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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PACHECO, ISIAH
MONTGOMERY, DAVID



DESPERATION PLAYS

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAPORTA, SAM
GOFF, JARED




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

HERBERT, JUSTIN
HILL, TYREEK
WADDLE, JAYLEN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DOBBINS, J.K.



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GOEDERT, DALLAS
STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE



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

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



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
HIGGINS, TEE
COOPER, AMARI



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WATSON, DESHAUN
MCPHERSON, EVAN



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

AIYUK, BRANDON
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
FREIERMUTH, PAT



DESPERATION PLAYS

PICKENS, GEORGE
PRUITT, MYCOLE
WILSON, RUSSELL




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ENGRAM, EVAN
LAWRENCE, TREVOR
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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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
JOHNSON, JUWAN
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
OKONKWO, CHIGOZIEM
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

MATTISON, ALEXANDER
DENVER BRONCOS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

CARLSON, DANIEL



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

DALLAS COWBOYS
LAMB, CEEDEE
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

DOTSON, JAHAN
ROBINSON JR., BRIAN
MCMANUS, BRANDON
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

WATSON, CHRISTIAN
MOORE, DJ
ALLEN, KEENAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KMET, COLE
JOSEPH, GREG



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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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

WHITE, RACHAAD
GODWIN, CHRIS
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

MYERS, JASON
METCALF, DK
LOCKETT, TYLER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HIGBEE, TYLER
SMITH, GENO
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

ALLEN, JOSH
WILSON, GARRETT



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WILLIAMS, MIKE
BUFFALO BILLS
BASS, TYLER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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