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Game By Game Snapshot for Week 16

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 21 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

NACUA, PUKA
WILLIAMS, KYREN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WILLIAMS, KYREN



DESPERATION PLAYS

STAFFORD, MATTHEW
MILLER, KENDRE
JOHNSON, JUWAN
KUPP, COOPER




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@ Saturday, Dec 23 2023, 8:00 PM PM




MUST STARTS

BUFFALO BILLS
ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

COOK, JAMES
BASS, TYLER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KINCAID, DALTON
DICKER, CAMERON
SHAKIR, KHALIL
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
MCCONKEY, LADD



DESPERATION PLAYS

HERBERT, JUSTIN
EDWARDS, GUS




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@ Saturday, Dec 23 2023, 4:30 PM




MUST STARTS

BROWN, CHASE
BURROW, JOE
CHASE, JA'MARR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HIGGINS, TEE
CINCINNATI BENGALS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FREIERMUTH, PAT
BROWN, CHASE
BOSWELL, CHRIS



DESPERATION PLAYS

HARRIS, NAJEE
WARREN, JAYLEN




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

LAMB, CEEDEE
ACHANE, DE'VON
AUBREY, BRANDON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HILL, TYREEK
DOWDLE, RICO
SMITH, JONNU



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ACHANE, DE'VON
FERGUSON, JAKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

TAGOVAILOA, TUA
DOWDLE, RICO
SANDERS, JASON




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 8:15 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SUTTON, COURTLAND



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HENRY, HUNTER
DENVER BRONCOS
STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE



DESPERATION PLAYS

MAYE, DRAKE
WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
NIX, BO
LUTZ, WIL




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ADAMS, DAVANTE
DANIELS, JAYDEN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HALL, BREECE
MCLAURIN, TERRY
WILSON, GARRETT



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ROBINSON JR., BRIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

NEW YORK JETS
RODGERS, AARON




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

MIXON, JOE
COLLINS, NICO



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

FORD, JEROME
JEUDY, JERRY



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI



DESPERATION PLAYS

STROUD, C.J.
SCHULTZ, DALTON




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ATLANTA FALCONS
ROBINSON, BIJAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

LONDON, DRAKE
TAYLOR, JONATHAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KOO, YOUNGHOE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS



DESPERATION PLAYS

RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
GAY, MATT
PITTS, KYLE




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:05 PM




MUST STARTS

EVANS, MIKE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

THOMAS JR., BRIAN
MAYFIELD, BAKER
IRVING, BUCKY



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE
WHITE, RACHAAD



DESPERATION PLAYS

BIGSBY, TANK
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
OTTON, CADE
ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

POLLARD, TONY
CHARBONNET, ZACH



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

RIDLEY, CALVIN
METCALF, DK
SMITH-NJIGBA, JAXON



DESPERATION PLAYS

MYERS, JASON
SPEARS, TYJAE




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

CONNER, JAMES
MCBRIDE, TREY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MOORE, DJ
MURRAY, KYLER
ARIZONA CARDINALS



DESPERATION PLAYS

HARRISON JR., MARVIN
WILLIAMS, CALEB
ALLEN, KEENAN
SWIFT, D'ANDRE




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

LAPORTA, SAM
GIBBS, JAHMYR
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
BATES, JAKE
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DETROIT LIONS
JONES SR., AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ADDISON, JORDAN
GOFF, JARED
HOCKENSON, T.J.
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
REICHARD, WILL
DARNOLD, SAM



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, JAMESON




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JACOBS, JOSH
GREEN BAY PACKERS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HUBBARD, CHUBA



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCMANUS, BRANDON
LOVE, JORDAN
KRAFT, TUCKER



DESPERATION PLAYS

WATSON, CHRISTIAN
REED, JAYDEN




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

GUERENDO, ISAAC
KITTLE, GEORGE
GUERENDO, ISAAC
HENRY, DERRICK
JACKSON, LAMAR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ANDREWS, MARK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FLOWERS, ZAY
SAMUEL SR., DEEBO
PURDY, BROCK



DESPERATION PLAYS

MOODY, JAKE
TAYLOR JR., PATRICK
TUCKER, JUSTIN
BALTIMORE RAVENS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
JENNINGS, JAUAN




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

BOWERS, BROCK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KELCE, TRAVIS
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MEYERS, JAKOBI
PACHECO, ISIAH



DESPERATION PLAYS

BUTKER, HARRISON




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 4:30 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

NABERS, MALIK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ELLIOTT, JAKE
SMITH, DEVONTA
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES



DESPERATION PLAYS

TRACY JR., TYRONE