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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
LAPORTA, SAM
GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KELCE, TRAVIS
MAHOMES, PATRICK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BUTKER, HARRISON
PACHECO, ISIAH
WORTHY, XAVIER
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
WILLIAMS, JAMESON
MONTGOMERY, DAVID
BATES, JAKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

GOFF, JARED
DETROIT LIONS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ACHANE, DE'VON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HILL, TYREEK
MCCONKEY, LADD
HAMPTON, OMARION



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WADDLE, JAYLEN
DICKER, CAMERON



DESPERATION PLAYS

HILL, TYREEK
HERBERT, JUSTIN
MCCONKEY, LADD




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MAYE, DRAKE
HENDERSON, TREVEYON
ELLIOTT, JAKE
GOEDERT, DALLAS
SMITH, DEVONTA



DESPERATION PLAYS

HENRY, HUNTER
STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

HENRY, DERRICK
ANDREWS, MARK
JACKSON, LAMAR
COLLINS, NICO



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FLOWERS, ZAY
HOUSTON TEXANS



DESPERATION PLAYS

LOOP, TYLER
STROUD, C.J.




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

BURROW, JOE
CHASE, JA'MARR
BROWN, CHASE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HIGGINS, TEE
MCPHERSON, EVAN
NJOKU, DAVID



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BROWN, CHASE
CINCINNATI BENGALS
JEUDY, JERRY



DESPERATION PLAYS

FORD, JEROME




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
KITTLE, GEORGE
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

METCALF, DK
PURDY, BROCK



DESPERATION PLAYS

BOSWELL, CHRIS
WARREN, JAYLEN
JOHNSON, KALEB




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

TAYLOR, JONATHAN
THOMAS JR., BRIAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HUNTER, TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WARREN, TYLER
LAWRENCE, TREVOR
LITTLE, CAM



DESPERATION PLAYS

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS
BIGSBY, TANK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KAMARA, ALVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

POLLARD, TONY



DESPERATION PLAYS

RIDLEY, CALVIN
OLAVE, CHRIS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

DENVER BRONCOS
BOWERS, BROCK
JEANTY, ASHTON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

LUTZ, WIL



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SUTTON, COURTLAND
ENGRAM, EVAN
NIX, BO



DESPERATION PLAYS

HARVEY, RJ




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

LAMB, CEEDEE
NABERS, MALIK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

AUBREY, BRANDON
TRACY JR., TYRONE



DESPERATION PLAYS

PRESCOTT, DAK
WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
FERGUSON, JAKE
PICKENS, GEORGE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

DANIELS, JAYDEN
MCBRIDE, TREY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MCLAURIN, TERRY
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
MURRAY, KYLER
CONNER, JAMES
HARRISON JR., MARVIN
ARIZONA CARDINALS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

GAY, MATT



DESPERATION PLAYS

EKELER, AUSTIN
RYLAND, CHAD




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

JACOBS, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MOORE, DJ
KRAFT, TUCKER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SWIFT, D'ANDRE



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, CALEB
LOVELAND, COLSTON
ODUNZE, ROME
CHICAGO BEARS
LOVE, JORDAN
MCMANUS, BRANDON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
EVANS, MIKE
MAYFIELD, BAKER
IRVING, BUCKY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES SR., AARON
HOCKENSON, T.J.
MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE



DESPERATION PLAYS

MASON, JORDAN
REICHARD, WILL
EGBUKA, EMEKA




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

LONDON, DRAKE
ROBINSON, BIJAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HUBBARD, CHUBA
MCMILLAN, TETAIROA



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KOO, YOUNGHOE
PITTS SR., KYLE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

NACUA, PUKA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ADAMS, DAVANTE
WILLIAMS, KYREN
WALKER III, KENNETH
SMITH-NJIGBA, JAXON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LOS ANGELES RAMS



DESPERATION PLAYS

STAFFORD, MATTHEW
CHARBONNET, ZACH
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

COOK, JAMES
HALL, BREECE
WILSON, GARRETT
NEW YORK JETS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BASS, TYLER
FIELDS, JUSTIN



DESPERATION PLAYS

KINCAID, DALTON