This week’s NFL DFS main slate is stacked. No one is on a bye, and there isn’t an international game or Monday Night Football doubleheader. Thus, the main slate at DraftKings has 13 games, and FanDuel’s main slate has 14. The massive slate created difficult cuts from the forthcoming suggested player pool.

Some excellent players and potential shootouts are not featured among the suggested plays. For instance, the Eagles and Bengals aren’t represented, and the Lions are largely ignored. A case can be made for players from those teams, especially in GPPs, but I needed to draw the line somewhere. As it stands, the player pool I’m using and suggesting readers use is larger than usual. Still, the core plays are narrowly focused, with the expanded pool of suggestions coming from the GPP plays.

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NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Week 8

Sunday Main Slate

CLE vs. BAL

• Core Plays: Jameis Winston, David Njoku, Cedric Tillman, Derrick Henry, Rashod Bateman
• GPP Only: Lamar Jackson, Mark Andrews

DET vs. TEN

• Core Plays: DET DST (FanDuel)
• GPP Only: N/A

HOU vs. IND

• Core Plays: HOU DST (DraftKings)
• GPP Only: HOU DST (FanDuel)

JAC vs. GB

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: Brian Thomas, Tank Bigsby, Jordan Love, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks

MIA vs. ARI

• Core Plays: Tyreek Hill, De’Von Achane
• GPP Only: Tua Tagovailoa, Jaylen Waddle, James Conner, Trey McBride

NE vs. NYJ

• Core Plays: Breece Hall
• GPP Only: DeMario Douglas

TB vs. ATL

• Core Plays: Cade Otton (DraftKings)
• GPP Only: Cade Otton (FanDuel), Kyle Pitts

CIN vs. PHI

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: N/A

LAC vs. NO

• Core Plays: LAC DST (DraftKings)
• GPP Only: N/A

SEA vs. BUF

• Core Plays: Kenneth Walker, Tyler Lockett, Josh Allen, Amari Cooper, Dalton Kincaid (FanDuel)
• GPP Only: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Noah Fant, James Cook, Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Dalton Kincaid (DraftKings)

WAS vs. CHI

• Core Plays: CHI DST (DraftKings if Jayden Daniels is inactive)
• GPP Only: CHI DST (FanDuel if Jayden Daniels is inactive), CHI DST (DraftKings if Jayden Daniels is active)

DEN vs. CAR

• Core Plays: Javonte Williams, DEN DST
• GPP Only: N/A

LV vs. KC

• Core Plays: Kareem Hunt (DraftKings)
• GPP Only: N/A

SF vs. DAL (FanDuel Main Slate Only)

• Core Plays: N/A
• GPP Only: N/A

Sunday Main Slate Core Plays

QB

• Jameis Winston
• Josh Allen

RB

• Derrick Henry
• De’Von Achane
• Breece Hall
• Kenneth Walker
• Javonte Williams
• Kareem Hunt (DraftKings)

WR

• Cedric Tillman
• Rashod Bateman
• Tyreek Hill
• Tyler Lockett
• Amari Cooper

TE

• David Njoku
• Cade Otton (DraftKings)
• Dalton Kincaid (FanDuel)

DST

• DET DST (FanDuel)
• HOU DST (DraftKings)
• LAC DST (DraftKings)
• CHI DST (DraftKings if Jayden Daniels is inactive)
• DEN DST

Sunday Night Football

SF vs. DAL

• Top shelf captains: Jordan Mason, CeeDee Lamb
• Contrarian / Secondary captains: Brock Purdy, Dak Prescott
• Flex only: George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall, Jacob Cowing, Kyle Juszczyk, Jake Ferguson, Brandon Aubrey, Hunter Luepke

Monday Night Football

PIT vs. NYG

• Top shelf captains: Najee Harris, Malik Nabers
• Contrarian / Secondary captains: George Pickens, Daniel Jones, Tyrone Tracy
• Flex only: Russell Wilson, PIT DST, Chris Boswell, Calvin Austin, Darnell Washington, Wan’Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton

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