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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

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



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
MOSTERT, RAHEEM
TAGOVAILOA, TUA
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS



DESPERATION PLAYS

EDWARDS, GUS
HERBERT, JUSTIN
DICKER, CAMERON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SMITH, DEVONTA
STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
GOEDERT, DALLAS



DESPERATION PLAYS

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
HENRY, HUNTER




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI
MIXON, JOE
COLLINS, NICO



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

DIGGS, STEFON
TUCKER, JUSTIN



DESPERATION PLAYS

FLOWERS, ZAY
SCHULTZ, DALTON
DELL, TANK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

CHASE, JA'MARR
CINCINNATI BENGALS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

NJOKU, DAVID
MCPHERSON, EVAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

CLEVELAND BROWNS
BURROW, JOE



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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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

KITTLE, GEORGE
SAMUEL SR., DEEBO



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

SAMUEL SR., DEEBO
PURDY, BROCK
BOSWELL, CHRIS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
TAYLOR, JONATHAN
ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ENGRAM, EVAN
PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

GAY, MATT
LAWRENCE, TREVOR
KIRK, CHRISTIAN




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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
GRUPE, BLAKE
HILL, TAYSOM
SPEARS, TYJAE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WHITE, ZAMIR
BOWERS, BROCK



DESPERATION PLAYS

CARLSON, DANIEL
WILLIAMS, JAVONTE




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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

FERGUSON, JAKE
NABERS, MALIK
AUBREY, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

SINGLETARY, DEVIN
PRESCOTT, DAK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MURRAY, KYLER
MCBRIDE, TREY
CONNER, JAMES
HARRISON JR., MARVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

DANIELS, JAYDEN
MCLAURIN, TERRY



DESPERATION PLAYS

ROBINSON JR., BRIAN
EKELER, AUSTIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JACOBS, JOSH
CHICAGO BEARS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, CALEB
ALLEN, KEENAN
KMET, COLE
REED, JAYDEN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

EVANS, MIKE
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
WHITE, RACHAAD



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES SR., AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

MAYFIELD, BAKER
MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE
OTTON, CADE




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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

ATLANTA FALCONS
COUSINS, KIRK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

NACUA, PUKA
WILLIAMS, KYREN
WALKER III, KENNETH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

METCALF, DK
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
KUPP, COOPER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WILLIAMS, KYREN



DESPERATION PLAYS

SMITH, GENO
STAFFORD, MATTHEW
MYERS, JASON




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BASS, TYLER
COOPER, AMARI
NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

BUFFALO BILLS