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Game By Game Snapshot for Week 17

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, Dec 28 2023, 8:15 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

FANNIN JR., HAROLD



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HALL, BREECE




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@ Saturday, Dec 30 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

PRESCOTT, DAK
LAMB, CEEDEE
AUBREY, BRANDON
PICKENS, GEORGE
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
GIBBS, JAHMYR
DETROIT LIONS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
WILLIAMS, JAMESON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FERGUSON, JAKE
DALLAS COWBOYS
GOFF, JARED
BATES, JAKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

MONTGOMERY, DAVID




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ALLEN, JOSH
COOK III, JAMES
MAYE, DRAKE
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HENRY, HUNTER
BORREGALES, ANDY
DIGGS, STEFON




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ACHANE, DE'VON
HENRY, DERRICK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

FLOWERS, ZAY



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WADDLE, JAYLEN



DESPERATION PLAYS

WALLER, DARREN
ANDREWS, MARK
JACKSON, LAMAR
LOOP, TYLER




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 4:15 PM




MUST STARTS

BURROW, JOE
CHASE, JA'MARR
BROWN, CHASE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HIGGINS, TEE
MCPHERSON, EVAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

KELCE, TRAVIS
PACHECO, ISIAH




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 4:15 PM




MUST STARTS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
SMITH-NJIGBA, JAXON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WARREN, JAYLEN
WALKER III, KENNETH
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

GAINWELL, KENNETH
MYERS, JASON



DESPERATION PLAYS

BOSWELL, CHRIS
DARNOLD, SAM
CHARBONNET, ZACH




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

COLLINS, NICO



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SCHULTZ, DALTON
HOUSTON TEXANS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI
POLLARD, TONY



DESPERATION PLAYS

STROUD, C.J.
SPEARS, TYJAE
TENNESSEE TITANS




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

TAYLOR, JONATHAN
BOWERS, BROCK
JEANTY, ASHTON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WARREN, TYLER



DESPERATION PLAYS

PIERCE, ALEC
SMITH, GENO




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

LAWRENCE, TREVOR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS
STRANGE, BRENTON
LITTLE, CAM
MCMILLAN, TETAIROA



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MEYERS, JAKOBI
THOMAS JR., BRIAN
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS



DESPERATION PLAYS

DOWDLE, RICO




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 4:15 PM




MUST STARTS

DENVER BRONCOS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SUTTON, COURTLAND
HARVEY, RJ
HAMPTON, OMARION



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NIX, BO
DICKER, CAMERON
MCCONKEY, LADD



DESPERATION PLAYS

HARVEY, RJ
HERBERT, JUSTIN
GADSDEN, ORONDE
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 4:15 PM




MUST STARTS

STAFFORD, MATTHEW
NACUA, PUKA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WILLIAMS, KYREN
MEVIS, HARRISON
LOS ANGELES RAMS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TRACY JR., TYRONE
NEW YORK GIANTS



DESPERATION PLAYS

DART, JAXSON
WILLIAMS, KYREN
CORUM, BLAKE




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

BARKLEY, SAQUON
HURTS, JALEN
BROWN, A.J.
MCBRIDE, TREY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GOEDERT, DALLAS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SMITH, DEVONTA
BRISSETT, JACOBY
WILSON, MICHAEL
CARTER, MICHAEL
HARRISON JR., MARVIN




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

KITTLE, GEORGE
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN
PIÑEIRO, EDDY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MCLAURIN, TERRY
JENNINGS, JAUAN
PURDY, BROCK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SAMUEL, DEEBO



DESPERATION PLAYS

RODRIGUEZ JR., CHRIS
SAINRISTIL, MIKE




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

PITTS SR., KYLE
ROBINSON, BIJAN
LONDON, DRAKE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SWIFT, D'ANDRE
WILLIAMS, CALEB
LOVELAND, COLSTON
MOORE, DJ



DESPERATION PLAYS

SANTOS, CAIRO
MONANGAI, KYLE
COUSINS, KIRK
GONZALEZ, ZANE




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 8:15 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JACOBS, JOSH
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN



DESPERATION PLAYS

MCMANUS, BRANDON
GREEN BAY PACKERS
JONES SR., AARON
REICHARD, WILL
MINNESOTA VIKINGS




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@ Sunday, Dec 31 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

OLAVE, CHRIS
EVANS, MIKE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JOHNSON, JUWAN
IRVING, BUCKY
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SMYTH, CHARLIE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
MAYFIELD, BAKER
MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE



DESPERATION PLAYS

SHOUGH, TYLER