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



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

HILL, TYREEK
HERBERT, JUSTIN
WADDLE, JAYLEN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SANDERS, JASON
TAGOVAILOA, TUA



DESPERATION PLAYS

DICKER, CAMERON
MOSTERT, RAHEEM




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



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
NJOKU, DAVID
BURROW, JOE



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FREIERMUTH, PAT
AIYUK, BRANDON
PITTSBURGH STEELERS



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
PATTERSON, RILEY
PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
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

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



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
WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
PERINE, SAMAJE
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

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

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

ALLEN, KEENAN
WATSON, CHRISTIAN
MOORE, DJ



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KMET, COLE
JOSEPH, GREG



DESPERATION PLAYS

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

WHITE, RACHAAD
EVANS, MIKE
GODWIN, CHRIS



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

LOCKETT, TYLER
METCALF, DK
MYERS, JASON



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

BASS, TYLER
WILLIAMS, MIKE
BUFFALO BILLS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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