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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

GIBBS, JAHMYR
KELCE, TRAVIS
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
LAPORTA, SAM



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

PACHECO, ISIAH
MONTGOMERY, DAVID
BUTKER, HARRISON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MAHOMES, PATRICK
GOFF, JARED



DESPERATION PLAYS

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

HILL, TYREEK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ACHANE, DE'VON
WADDLE, JAYLEN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SANDERS, JASON
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
TAGOVAILOA, TUA
HARRIS, NAJEE



DESPERATION PLAYS

HERBERT, JUSTIN
DICKER, CAMERON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SMITH, DEVONTA
STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
DIGGS, STEFON
GOEDERT, DALLAS



DESPERATION PLAYS

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
HENRY, HUNTER




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

JACKSON, LAMAR
STROUD, C.J.
ANDREWS, MARK
HENRY, DERRICK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI
COLLINS, NICO
MIXON, JOE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TUCKER, JUSTIN
KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

SCHULTZ, DALTON
DELL, TANK
FLOWERS, ZAY




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

CINCINNATI BENGALS
CHASE, JA'MARR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

NJOKU, DAVID
MCPHERSON, EVAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

CLEVELAND BROWNS
BURROW, JOE



DESPERATION PLAYS

BROWN, CHASE
MOSS, ZACK
HIGGINS, TEE
FORD, JEROME




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

METCALF, DK
KITTLE, GEORGE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MOODY, JAKE
PICKENS, GEORGE
AIYUK, BRANDON
FREIERMUTH, PAT



DESPERATION PLAYS

BOSWELL, CHRIS
PURDY, BROCK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS
TAYLOR, JONATHAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LAWRENCE, TREVOR
GAY, MATT




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KAMARA, ALVIN
OLAVE, CHRIS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

RIDLEY, CALVIN



DESPERATION PLAYS

POLLARD, TONY
HILL, TAYSOM
SPEARS, TYJAE
GRUPE, BLAKE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ENGRAM, EVAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BOWERS, BROCK
MOSTERT, RAHEEM
WHITE, ZAMIR



DESPERATION PLAYS

CARLSON, DANIEL
SMITH, GENO




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

LAMB, CEEDEE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DALLAS COWBOYS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NABERS, MALIK
AUBREY, BRANDON
FERGUSON, JAKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

SINGLETARY, DEVIN
WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
PRESCOTT, DAK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

CONNER, JAMES
SAMUEL SR., DEEBO
MCBRIDE, TREY
MURRAY, KYLER
HARRISON JR., MARVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCLAURIN, TERRY
DANIELS, JAYDEN



DESPERATION PLAYS

ROBINSON JR., BRIAN
EKELER, AUSTIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

CHICAGO BEARS
JACOBS, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MOORE, DJ
WATSON, CHRISTIAN
SANTOS, CAIRO
LOVE, JORDAN
SWIFT, D'ANDRE



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, CALEB
KMET, COLE
REED, JAYDEN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

WHITE, RACHAAD
EVANS, MIKE
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES SR., AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MINNESOTA VIKINGS
GODWIN, CHRIS
HOCKENSON, T.J.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS



DESPERATION PLAYS

MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE
OTTON, CADE
MAYFIELD, BAKER




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ROBINSON, BIJAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

LONDON, DRAKE
PITTS, KYLE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KOO, YOUNGHOE



DESPERATION PLAYS

COUSINS, KIRK
ATLANTA FALCONS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

WILLIAMS, KYREN
ADAMS, DAVANTE
WALKER III, KENNETH
NACUA, PUKA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
KUPP, COOPER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WILLIAMS, KYREN



DESPERATION PLAYS

STAFFORD, MATTHEW
MYERS, JASON




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

KINCAID, DALTON
COOK, JAMES
HALL, BREECE
ALLEN, JOSH
WILSON, GARRETT



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

NEW YORK JETS
BASS, TYLER



DESPERATION PLAYS

BUFFALO BILLS