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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

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MONTGOMERY, DAVID
PACHECO, ISIAH



DESPERATION PLAYS

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
GOFF, JARED
LAPORTA, SAM




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

WADDLE, JAYLEN
HILL, TYREEK
HERBERT, JUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TAGOVAILOA, TUA
SANDERS, JASON



DESPERATION PLAYS

DICKER, CAMERON
MOSTERT, RAHEEM




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

STEVENSON, RHAMONDRE
GOEDERT, DALLAS



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
JACKSON, LAMAR
BALTIMORE RAVENS
DIGGS, STEFON
HENRY, DERRICK
ANDREWS, MARK
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

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCPHERSON, EVAN
WATSON, DESHAUN



DESPERATION PLAYS

HOPKINS, DUSTIN
CINCINNATI BENGALS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

KITTLE, GEORGE
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
FREIERMUTH, PAT
AIYUK, BRANDON



DESPERATION PLAYS

PRUITT, MYCOLE
PICKENS, GEORGE
WILSON, RUSSELL




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

LAWRENCE, TREVOR
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
ENGRAM, EVAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

OLAVE, CHRIS
POLLARD, TONY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

RIDLEY, CALVIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



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

DENVER BRONCOS
MATTISON, ALEXANDER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

CARLSON, DANIEL



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

DALLAS COWBOYS
LAMB, CEEDEE
WALLER, DARREN



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

EKELER, AUSTIN
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



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

MOORE, DJ
WATSON, CHRISTIAN
ALLEN, KEENAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

JOSEPH, GREG
KMET, COLE



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
HOCKENSON, T.J.



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JONES, AARON



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

GODWIN, CHRIS
WHITE, RACHAAD
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

KOO, YOUNGHOE
PITTS, KYLE
SANDERS, MILES



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

COUSINS, KIRK
LONDON, DRAKE



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
MYERS, JASON
LOCKETT, TYLER



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

ALLEN, JOSH
WILSON, GARRETT



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BUFFALO BILLS
BASS, TYLER
WILLIAMS, MIKE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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