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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

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GOFF, JARED
LAPORTA, SAM




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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

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

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



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

CHUBB, NICK
CHASE, JA'MARR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

AIYUK, BRANDON
FREIERMUTH, PAT
PITTSBURGH STEELERS



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILSON, RUSSELL
PRUITT, MYCOLE
PICKENS, GEORGE




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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
DAVIS, GABE
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
PATTERSON, RILEY
GAY, MATT




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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
JOHNSON, JUWAN
HOPKINS, DEANDRE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS



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

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




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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

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
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

WATSON, CHRISTIAN
ALLEN, KEENAN
MOORE, DJ



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KMET, COLE
JOSEPH, GREG



DESPERATION PLAYS

HERBERT, KHALIL
SWIFT, D'ANDRE
EVERETT, GERALD
GREEN BAY PACKERS
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
SANDERS, MILES
KOO, YOUNGHOE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

COUSINS, KIRK
LONDON, DRAKE



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

BUFFALO BILLS
WILLIAMS, MIKE
BASS, TYLER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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