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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
LAPORTA, SAM
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WALKER, KENNETH
MAHOMES, PATRICK
KELCE, TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
WORTHY, XAVIER
FIELDS, JUSTIN
BUTKER, HARRISON
BATES, JAKE
PACHECO, ISIAH
WILLIAMS, JAMESON



DESPERATION PLAYS

DETROIT LIONS
GOFF, JARED




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ACHANE, DE'VON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HAMPTON, OMARION
MCCONKEY, LADD



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

DICKER, CAMERON



DESPERATION PLAYS

MCCONKEY, LADD
HERBERT, JUSTIN




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
HENRY, HUNTER
BIGSBY, TANK




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FLOWERS, ZAY
HOUSTON TEXANS
MONTGOMERY, DAVID



DESPERATION PLAYS

LOOP, TYLER
STROUD, C.J.




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

BROWN, CHASE
CHASE, JA'MARR
BURROW, JOE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MCPHERSON, EVAN
HIGGINS, TEE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

CINCINNATI BENGALS
JEUDY, JERRY




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN
EVANS, MIKE
KITTLE, GEORGE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

METCALF, DK
PURDY, BROCK



DESPERATION PLAYS

JOHNSON, KALEB
WARREN, JAYLEN
BOSWELL, CHRIS




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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
LITTLE, CAM
LAWRENCE, TREVOR




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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
ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

DENVER BRONCOS
JEANTY, ASHTON
BOWERS, BROCK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

LUTZ, WIL



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WADDLE, JAYLEN
NIX, BO
ENGRAM, EVAN
SUTTON, COURTLAND
GAY, MATT



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

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

DANIELS, JAYDEN
MCBRIDE, TREY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

RYLAND, CHAD




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

JACOBS, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KRAFT, TUCKER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SWIFT, D'ANDRE



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS
JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
IRVING, BUCKY
MAYFIELD, BAKER



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



DESPERATION PLAYS

REICHARD, WILL
MASON, JORDAN
EGBUKA, EMEKA




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ROBINSON, BIJAN
LONDON, DRAKE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MCMILLAN, TETAIROA
HUBBARD, CHUBA



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PITTS SR., KYLE



DESPERATION PLAYS

HUBBARD, CHUBA




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

NACUA, PUKA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WILLIAMS, KYREN
ADAMS, DAVANTE
SMITH-NJIGBA, JAXON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LOS ANGELES RAMS



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, KYREN
STAFFORD, MATTHEW
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
CHARBONNET, ZACH




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MOORE, DJ
COOK III, JAMES
NEW YORK JETS
HALL, BREECE
WILSON, GARRETT



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BASS, TYLER



DESPERATION PLAYS

KINCAID, DALTON