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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MONTGOMERY, DAVID
PACHECO, ISIAH



DESPERATION PLAYS

GOFF, JARED
LAPORTA, SAM
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

HILL, TYREEK
HERBERT, JUSTIN
WADDLE, JAYLEN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SANDERS, JASON
TAGOVAILOA, TUA



DESPERATION PLAYS

MOSTERT, RAHEEM
DICKER, CAMERON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



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

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



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

CHASE, JA'MARR
CHUBB, NICK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



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

KITTLE, GEORGE
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

AIYUK, BRANDON
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
FREIERMUTH, PAT



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILSON, RUSSELL
PRUITT, MYCOLE
PICKENS, GEORGE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

LAWRENCE, TREVOR
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
ENGRAM, EVAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

POLLARD, TONY
OLAVE, CHRIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

RIDLEY, CALVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



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

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

DALLAS COWBOYS
WALLER, DARREN
LAMB, CEEDEE



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

EKELER, AUSTIN
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



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

WATSON, CHRISTIAN
MOORE, DJ
ALLEN, KEENAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KMET, COLE
JOSEPH, GREG



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
HOCKENSON, T.J.



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES, AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

GODWIN, CHRIS
WHITE, RACHAAD
EVANS, MIKE



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

PITTS, KYLE
SANDERS, MILES
KOO, YOUNGHOE



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

LOCKETT, TYLER
MYERS, JASON
METCALF, DK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
SMITH, GENO
HIGBEE, TYLER




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

ALLEN, JOSH
WILSON, GARRETT



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BUFFALO BILLS
WILLIAMS, MIKE
BASS, TYLER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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