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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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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

GRONKOWSKI, ROB



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MICHEL, SONY
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
EDELMAN, JULIAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WHITE, JAMES
GORDON, JOSH
GOSTKOWSKI, STEPHEN



DESPERATION PLAYS

EDELMAN, JULIAN
BRADY, TOM
MICHEL, SONY
ALLEN, JOSH




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

HILL, TYREEK
MAHOMES II, PATRICK
KELCE, TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

HILL, TYREEK
WILLIAMS, DAMIEN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MIAMI DOLPHINS



DESPERATION PLAYS

BUTKER, HARRISON
DRAKE, KENYAN
BALLAGE, KALEN




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

GORDON, MELVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MATTHEWS, RISHARD
ANDERSON, ROBBY



DESPERATION PLAYS

RIVERS, PHILIP
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
MCGUIRE, ELIJAH




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@ Saturday, Dec 23 2017, 4:30 PM




MUST STARTS

HILTON, TY
EBRON, ERIC
LUCK, ANDREW



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
MACK, MARLON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

DOYLE, JACK
EDWARDS, GUS
HILTON, TY



DESPERATION PLAYS

COLLINS, ALEX
BALTIMORE RAVENS
JACKSON, LAMAR
VINATIERI, ADAM




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

GREEN, AJ
MIXON, JOE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GOLLADAY, KENNY



DESPERATION PLAYS

UZOMAH, CJ
DALTON, ANDY




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

CHICAGO BEARS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

COHEN, TARIK
TRUBISKY, MITCH
NJOKU, DAVID



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

CLEVELAND BROWNS
ROBINSON, ALLEN
CHUBB, NICK
HOWARD, JORDAN
LANDRY, JARVIS
BURTON, TREY
MAYFIELD, BAKER



DESPERATION PLAYS

COHEN, TARIK




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2017, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

BROWN, ANTONIO
WATSON, DESHAUN
SMITH-SCHUSTER, JUJU
ROETHLISBERGER, BEN
HOPKINS, DEANDRE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

CONNER, JAMES
BROWN, ANTONIO



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCDONALD, VANCE
SMITH-SCHUSTER, JUJU
HOUSTON TEXANS



DESPERATION PLAYS

THOMAS, DEMARYIUS
FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 4:05 PM




MUST STARTS

KITTLE, GEORGE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

FOURNETTE, LEONARD



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PETTIS, DANTE



DESPERATION PLAYS

WESTBROOK, DEDE
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

LOS ANGELES RAMS
TENNESSEE TITANS
GURLEY, TODD



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WOODS, ROBERT
HENRY, DERRICK
COOKS, BRANDIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

GOFF, JARED
ZUERLEIN, GREG
DAVIS, COREY




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

LINDSAY, PHILLIP



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SANDERS, EMMANUEL
DENVER BRONCOS



DESPERATION PLAYS

LINDSAY, PHILLIP
PETERSON, ADRIAN




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@ Monday, Dec 25 2017, 8:30 PM




MUST STARTS

ERTZ, ZACH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JEFFERY, ALSHON
COOK, JARED



DESPERATION PLAYS

ADAMS, JOSH




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ELLIOTT, EZEKIEL
COOPER, AMARI
WILSON, RUSSELL



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BALDWIN, DOUG
DALLAS COWBOYS
PRESCOTT, DAK
LOCKETT, TYLER
CARSON, CHRIS



DESPERATION PLAYS

LOCKETT, TYLER
MAHER, BRETT




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

BECKHAM JR., ODELL
BARKLEY, SAQUON
JOHNSON, DAVID



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ENGRAM, EVAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BECKHAM JR., ODELL



DESPERATION PLAYS

SHEPARD, STERLING
FITZGERALD, LARRY




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@ Saturday, Dec 23 2017, 8:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ADAMS, DAVANTE
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
DIGGS, STEFON
THIELEN, ADAM
COOK, DALVIN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

RODGERS, AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WILLIAMS, JAMAAL



DESPERATION PLAYS

GREEN BAY PACKERS
RUDOLPH, KYLE
GRAHAM, JIMMY
COUSINS, KIRK




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JONES, JULIO
BREES, DREW
KAMARA, ALVIN
THOMAS, MICHAEL



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

RIDLEY, CALVIN
LUTZ, WIL
COLEMAN, TEVIN
RYAN, MATT
INGRAM, MARK
KAMARA, ALVIN
HOOPER, AUSTIN



DESPERATION PLAYS

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS




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@ Sunday, Dec 24 2017, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

EVANS, MIKE
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN
BRATE, CAMERON
OLSEN, GREG



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

JACKSON, DESEAN
HUMPHRIES, ADAM
MOORE, DJ



DESPERATION PLAYS

CAROLINA PANTHERS
NEWTON, CAM
WINSTON, JAMEIS