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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

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




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




MUST STARTS

BUFFALO BILLS
ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BASS, TYLER
COOK, JAMES



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

HERBERT, JUSTIN
EDWARDS, GUS




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@ Saturday, Dec 23 2023, 4:30 PM




MUST STARTS

BURROW, JOE
BROWN, CHASE
CHASE, JA'MARR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HIGGINS, TEE
CINCINNATI BENGALS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BOSWELL, CHRIS
BROWN, CHASE
FREIERMUTH, PAT



DESPERATION PLAYS

WARREN, JAYLEN
HARRIS, NAJEE




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ACHANE, DE'VON
AUBREY, BRANDON
LAMB, CEEDEE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SMITH, JONNU
DOWDLE, RICO
HILL, TYREEK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FERGUSON, JAKE
ACHANE, DE'VON



DESPERATION PLAYS

SANDERS, JASON
DOWDLE, RICO
TAGOVAILOA, TUA




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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

STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
DENVER BRONCOS
HENRY, HUNTER



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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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

RODGERS, AARON
NEW YORK JETS




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

MIXON, JOE
COLLINS, NICO



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JEUDY, JERRY
FORD, JEROME



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI



DESPERATION PLAYS

SCHULTZ, DALTON
STROUD, C.J.




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ROBINSON, BIJAN
ATLANTA FALCONS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

TAYLOR, JONATHAN
LONDON, DRAKE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KOO, YOUNGHOE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS



DESPERATION PLAYS

PITTS, KYLE
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
GAY, MATT




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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

WHITE, RACHAAD
MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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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

SPEARS, TYJAE
MYERS, JASON




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

MCBRIDE, TREY
CONNER, JAMES



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MURRAY, KYLER
MOORE, DJ
ARIZONA CARDINALS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DETROIT LIONS
JONES SR., AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, JAMESON




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

GREEN BAY PACKERS
JACOBS, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HUBBARD, CHUBA



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LOVE, JORDAN
KRAFT, TUCKER
MCMANUS, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

REED, JAYDEN
WATSON, CHRISTIAN




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ANDREWS, MARK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FLOWERS, ZAY
PURDY, BROCK
SAMUEL SR., DEEBO



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

BOWERS, BROCK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
KELCE, TRAVIS



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

NABERS, MALIK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
ELLIOTT, JAKE
SMITH, DEVONTA



DESPERATION PLAYS

TRACY JR., TYRONE