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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
MONTGOMERY, DAVID
PACHECO, ISIAH



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

ACHANE, DE'VON
WADDLE, JAYLEN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

HERBERT, JUSTIN
DICKER, CAMERON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
GOEDERT, DALLAS
SMITH, DEVONTA



DESPERATION PLAYS

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
HENRY, HUNTER




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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

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI
COLLINS, NICO
MIXON, JOE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TUCKER, JUSTIN
KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

FLOWERS, ZAY
DELL, TANK
SCHULTZ, DALTON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

CINCINNATI BENGALS
CHASE, JA'MARR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

NJOKU, DAVID
MCPHERSON, EVAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BURROW, JOE
CLEVELAND BROWNS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

METCALF, DK
KITTLE, GEORGE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

PURDY, BROCK
BOSWELL, CHRIS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
TAYLOR, JONATHAN
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

KAMARA, ALVIN
OLAVE, CHRIS



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

WHITE, ZAMIR
MOSTERT, RAHEEM
BOWERS, BROCK



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
AUBREY, BRANDON
NABERS, MALIK



DESPERATION PLAYS

PRESCOTT, DAK
SINGLETARY, DEVIN
WILLIAMS, JAVONTE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



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

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, CALEB
KMET, COLE
REED, JAYDEN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
EVANS, MIKE
WHITE, RACHAAD



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES SR., AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

OTTON, CADE
MAYFIELD, BAKER
MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE




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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

COUSINS, KIRK
ATLANTA FALCONS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
KUPP, COOPER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WILLIAMS, KYREN



DESPERATION PLAYS

STAFFORD, MATTHEW
MYERS, JASON




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BASS, TYLER
NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

BUFFALO BILLS