Still basking in the emotional afterglow of last week’s last-minute win, the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons face off on Sunday Night Football. The Chiefs beat the Bengals 26-25 on a 51-yard field goal by Harrison Butker in the final seconds of the game. The Falcons beat the Eagles 22-21 with a six-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a 7-yard touchdown run from Kirk Cousins to Drake London with 34 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Atlanta’s win was particularly shocking, as the Falcons were down by six with 1:39 left in the game before getting the ball back on a game-winning drive.
In addition to Cousins and Rondon, the NFL DFS player pool for Sunday Night Football includes stars like Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Ruchy Rice and Bijan Robinson. So how should you incorporate these players into your NFL DFS strategy? With Chiefs running back Isaiah Pacheco (leg) out, should you target Kansas City running backs like Carson Steele or Samaje Perin with your NFL DFS picks? Before you make your Chiefs vs. Falcons NFL DFS lineups on sites like DraftKings or FanDuel, be sure to check out NFL DFS advice, strategies and stacks from SportsLine daily fantasy expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a legendary professional DFS player with over $2 million in lifetime winnings. He uses a powerful predictive model that considers matchups, statistical trends, injuries and other factors to simulate every NFL game. This allows him to find the best DFS values that he shares exclusively with SportsLine members. His methods have led to huge winnings on FanDuel and DraftKings. Last year, he won the DraftKings Millionaire Maker twice and the FanDuel Million once. Anyone who follows him is pretty high up there.
Now, McClure has his eye on Chiefs vs. Falcons on Sunday Night Football and has locked down his top daily fantasy football picks, and you can get his picks and analysis exclusively at SportsLine.
Falcons vs. Chiefs NFL DFS Top Picks
One of McClure’s top NFL DFS picks for Sunday Night Football is Falcons running back Bijan Robinson. The No. 8 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Robinson rushed 14 times for 97 yards (6.9 yards per run) and added four receptions for 25 yards last week against the Eagles. Robinson has now totaled over 100 yards in each of his first two games since rushing for 111 yards (68 rushing, 43 receiving) in Week 1 against the Steelers.
Robinson played more than 75 percent of the snaps in just five of 17 games last season, but has played more than 75 percent of the snaps in each of the first two games under the new coaching regime this season. Robinson averaged 16 touches per game last season but had 23 in Week 1 and 18 in Week 2. The Chiefs allowed Ravens running back Justice Hill to catch six passes in Week 1, so with Robinson operating as a reliable pass-catching running back, Atlanta may try to replicate Baltimore’s success on Sunday night.
McClure’s optimized NFL DFS strategy also includes rostering Chiefs wide receiver Rushe Rice. The second-year receiver leads the Chiefs in receptions (12) and receiving yards (148), and his 15 targets are more than double the second-most in Kansas City passes entering Sunday. A second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Rice became more utilized in Kansas City’s offense as last season progressed. He averaged 78 receiving yards over his final 10 games, which included last season’s postseason and Super Bowl.
The Chiefs have been a more run-heavy team than most of the league this season, using the run on 47.7% of their plays, which ranks 11th in the NFL. Kansas City ranks 22nd in pass percentage (52.3%), but that could change this week with running back Isaiah Pacheco (leg) out. The Chiefs could return to their pass-heavy roots with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, which is what McClure expects. And given Rice’s consistent usage this season, he’s a strong option for McClure in his Sunday Night Football NFL DFS lineups. See who else McClure likes here.
How to set up your NFL DFS lineups for Chiefs vs. Falcons
McClure is also targeting another underrated player who could break out big on Sunday night. Selecting this player could mean the difference between winning a tournament or cash game or getting nothing. You can see this and McClure’s other NFL DFS picks exclusively at SportsLine.
So who is Mike McClure including in his optimal NFL DFS lineup for Sunday Night Football, and what under-the-radar NFL DFS picks offer great value for the Chiefs vs. Falcons matchup? Visit SportsLine now to find out the answers with the best NFL DFS picks, rankings, advice and stacks from a daily fantasy expert with over $2 million in winnings.
