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Every NFL week starts with a Thursday Night Football game for most of the remainder of the 2021 season, and these are our favorite slates to play Daily Fantasy Football. The TNF showdown slate allows you a smaller crop of players to choose from, and if your cheap sleeper pick hits, you can cash big in your tournaments or easily win your head-to-head DFS matchups. 

Every week, I'll get the Thursday Night DFS picks from our experts and we'll feature them below. But first, let's preview the matchup and what we might expect.

The Los Angeles Chargers grabbed the first meeting against the Kansas City Chiefs earlier this season but it took them four turnovers, a massively aggressive fourth-down conversion and an impressive rally from Justin Herbert to do it. This Thursday's matchup might look a bit different with several key starters on both sides of the ball -- for both teams -- out on the Covid reserve list. The Chargers will welcome back Keenan Allen and he rejoins a red-hot passing attack. Of course, the Chiefs defense has come alive since their last meeting with Los Angeles and that makes for an excellent matchup.

The Chiefs defense has only allowed nine points in each of their last three games, but defensive lineman Chris Jones led this dominant stretch and he's not playing -- a major advantage for the Chargers. On the flip side, the Chargers will be without their stud rookie left tackle Rashawn Slater. On the flip side, the Chiefs have jumpstarted their run game in recent weeks and the Chargers struggle in this area. This could be a big game for Clyde Edwards-Helaire in this matchup. 

Without further ado, here's a look at who our experts are picking on this DFS Thursday Night Football slate:

Dave Richard

CAPTAIN/MVP: Justin Herbert, QB, LAC
FLEX Mike Williams, WR, LAC
FLEX Keenan Allen, WR, LAC
FLEX Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, KC
FLEX Jalen Guyton, WR, LAC
FLEX Chargers D/ST

Jamey Eisenberg

CAPTAIN/MVP: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, KC
FLEX Justin Herbert, QB, LAC
FLEX Travis Kelce, TE, KC
FLEX Patrick Mahomes, QB, KC
FLEX Jalen Guyton, WR, LAC
FLEX Darrell Williams, RB, KC

Heath Cummings

CAPTAIN/MVP: Austin Ekeler, RB, LAC
FLEX Justin Herbert, QB, LAC
FLEX Keenan Allen, WR, LAC
FLEX Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, LAC
FLEX Byron Pringle, WR, KC

Frank Stampfl

CAPTAIN/MVP: Justin Herbert, QB, LAC
FLEX: Keenan Allen, WR, LAC
FLEX Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, KC
FLEX Patrick Mahomes, QB, KC
FLEX Justin Jackson, RB, LAC
FLEX Darrell Williams, RB, KC

Chris Towers

CAPTAIN/MVP: Justin Herbert, QB, LAC
FLEX Mike Williams, WR, LAC
FLEX Keenan Allen, WR, LAC
FLEX Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, KC
FLEX Byron Pringle, WR, KC