8,400 |
| FLEX | Matthew Golden, WR | Packers at DAL | $7,000 |
| FLEX | KaVontae Turpin, WR | Cowboys vs. GB | $4,400 |
| FLEX | Dontayvion Wicks, WR | Packers at DAL | $4,000 |
Captain: Jordan Love, QB, Packers ($15,000)
Love has endured two somewhat-disappointing games (vs. DET, at CLE) and one solid game (vs. WAS). The reason for the disappointments: opposing defenses. Detroit and Cleveland are on a different level than Washington. They're on a whole different stratosphere than the Cowboys.
Dallas has surrendered the most fantasy points in the NFL to the quarterback position. This defense has been atrocious, and with Micah Parsons likely pumping the rest of the Packers up ahead of this one, it's impossible to avoid putting the Green Bay signal-caller in the Captain's spot.
FLEX 1: George Pickens, WR, Cowboys ($9,800)
With CeeDee Lamb expected to miss time, Pickens launches into WR1 territory as Dak Prescott's top target. The results have already been promising, as the young wideout has posted 17.8 PPR points in each of the Cowboys' past two games.
With Dallas likely playing from behind and having trouble establishing the run, this feels like a high-floor and high-ceiling play. Volume, opportunity and talent for under $10,000? We'll take it.
FLEX 2: Jake Ferguson, TE, Cobwoys ($8.400)
Ferguson has somewhat quietly scored 38 DK points over the past two weeks, and now he draws a Packers defense that has allowed the seventh-most PPR points to tight ends this season. Fire him up without hesitation.
FLEX 3: Matthew Golden, WR, Packers ($7,000)
We knew from the jump that we would be stacking Love with a top receiver, and for this game we're going with blazing-fast rookie Matthew Golden. He should have scored a touchdown last week — he was home-free for a touchdown after a catch but inexplicably ran out of bounds untouched — and we think he can make up for that this week against the awful Dallas secondary.
FLEX 4: KaVontae Turpin, WR, Cowboys ($4,400)
FLEX 5: Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Packers ($4,000)
Our sleepers comprising the tail-end of our DFS roster have two things in common. For one, they rank among the most difficult first names in the NFL to spell. Secondly, they rank as two of the more high-ceiling sleepers thanks to a recent injury ahead of them on their respective depth charts.
Turpin, who has scored 24.1 total PPR points over the past two weeks, now gets a bump with Lamb on the sidelines. Wicks, who posted 8.4 DK points in Green Bay's last win over the Commanders, continues to see a healthy snap count with Jayden Reed on IR. Upside, upside, upside!
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Cowboys vs. Packers NFL DFS picks: Optimal FanDuel single-game lineup
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Here are the key scoring settings for FanDuel single-game tournaments: They're half-point PPR with three-point bonuses for 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards, or 100 receiving yards.
The MVP pick multiplies that player's total by 1.5 and, for the first time, the MVP pick also costs 1.5 times that player's salary.
POS | Player | TEAM/OPP | SALARY |
| MVP | Jordan Love, QB | Packers at DAL | $19,500 |
| FLEX | George Pickens, WR | Cowboys vs. GB | $10,600 |
| FLEX | Jake Ferguson, TE | Cowboys vs. GB | $9,200 |
| FLEX | Romeo Doubs, WR | Packers at DAL | $8,000 |
| FLEX | Matthew Golden, WR | Packers at DAL | $6,600 |
| FLEX | KaVontae Turpin, WR | Cowboys vs. GB | $5,400 |
We took a similar approach with our FanDuel lineup, but we were able to lock down Romeo Doubs alongside Golden and our MVP, Love. If this game's a shootout, we've checked quite a few boxes.
Between the Pack double-stack and the three top Cowboys pass-catchers, we feel pretty confident with this lineup going into Sunday Night Football. Here's hoping Micah Parsons and company don't completely stifle the Dallas offense!