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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

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PACHECO, ISIAH
MONTGOMERY, DAVID



DESPERATION PLAYS

LAPORTA, SAM
GOFF, JARED
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 GOT 'EM

DOBBINS, J.K.



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TAGOVAILOA, TUA
SANDERS, JASON



DESPERATION PLAYS

MOSTERT, RAHEEM
DICKER, CAMERON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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

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



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCPHERSON, EVAN
WATSON, DESHAUN



DESPERATION PLAYS

HOPKINS, DUSTIN
CINCINNATI BENGALS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

KITTLE, GEORGE
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FREIERMUTH, PAT
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
AIYUK, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

PRUITT, MYCOLE
PICKENS, GEORGE
WILSON, RUSSELL




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
ENGRAM, EVAN
LAWRENCE, TREVOR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

GAY, MATT
DAVIS, GABE
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
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
HOPKINS, DEANDRE
WILLIAMS, JAMAAL
JOHNSON, JUWAN
OKONKWO, CHIGOZIEM



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

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




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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

GANO, GRAHAM
PRESCOTT, DAK



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

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



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

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




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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
EVANS, MIKE
WHITE, RACHAAD



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
KOO, YOUNGHOE
SANDERS, MILES



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

SMITH, GENO
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
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
COOK, JAMES
ZUERLEIN, GREG
RODGERS, AARON