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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

GIBBS, JAHMYR
KELCE, TRAVIS
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
LAPORTA, SAM



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BUTKER, HARRISON
PACHECO, ISIAH
MONTGOMERY, DAVID



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MAHOMES, PATRICK
GOFF, JARED



DESPERATION PLAYS

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

HILL, TYREEK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WADDLE, JAYLEN
ACHANE, DE'VON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TAGOVAILOA, TUA
SANDERS, JASON
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
HARRIS, NAJEE



DESPERATION PLAYS

DICKER, CAMERON
HERBERT, JUSTIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
GOEDERT, DALLAS
DIGGS, STEFON
SMITH, DEVONTA



DESPERATION PLAYS

HENRY, HUNTER
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

JACKSON, LAMAR
ANDREWS, MARK
STROUD, C.J.
HENRY, DERRICK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

COLLINS, NICO
MIXON, JOE
FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TUCKER, JUSTIN
KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

SCHULTZ, DALTON
DELL, TANK
FLOWERS, ZAY




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

CHASE, JA'MARR
CINCINNATI BENGALS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MCPHERSON, EVAN
NJOKU, DAVID



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BURROW, JOE
CLEVELAND BROWNS



DESPERATION PLAYS

FORD, JEROME
BROWN, CHASE
HIGGINS, TEE
MOSS, ZACK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KITTLE, GEORGE
METCALF, DK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MOODY, JAKE
PICKENS, GEORGE
AIYUK, BRANDON
FREIERMUTH, PAT



DESPERATION PLAYS

BOSWELL, CHRIS
PURDY, BROCK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

TAYLOR, JONATHAN
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

GAY, MATT
LAWRENCE, TREVOR




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

OLAVE, CHRIS
KAMARA, ALVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

RIDLEY, CALVIN



DESPERATION PLAYS

SPEARS, TYJAE
HILL, TAYSOM
POLLARD, TONY
GRUPE, BLAKE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ENGRAM, EVAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BOWERS, BROCK
MOSTERT, RAHEEM
WHITE, ZAMIR



DESPERATION PLAYS

CARLSON, DANIEL
SMITH, GENO




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

LAMB, CEEDEE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DALLAS COWBOYS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FERGUSON, JAKE
NABERS, MALIK
AUBREY, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
PRESCOTT, DAK
SINGLETARY, DEVIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SAMUEL SR., DEEBO
CONNER, JAMES
MCBRIDE, TREY
MURRAY, KYLER
HARRISON JR., MARVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCLAURIN, TERRY
DANIELS, JAYDEN



DESPERATION PLAYS

ROBINSON JR., BRIAN
EKELER, AUSTIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

CHICAGO BEARS
JACOBS, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MOORE, DJ
LOVE, JORDAN
SWIFT, D'ANDRE
WATSON, CHRISTIAN
SANTOS, CAIRO



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, CALEB
KMET, COLE
REED, JAYDEN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

WHITE, RACHAAD
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
EVANS, MIKE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES SR., AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
HOCKENSON, T.J.
GODWIN, CHRIS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS



DESPERATION PLAYS

MAYFIELD, BAKER
MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE
OTTON, CADE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ROBINSON, BIJAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

LONDON, DRAKE
PITTS, KYLE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KOO, YOUNGHOE



DESPERATION PLAYS

ATLANTA FALCONS
COUSINS, KIRK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ADAMS, DAVANTE
NACUA, PUKA
WALKER III, KENNETH
WILLIAMS, KYREN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
KUPP, COOPER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WILLIAMS, KYREN



DESPERATION PLAYS

MYERS, JASON
STAFFORD, MATTHEW




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

KINCAID, DALTON
HALL, BREECE
WILSON, GARRETT
COOK, JAMES
ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BASS, TYLER
NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

BUFFALO BILLS