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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

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BUTKER, HARRISON
PACHECO, ISIAH
MONTGOMERY, DAVID



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

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

DICKER, CAMERON
HERBERT, JUSTIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

HENRY, HUNTER
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

COLLINS, NICO
MIXON, JOE
FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN
TUCKER, JUSTIN



DESPERATION PLAYS

DELL, TANK
FLOWERS, ZAY
SCHULTZ, DALTON




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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
HIGGINS, TEE
MOSS, ZACK
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

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

PURDY, BROCK
BOSWELL, CHRIS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

TAYLOR, JONATHAN
ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

GAY, MATT
LAWRENCE, TREVOR




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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

SPEARS, TYJAE
POLLARD, TONY
HILL, TAYSOM
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

MOSTERT, RAHEEM
BOWERS, BROCK
WHITE, ZAMIR



DESPERATION PLAYS

SMITH, GENO
CARLSON, DANIEL




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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

AUBREY, BRANDON
NABERS, MALIK
FERGUSON, JAKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
SINGLETARY, DEVIN
PRESCOTT, DAK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCLAURIN, TERRY
DANIELS, JAYDEN



DESPERATION PLAYS

EKELER, AUSTIN
ROBINSON JR., BRIAN




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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

SANTOS, CAIRO
LOVE, JORDAN
MOORE, DJ
WATSON, CHRISTIAN
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
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
EVANS, MIKE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES SR., AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



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

ATLANTA FALCONS
COUSINS, KIRK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KUPP, COOPER
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BASS, TYLER
NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

BUFFALO BILLS