Only four teams remain ahead of the AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday. On a condensed DFS slate, salaries are reduced, although the value lies in role players who could step up to help their team make it to Super Bowl LX.
The New England Patriots are -4.5 point road favorites against Jarrett Stidham and the Denver Broncos. Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks are -2.5 point home favorites hosting Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams for a third meeting this season.
I’ve found my favorite NFL DFS stacks to prioritize in DraftKings and FanDuel DFS lineups. Follow me on X at Matt_MacKay_ for more NFL analysis and free picks leading up to Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8th, 2026.
Only four teams remain ahead of the AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday. On a condensed DFS slate, salaries are reduced, although the value lies in role players who could step up to help their team make it to Super Bowl LX.
The New England Patriots are -4.5 point road favorites against Jarrett Stidham and the Denver Broncos. Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks are -2.5 point home favorites hosting Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams for a third meeting this season.
I’ve found my favorite NFL DFS stacks to prioritize in DraftKings and FanDuel DFS lineups. Follow me on X at Matt_MacKay_ for more NFL analysis and free picks leading up to Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8th, 2026.
NFL DFS Sunday Conference Championship Games: Best DFS Stacks
DraftKings Salary: $50,000 | FanDuel Salary: $60,000
New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos
| Player (Position) |
Team |
DK $ |
FD $ |
| Drake Maye (QB) |
New England Patriots |
$6,000 |
$8,100 |
| Rhamondre Stevenson (RB) |
New England Patriots |
$6,000 |
$7,000 |
| Kayshon Boutte (WR) |
New England Patriots |
$4,500 |
$6,000 |
| Jarrett Stidham (QB) |
Denver Broncos |
$4,500 |
$6,900 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. (WR) |
Denver Broncos |
$4,200 |
$5,900 |
Let’s start with the New England Patriots. Drake Maye has elevated his play during the second season in the NFL, playing his way into the NFL MVP conversation due to his elite accuracy and passing production.
Maye is not overly expensive to roster this weekend. Denver’s defense ranks as the eighth toughest matchup for fantasy quarterbacks, however, Maye’s mobility and limited miscues should yield a minimum of 15 fantasy points.
We’ll stack Maye with RB Rhamondre Stevenson and WR Kayshon Boutte. Stevenson has cemented his role as RB1, while drawing four targets in both of New England’s playoff games. He’s also logged double digit carries, although Stevenson has not found the end zone this postseason. It’s still been enough volume to finish between 10.1 and 14.3 fantasy points.
Boutte has come up big for the Patriots in numerous spots this season. This includes a big-time touchdown reception against Houston in the AFC Divisional Round win. Boutte has seven receptions on nine targets for 141 receiving yards and a touchdown in New England’s two playoff games, so he’s a huge value at a discounted salary.
Now, we’ll turn to the Broncos’ new QB1, Jarrett Stidham. He will make his debut in relief of an injured Bo Nix with an AFC title and Super Bowl LX appearance at stake, so there’s undoubtedly a lot of pressure to overcome.
Stidham is going to have to find ways to move the football against the Patriots’ top-five ranked scoring defense. Broncos WR Marvin Mims could be an integral piece of Sean Payton’s offense this week.
Mims only had two double-digit fantasy outings in the regular season. In the Divisional Round win over Buffalo, Mims was highly productive, finishing with eight receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown on eight targets.
Stidham isn’t Bo Nix. However, it’s still Sean Payton’s offense, so let’s roll out a cheap stack of Stidham-Mims for a potentially massive ceiling performance.
Los Angeles Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks
| Player (Position) |
Team |
DK $ |
FD $ |
| Matthew Stafford (QB) |
Los Angeles Rams |
$6,300 |
$8,300 |
| Colby Parkinson (TE) |
Los Angeles Rams |
$3,500 |
$6,000 |
| Davante Adams (WR) |
Los Angeles Rams |
$6,000 |
$8,000 |
| Kenneth Walker III (RB) |
Seattle Seahawks |
$6,200 |
$8,000 |
| Cooper Kupp (WR) |
Seattle Seahawks |
$3,800 |
$5,800 |
The NFC Championship Game features an NFC West rivalry between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. These teams each won at home during their regular season matchups, with the Seahawks rallying late to wind up beating the Rams in overtime at Lumen Field during a high-scoring Week 16 victory.
Matthew Stafford is where we’re going to start with our DFS stacking in this NFC Championship Game. Stafford is about to win his first NFL MVP award, despite coming off a win in Chicago where he threw zero touchdowns.
Stafford recorded three passing touchdowns in both regular season matchups against Seattle’s No. 1 ranked scoring defense. In Week 16, Stafford threw for a season-high 457 yards as well.
Instead of stacking Stafford with Puka Nacua, which is an extremely expensive tandem, let’s target Rams TE1 Colby Parkinson instead. Parkinson has had a modest 10.4 and 7.1 fantasy points in the playoffs. However, he just logged seven targets against the Bears, which included a 35-yard reception to boost his floor.
Stafford-Parkinson is not too expensive to stack in DraftKings and FanDuel DFS lineups. It comes with a big floor, with the potential for a high ceiling, if the former Seahawks tight end finds the end zone for the 10th time this season.
Davante Adams is another Rams player to insert into lineups at a relative premium. Adams has dealt with various ailments down the stretch, including last week against Chicago. However, the veteran wideout finished with 12.2 fantasy points against Carolina in the Wild Card Round, despite not scoring a touchdown.
Adams would’ve netted more fantasy points against the Bears if he didn’t exit early due to a big hit. Adams scored a touchdown against the Seahawks back in Week 11, while missing Week 16 due to injury. Expect him to play a big role back in the lineup, so let’s roll out the triple-stack of Stafford-Parkinson-Adams against Seattle on Sunday.
Sam Darnold is a big liability against the Rams. The Seahawks’ quarterback has thrown six interceptions against Los Angeles this season, so instead of deploying a traditional stack with a quarterback, let’s pivot to Seattle’s other skilled players.
Kenneth Walker is set for a monster workload following Zach Charbonnet‘s ACL tear in the NFC Divisional Round win over San Francisco. Walker wound up scoring 37 fantasy points, finishing with 116 rushing yards and three touchdowns, while also hauling in all three targets for 29 receiving yards.
The Rams just gave up 160 rushing yards to Chicago, so Walker should yield a massive floor with the potential for another 20-pint fantasy outing. When Darnold is tasked with throwing the football, expect him to look to WR2 Cooper Kupp.
Kupp, the former Rams star wideout, has been quiet in terms of production for most of this season. However, Kupp has begun to draw more targets, finishing the Divisional Round win with 5-60 on five targets and 11.0 fantasy points.
Star wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba is too expensive to roster based on his salary. So let’s stack Walker-Kupp for a high-floor combination in DraftKings and FanDuel DFS lineups against a Rams defense allowing explosive plays on the ground and through the air.
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