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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

ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
BUTKER, HARRISON
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

WADDLE, JAYLEN
HILL, TYREEK
HERBERT, JUSTIN



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

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



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WATSON, DESHAUN
MCPHERSON, EVAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

CINCINNATI BENGALS
HOPKINS, DUSTIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN
KITTLE, GEORGE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FREIERMUTH, PAT
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
AIYUK, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

PICKENS, GEORGE
PRUITT, MYCOLE
WILSON, RUSSELL




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ENGRAM, EVAN
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
LAWRENCE, TREVOR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL
GAY, MATT
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
DAVIS, GABE
PATTERSON, RILEY




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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

JOHNSON, JUWAN
OKONKWO, CHIGOZIEM
WILLIAMS, JAMAAL
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

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

LAMB, CEEDEE
WALLER, DARREN
DALLAS COWBOYS



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

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



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

JOSEPH, GREG
KMET, COLE



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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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

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
MYERS, JASON
METCALF, DK



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
RODGERS, AARON
ZUERLEIN, GREG