Players to use in FanDuel MVP contests and DraftKings Captain’s Showdown in Super Bowl between the 49ers and Chiefs:

Patrick Mahomes QB, Chiefs (FanDuel $16,000/DraftKings $12,600)

There are short slates and Super-short slates. One-game contests leave you little room to fade quarterbacks, particularly one of the best in the game. Mahomes averages 24.5 fantasy points a game. He had just one bad game this season when he scored fewer than 10 (when he was injured versus the Broncos) and just two others when he scored fewer than 15.

Jimmy Garoppolo QB, 49ers (FD $14,000/DK $8,000)

On the flip side, Jimmy G hasn’t topped 15 fantasy points in his past five games and has averaged just 5.61 in two playoff games. But he is capable of outbursts — three games of 30-plus. The Niners aren’t likely to contain the Chiefs’ offense as easily as they did those of the Vikings and Packers, meaning they likely will have to pass more often.

George Kittle TE, 49ers (FD $11,500/DK $8,400)

Kansas City gave up the fourth-most points to tight ends during the regular season. The Chiefs’ Travis Kelce, on the other hand, is facing the sixth-stingiest defenses versus tight ends.

Emmanuel Sanders WR, 49ers (FD $7,500/DK $5,200)

We’ve been on the Sanders train for a while, waiting for a breakout game. Five games in a row, he has been a bust. But when he hits, he often hits big — with three games of 25-plus, including a 37.1-point explosion versus the Saints. In the biggest game, don’t be surprised if the veteran gets more work than he has recently, when he has been overshadowed by rookie Deebo Samuel.