FanDuel NFL DFS: Best Optimized DFS Lineup for Patriots vs Seahawks Tonight

FanDuel DFS Lineup in Summary

• MVP: Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA)
• FLEX: A.J. Brown (NE), Rhamondre Stevenson (NE), Jadarian Price (SEA), Hunter Henry (NE), Tory Horton (SEA)
• Total salary used: $59,500 of $60,000

The Patriots and Seahawks open the NFL season Wednesday night in a genuine Super Bowl LX rematch, and FanDuel's Single Game contest for the matchup gives you one MVP slot at 1.5x salary and points, plus five FLEX spots, all under a $60,000 cap. Here's the build.

MVP: Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA) — $19,500

Smith-Njigba is the single most expensive player in the entire player pool, and the betting market backs that up in a real way — he's priced at nearly -10000 just to record a single 10-yard catch, and he's the favorite to lead the whole game outright in receiving yards. That combination of a rock-solid floor and a real ceiling is exactly what you want anchoring your MVP slot, where the 1.5x multiplier rewards volume as much as touchdowns.

FLEX: A.J. Brown (NE) — $10,800

Brown is priced as New England's clear top target, and his own touchdown price is the shortest among Patriots pass-catchers. Against a Seattle secondary that will be tested early and often, he's a real bet to see heavy volume regardless of how the score breaks.

FLEX: Rhamondre Stevenson (NE) — $10,000

Stevenson carries the single shortest anytime-touchdown price on the entire game's board. That's a genuine signal from the market about workload, not just name recognition — a real workhorse role for New England's backfield in the opener.

FLEX: Jadarian Price (SEA) — $9,200

Price is tied for the second-shortest anytime-touchdown price on the board, and he's also carrying a real rushing-yardage line of his own. At $9,200, he's a genuine value relative to that signal — a clear lead-back role for Seattle at a price that leaves room for the rest of this build.

FLEX: Hunter Henry (NE) — $7,600

Henry is a cheap, real path to red-zone production at tight end. He won't put up huge yardage totals, but touchdown equity at this salary is exactly the kind of value a Single Game lineup needs once the top of your roster is locked in.

FLEX: Tory Horton (SEA) — $2,400

The rounding-out piece. At this price, Horton costs almost nothing against the cap, giving the build a low-cost dart on the Seattle side without pulling meaningful salary away from the four plays carrying the real signal above.

The Bottom Line

This lineup leans on the two shortest anytime-touchdown prices in the entire game (Stevenson and Price) alongside the two players the market has shown the most confidence in through the air (Smith-Njigba and Brown), then fills out the cap with cheap, real touchdown equity at tight end and a low-cost flex. It leaves $500 of unused salary — there wasn't a piece on the board worth reaching for that improved on what's already rostered.