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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

KELCE, TRAVIS
MAHOMES, PATRICK
BUTKER, HARRISON
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MONTGOMERY, DAVID
PACHECO, ISIAH



DESPERATION PLAYS

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAPORTA, SAM
GOFF, JARED




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

HILL, TYREEK
HERBERT, JUSTIN
WADDLE, JAYLEN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DOBBINS, J.K.



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TAGOVAILOA, TUA
SANDERS, JASON



DESPERATION PLAYS

MOSTERT, RAHEEM
DICKER, CAMERON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GOEDERT, DALLAS
STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ELLIOTT, JAKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

GIBSON, ANTONIO




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

TUCKER, JUSTIN
BALTIMORE RAVENS
DIGGS, STEFON
ANDREWS, MARK
HENRY, DERRICK
JACKSON, LAMAR
MIXON, JOE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PIERCE, DAMEON



DESPERATION PLAYS

SCHULTZ, DALTON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

CHASE, JA'MARR
CHUBB, NICK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

NJOKU, DAVID
BURROW, JOE
COOPER, AMARI
HIGGINS, TEE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WATSON, DESHAUN
MCPHERSON, EVAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

CINCINNATI BENGALS
HOPKINS, DUSTIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN
KITTLE, GEORGE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
FIELDS, JUSTIN
HARRIS, NAJEE
SAMUEL SR., DEEBO



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FREIERMUTH, PAT
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
AIYUK, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILSON, RUSSELL
PRUITT, MYCOLE
PICKENS, GEORGE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ENGRAM, EVAN
LAWRENCE, TREVOR
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

PATTERSON, RILEY
GAY, MATT
RICHARDSON, ANTHONY
DAVIS, GABE
PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

POLLARD, TONY
OLAVE, CHRIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

RIDLEY, CALVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

OKONKWO, CHIGOZIEM
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
WILLIAMS, JAMAAL
HOPKINS, DEANDRE
JOHNSON, JUWAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

CARR, DEREK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ADAMS, DAVANTE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MATTISON, ALEXANDER
DENVER BRONCOS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

CARLSON, DANIEL



DESPERATION PLAYS

DULCICH, GREG
SUTTON, COURTLAND
WILLIAMS, JAVONTE
PERINE, SAMAJE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

DALLAS COWBOYS
WALLER, DARREN
LAMB, CEEDEE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PRESCOTT, DAK
GANO, GRAHAM



DESPERATION PLAYS

JONES, DANIEL




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
EKELER, AUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

DOTSON, JAHAN
MCMANUS, BRANDON
ROBINSON JR., BRIAN
CONNER, JAMES



DESPERATION PLAYS

MCLAURIN, TERRY




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

JACOBS, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ALLEN, KEENAN
WATSON, CHRISTIAN
MOORE, DJ



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

JOSEPH, GREG
KMET, COLE



DESPERATION PLAYS

EVERETT, GERALD
HERBERT, KHALIL
DILLON, AJ
GREEN BAY PACKERS
SWIFT, D'ANDRE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

HOCKENSON, T.J.
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES, AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WHITE, RACHAAD
GODWIN, CHRIS
EVANS, MIKE



DESPERATION PLAYS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ROBINSON, BIJAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

PITTS, KYLE
SANDERS, MILES
KOO, YOUNGHOE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LONDON, DRAKE
COUSINS, KIRK



DESPERATION PLAYS

JOHNSON, DIONTAE




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

WALKER III, KENNETH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

METCALF, DK
LOCKETT, TYLER
MYERS, JASON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HIGBEE, TYLER
SMITH, GENO
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

WILSON, GARRETT
ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WILLIAMS, MIKE
BASS, TYLER
BUFFALO BILLS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

COOK, JAMES
ZUERLEIN, GREG
HALL, BREECE
RODGERS, AARON