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Game By Game Snapshot for Week 1

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, Sep 07 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

BUTKER, HARRISON
MAHOMES, PATRICK
KELCE, TRAVIS
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PACHECO, ISIAH
MONTGOMERY, DAVID



DESPERATION PLAYS

GOFF, JARED
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAPORTA, SAM




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

HILL, TYREEK
WADDLE, JAYLEN
HERBERT, JUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TAGOVAILOA, TUA
SANDERS, JASON



DESPERATION PLAYS

DICKER, CAMERON
MOSTERT, RAHEEM




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
SMITH, DEVONTA
HURTS, JALEN
BROWN, A.J.
BARKLEY, SAQUON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
GOEDERT, DALLAS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ELLIOTT, JAKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

GIBSON, ANTONIO




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

JACKSON, LAMAR
MIXON, JOE
TUCKER, JUSTIN
HENRY, DERRICK
BALTIMORE RAVENS
DIGGS, STEFON
ANDREWS, MARK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PIERCE, DAMEON



DESPERATION PLAYS

SCHULTZ, DALTON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

CHUBB, NICK
CHASE, JA'MARR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HIGGINS, TEE
NJOKU, DAVID
BURROW, JOE
COOPER, AMARI



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCPHERSON, EVAN
WATSON, DESHAUN



DESPERATION PLAYS

CINCINNATI BENGALS
HOPKINS, DUSTIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN
KITTLE, GEORGE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
SAMUEL SR., DEEBO
HARRIS, NAJEE
FIELDS, JUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
FREIERMUTH, PAT
AIYUK, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

PRUITT, MYCOLE
PICKENS, GEORGE
WILSON, RUSSELL




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
ENGRAM, EVAN
LAWRENCE, TREVOR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

PATTERSON, RILEY
PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
DAVIS, GABE
GAY, MATT




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

OLAVE, CHRIS
POLLARD, TONY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

RIDLEY, CALVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HOPKINS, DEANDRE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
OKONKWO, CHIGOZIEM
JOHNSON, JUWAN
WILLIAMS, JAMAAL



DESPERATION PLAYS

CARR, DEREK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ADAMS, DAVANTE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DENVER BRONCOS
MATTISON, ALEXANDER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

CARLSON, DANIEL



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
PERINE, SAMAJE
SUTTON, COURTLAND
DULCICH, GREG




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

LAMB, CEEDEE
DALLAS COWBOYS
WALLER, DARREN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PRESCOTT, DAK
GANO, GRAHAM



DESPERATION PLAYS

JONES, DANIEL




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
EKELER, AUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCMANUS, BRANDON
ROBINSON JR., BRIAN
DOTSON, JAHAN
CONNER, JAMES



DESPERATION PLAYS

MCLAURIN, TERRY




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

JACOBS, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MOORE, DJ
WATSON, CHRISTIAN
ALLEN, KEENAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KMET, COLE
JOSEPH, GREG



DESPERATION PLAYS

GREEN BAY PACKERS
SWIFT, D'ANDRE
DILLON, AJ
EVERETT, GERALD
HERBERT, KHALIL




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

HOCKENSON, T.J.
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES, AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

EVANS, MIKE
GODWIN, CHRIS
WHITE, RACHAAD



DESPERATION PLAYS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ROBINSON, BIJAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KOO, YOUNGHOE
PITTS, KYLE
SANDERS, MILES



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LONDON, DRAKE
COUSINS, KIRK



DESPERATION PLAYS

JOHNSON, DIONTAE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

WALKER III, KENNETH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MYERS, JASON
METCALF, DK
LOCKETT, TYLER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
HIGBEE, TYLER
SMITH, GENO




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

WILSON, GARRETT
ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WILLIAMS, MIKE
BUFFALO BILLS
BASS, TYLER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

COOK, JAMES
RODGERS, AARON
ZUERLEIN, GREG
HALL, BREECE