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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MONTGOMERY, DAVID
PACHECO, ISIAH



DESPERATION PLAYS

LAPORTA, SAM
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GOFF, JARED




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

WADDLE, JAYLEN
HERBERT, JUSTIN
HILL, TYREEK



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

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



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

AKERS, CAM



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

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



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
SAMUEL SR., DEEBO
FIELDS, JUSTIN
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

LAWRENCE, TREVOR
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
ENGRAM, EVAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
PATTERSON, RILEY
GAY, MATT
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
HOPKINS, DEANDRE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
JOHNSON, JUWAN
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

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
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

ROBINSON JR., BRIAN
DOTSON, JAHAN
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
MOORE, DJ
WATSON, CHRISTIAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KMET, COLE
JOSEPH, GREG



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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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

EVANS, MIKE
WHITE, RACHAAD
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

KOO, YOUNGHOE
PITTS, KYLE
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

METCALF, DK
MYERS, JASON
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

WILSON, GARRETT
ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BASS, TYLER
BUFFALO BILLS
WILLIAMS, MIKE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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