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Game By Game Snapshot for Week 16

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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@ Thursday, Dec 21 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

WILLIAMS, KYREN
NACUA, PUKA



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WILLIAMS, KYREN



DESPERATION PLAYS

MILLER, KENDRE
STAFFORD, MATTHEW
JOHNSON, JUWAN
KUPP, COOPER




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@ Saturday, Dec 23 2023, 8:00 PM PM




MUST STARTS

BUFFALO BILLS
ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BASS, TYLER
COOK, JAMES



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCCONKEY, LADD
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
SHAKIR, KHALIL
DICKER, CAMERON
KINCAID, DALTON



DESPERATION PLAYS

HERBERT, JUSTIN
EDWARDS, GUS




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@ Saturday, Dec 23 2023, 4:30 PM




MUST STARTS

CHASE, JA'MARR
BROWN, CHASE
BURROW, JOE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

CINCINNATI BENGALS
HIGGINS, TEE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BROWN, CHASE
BOSWELL, CHRIS
FREIERMUTH, PAT



DESPERATION PLAYS

HARRIS, NAJEE
WARREN, JAYLEN




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ACHANE, DE'VON
AUBREY, BRANDON
LAMB, CEEDEE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DOWDLE, RICO
SMITH, JONNU
HILL, TYREEK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ACHANE, DE'VON
FERGUSON, JAKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

DOWDLE, RICO
SANDERS, JASON
TAGOVAILOA, TUA




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 8:15 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SUTTON, COURTLAND



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

DENVER BRONCOS
HENRY, HUNTER
STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE



DESPERATION PLAYS

LUTZ, WIL
MAYE, DRAKE
WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
NIX, BO




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ADAMS, DAVANTE
DANIELS, JAYDEN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HALL, BREECE
WILSON, GARRETT
MCLAURIN, TERRY



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ROBINSON JR., BRIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

RODGERS, AARON
NEW YORK JETS




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

COLLINS, NICO
MIXON, JOE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

FORD, JEROME
JEUDY, JERRY



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI



DESPERATION PLAYS

SCHULTZ, DALTON
STROUD, C.J.




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ROBINSON, BIJAN
ATLANTA FALCONS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

TAYLOR, JONATHAN
LONDON, DRAKE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KOO, YOUNGHOE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS



DESPERATION PLAYS

RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
PITTS, KYLE
GAY, MATT




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:05 PM




MUST STARTS

EVANS, MIKE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MAYFIELD, BAKER
IRVING, BUCKY
THOMAS JR., BRIAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE
WHITE, RACHAAD



DESPERATION PLAYS

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS
BIGSBY, TANK
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
OTTON, CADE




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

CHARBONNET, ZACH
POLLARD, TONY



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

RIDLEY, CALVIN
METCALF, DK
SMITH-NJIGBA, JAXON



DESPERATION PLAYS

SPEARS, TYJAE
MYERS, JASON




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

CONNER, JAMES
MCBRIDE, TREY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MURRAY, KYLER
MOORE, DJ
ARIZONA CARDINALS



DESPERATION PLAYS

ALLEN, KEENAN
SWIFT, D'ANDRE
WILLIAMS, CALEB
HARRISON JR., MARVIN




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
LAPORTA, SAM
GIBBS, JAHMYR
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
BATES, JAKE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DETROIT LIONS
JONES SR., AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

DARNOLD, SAM
REICHARD, WILL
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
HOCKENSON, T.J.
ADDISON, JORDAN
GOFF, JARED



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, JAMESON




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JACOBS, JOSH
GREEN BAY PACKERS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HUBBARD, CHUBA



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LOVE, JORDAN
KRAFT, TUCKER
MCMANUS, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

WATSON, CHRISTIAN
REED, JAYDEN




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

JACKSON, LAMAR
KITTLE, GEORGE
HENRY, DERRICK
GUERENDO, ISAAC
GUERENDO, ISAAC



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ANDREWS, MARK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FLOWERS, ZAY
SAMUEL SR., DEEBO
PURDY, BROCK



DESPERATION PLAYS

JENNINGS, JAUAN
TAYLOR JR., PATRICK
TUCKER, JUSTIN
MOODY, JAKE
BALTIMORE RAVENS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

BOWERS, BROCK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
KELCE, TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PACHECO, ISIAH
MEYERS, JAKOBI



DESPERATION PLAYS

BUTKER, HARRISON




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 4:30 PM




MUST STARTS

BROWN, A.J.
HURTS, JALEN
BARKLEY, SAQUON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

NABERS, MALIK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SMITH, DEVONTA
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
ELLIOTT, JAKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

TRACY JR., TYRONE