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Game By Game Snapshot for Week 18

Our Game-By-Game Snapshot provides a quick glimpse at each game this week. The goal is to provide you with a fantasy capsule at a game level that ranks all fantasy-relevant players. The players are ranked as:

• Must Start - Player is match-up proof or has a great match-up this week.
  
  
• Start 'Em If You Got 'Em - Player should be started in most leagues and formats this week.
  
  
• Start 'Em If You Have To - Not a great match-up this week, but you probably have no choice but to start the player.
  
  
• Desperation Plays - Player should only be started if you have no other option.
  



The Games





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@ Saturday, Jan 06 2024, 4:20 PM




MUST STARTS

HENRY, DERRICK
JACKSON, LAMAR
BALTIMORE RAVENS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ANDREWS, MARK
FLOWERS, ZAY
BOSWELL, CHRIS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FREIERMUTH, PAT
WARREN, JAYLEN
SMITH, JONNU



DESPERATION PLAYS

LIKELY, ISAIAH
GAINWELL, KENNETH
THIELEN, ADAM
RODGERS, AARON
PITTSBURGH STEELERS




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@ Saturday, Jan 06 2024, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

TAYLOR, JONATHAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

COLLINS, NICO



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS



DESPERATION PLAYS

STROUD, C.J.
HOUSTON TEXANS
PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL
ABDULLAH, AMEER




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

ACHANE, DE'VON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MIAMI DOLPHINS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

DAVIS, RAY
BUFFALO BILLS




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

HALL, BREECE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HENRY, HUNTER



DESPERATION PLAYS

STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
MAYE, DRAKE




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

HIGGINS, TEE
BURROW, JOE
CHASE, JA'MARR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BROWN, CHASE
NJOKU, DAVID



DESPERATION PLAYS

GESICKI, MIKE




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

THOMAS JR., BRIAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS
MEYERS, JAKOBI
OKONKWO, CHIG



DESPERATION PLAYS

TENNESSEE TITANS




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 4:15 PM




MUST STARTS

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HERBERT, JUSTIN
MCCONKEY, LADD



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

DICKER, CAMERON



DESPERATION PLAYS

BUTKER, HARRISON
ALLEN, KEENAN




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 4:15 PM




MUST STARTS

PICKENS, GEORGE
MCLAURIN, TERRY
DANIELS, JAYDEN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SAMUEL, DEEBO



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FERGUSON, JAKE
AUBREY, BRANDON
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
SAMUEL, DEEBO
MOODY, JAKE




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 4:15 PM




MUST STARTS

BOWERS, BROCK
BARKLEY, SAQUON
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SUTTON, COURTLAND
NIX, BO
DENVER BRONCOS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LUTZ, WIL
WILSON, RUSSELL
TRACY JR., TYRONE



DESPERATION PLAYS

MCLAUGHLIN, JALEEL
SMITH, GENO
ELLIOTT, JAKE
BROWN, A.J.
BIGSBY, TANK




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JACOBS, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SWIFT, D'ANDRE
MOORE, DJ
GREEN BAY PACKERS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LOVE, JORDAN
REED, JAYDEN
MCMANUS, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, CALEB




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
GOFF, JARED
GIBBS, JAHMYR
BATES, JAKE
JONES SR., AARON
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WILLIAMS, JAMESON
HOCKENSON, T.J.
ADDISON, JORDAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MONTGOMERY, DAVID
REICHARD, WILL



DESPERATION PLAYS

DETROIT LIONS




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ROBINSON, BIJAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

LONDON, DRAKE
ATLANTA FALCONS
KAMARA, ALVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PITTS SR., KYLE



DESPERATION PLAYS

JOHNSON, JUWAN




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

EVANS, MIKE
MAYFIELD, BAKER
MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE
IRVING, BUCKY
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DOWDLE, RICO
WHITE, RACHAAD



DESPERATION PLAYS

DOWDLE, RICO
YOUNG, BRYCE




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 4:15 PM




MUST STARTS

MCBRIDE, TREY
WALKER III, KENNETH
DARNOLD, SAM
CHARBONNET, ZACH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SMITH-NJIGBA, JAXON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HARRISON JR., MARVIN
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS



DESPERATION PLAYS

MYERS, JASON




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@ Sunday, Jan 07 2024, 4:15 PM




MUST STARTS

KITTLE, GEORGE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ADAMS, DAVANTE
ROBINSON JR., BRIAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

CORUM, BLAKE
GUERENDO, ISAAC



DESPERATION PLAYS

ROBINSON JR., BRIAN