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MNF DFS

Monday Night Football DFS — the MNF DFS slate — is one game carrying the whole week's attention, with the most complete information set of any slate.

Updated 2026-09-09 · rebuilt daily

Today’s board, ranked by scoring environment

NFL slate ranked by posted total · 2026-09-09
Game	Total	Spread	Read
TB @ CIN	50.5	CIN -3.5	Top scoring environment
NO @ DET	49.5	DET -7
SF @ LAR	48.5	LAR -3.5
DAL @ NYG	48.5	DAL -3	Likely competitive
BAL @ IND	47.5	BAL -3.5
CHI @ CAR	47.5	CHI -3	Likely competitive
ARI @ LAC	47.5	LAC -9.5	Blowout risk
GB @ MIN	46.5	MIN -1.5	Likely competitive
NE @ SEA	44.5	SEA -3	Likely competitive
BUF @ HOU	44.5	BUF -1.5	Likely competitive
WSH @ PHI	44.5	PHI -5.5
DEN @ KC	43.5	KC -3	Likely competitive
ATL @ PIT	42.5	PIT -3.5
CLE @ JAX	40.5	JAX -8.5
MIA @ LV	40.5	LV -3	Likely competitive
NYJ @ TEN	38.5	TEN -1.5	Likely competitive

What this ranking is doing

The order is the market’s posted total, highest first. The total is the single most useful public number for daily fantasy because it estimates how much scoring exists to be shared out. Everything else on a slate competes for a share of that number.

TB @ CIN carries the highest total on the board at 50.5. It offers the most raw scoring to distribute, and it is also where the most other entrants will be looking.
NYJ @ TEN has the tightest spread at TEN -1.5. Close games stay competitive into the fourth quarter, which protects starter workload.
ARI @ LAC has the widest spread at LAC -9.5. A one-sided result truncates the leading side’s passing volume and the trailing side’s running game.

This is a transparent rule applied to public numbers, not a model output. It tells you where scoring is expected and where workload is at risk — the two questions that come before any individual player decision. It does not know about this morning’s injury report, and it should not be the last thing you check.

You know more than at any other point in the week

By Monday night every other game has been played. Injury reports are settled, inactives are published, and the week's narrative is fully formed. Uncertainty is at its minimum — which cuts both ways, because it is minimal for everyone else too.

Small field, high overlap

A single game supports far fewer distinct lineups than a full Sunday slate. Duplicate entries are common. The premium on a differentiated captain choice is correspondingly higher.