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Chiefs vs. Broncos NFL DFS Value Picks for Monday Night Football

Chiefs vs. Broncos NFL DFS Value Picks for Monday Night Football

Denver Broncos DraftKings Fantasy Advice NFL Featured

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By: Alex Hunter

The Broncos are visiting the Chiefs for the first edition of Monday Night Football for the 2026-27 NFL season. On DraftKings Sportsbook, Kansas City is favored by 2.5 points and this game carries a total of 43.5 points.

DraftKings is offering some huge Showdown contests for this matchup and below, I have featured two of my favorite NFL DFS value plays to consider for this Showdown slate.

Set your DraftKings fantasy football lineups here: NFL $1.5M Monday Night Showdown [$500K to 1st] (DEN at KC)

WR Pat Bryant, Denver Broncos ($4,800 CPT, $3,200 FLEX)

Bryant is expected to serve as the Broncos’ No. 3 receiver behind Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton, and Bryant is too cheap for this role.

Bryant saw a target on 16% of his routes while running a route on 46% of his team’s dropbacks last season. He racked up 11 red-zone targets and finished with 7+ FPTS in 7-of-17 games, including two outings of double-digit FPTS.

When he faced the Chiefs in Week 11, Bryant caught 5-of-6 targets for 82 yards, resulting in a season-high 13.2 FPTS. The wideout’s route rate should increase this season and a double-digit FPTS performance is within reach for Bryant tonight, as the Broncos should be forced into a pass-heavy attack as 2.5-point underdogs on DraftKings Sportsbook.

TE Noah Gray, Kansas City Chiefs ($3,000 CPT, $2,000 FLEX)

Full punting a roster spot with Gray opens up a ton of possibilities for your lineup and is a solid strategy for this Showdown slate.

Gray remains the Chiefs’ backup tight end and in this role last season, he scored 4+ FPTS in 5-of-16 games. Gray closed the regular season with a 6 FPTS outing vs. the Raiders, in which he caught 3-of-5 targets for 20 yards.

Usage-wise, Gray saw a target on 13% of his routes while running a route on 35% of his team’s dropbacks. The tight end finished with three red-zone targets and three targets over 20 yards.

The Broncos are a tough matchup, as they gave up the fewest yards per pass last season (5.4), and Gray lacks real upside in this spot, but he should still catch a few passes and provide value at this near-minimum salary.

Alex Hunter
Alex Hunter is an avid DFS player and sports handicapper, who has been a proud member of the DraftKings Network team since 2020. He is a data-driven analyst, who earned his bachelor’s degree in communications at Worcester State University and has been in the sports content business for nearly a decade, covering the NBA, NFL and PGA TOUR. Alex is a diehard Boston Celtics fan, who loves to be on the golf course when he isn’t grinding lineups or producing content. For all of Alex’s work or if you need any lineup advice, be sure to follow him @Hunta512 on X.
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I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is Hunta512) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skills and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.