Ask the Commish.Com

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





---




@ Thursday, Dec 21 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

NACUA, PUKA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

OLAVE, CHRIS
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
PARKINSON, COLBY
WILLIAMS, KYREN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

STAFFORD, MATTHEW
LOS ANGELES RAMS



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, KYREN
MEVIS, HARRISON
CORUM, BLAKE




---




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




MUST STARTS

ALLEN, JOSH
COOK III, JAMES
BUFFALO BILLS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DICKER, CAMERON
MCCONKEY, LADD
HAMPTON, OMARION



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KINCAID, DALTON
HERBERT, JUSTIN
GADSDEN, ORONDE




---




@ Saturday, Dec 23 2023, 4:30 PM




MUST STARTS

BURROW, JOE
CHASE, JA'MARR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BROWN, CHASE
METCALF, DK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCPHERSON, EVAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

BOSWELL, CHRIS
GAINWELL, KENNETH
WARREN, JAYLEN




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

ACHANE, DE'VON
LAMB, CEEDEE
AUBREY, BRANDON
PICKENS, GEORGE



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

WADDLE, JAYLEN
WALLER, DARREN
PRESCOTT, DAK
WILLIAMS, JAVONTE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PATTERSON, RILEY



DESPERATION PLAYS

FERGUSON, JAKE
DALLAS COWBOYS




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

MAYE, DRAKE
HENDERSON, TREVEYON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SUTTON, COURTLAND
HARVEY, RJ
DENVER BRONCOS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HENDERSON, TREVEYON
BORREGALES, ANDY
NIX, BO



DESPERATION PLAYS

HENRY, HUNTER
DIGGS, STEFON
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
HARVEY, RJ




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MCLAURIN, TERRY



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HALL, BREECE



DESPERATION PLAYS

CROSKEY-MERRITT, JACORY




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

FAIRBAIRN, KA'IMI
COLLINS, NICO
HOUSTON TEXANS



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JUDKINS, QUINSHON
FANNIN JR., HAROLD



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SCHULTZ, DALTON
STROUD, C.J.
MARKS, WOODY




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

TAYLOR, JONATHAN
PITTS SR., KYLE
ROBINSON, BIJAN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WARREN, TYLER



DESPERATION PLAYS

PITTMAN JR., MICHAEL
COUSINS, KIRK
GONZALEZ, ZANE




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:05 PM




MUST STARTS

EVANS, MIKE
IRVING, BUCKY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

ETIENNE JR., TRAVIS
MCLAUGHLIN, CHASE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MEYERS, JAKOBI
THOMAS JR., BRIAN
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
GODWIN JR., CHRIS
EGBUKA, EMEKA



DESPERATION PLAYS

LAWRENCE, TREVOR
LITTLE, CAM
MAYFIELD, BAKER
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

SMITH-NJIGBA, JAXON



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MYERS, JASON
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

WALKER III, KENNETH



DESPERATION PLAYS

POLLARD, TONY




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

MCBRIDE, TREY



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

SWIFT, D'ANDRE
WILSON, MICHAEL



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

BRISSETT, JACOBY



DESPERATION PLAYS

WILLIAMS, CALEB
MONANGAI, KYLE
LOVELAND, COLSTON
MOORE, DJ
WILSON, MICHAEL
CARTER, MICHAEL




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

ST. BROWN, AMON-RA
WILLIAMS, JAMESON
GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JEFFERSON, JUSTIN
MINNESOTA VIKINGS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

GOFF, JARED
BATES, JAKE
DETROIT LIONS
JONES SR., AARON
ADDISON, JORDAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

MONTGOMERY, DAVID
MCCARTHY, J.J.
REICHARD, WILL




---




@ Sunday, Dec 24 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

JACOBS, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

MCMILLAN, TETAIROA



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LOVE, JORDAN
REED, JAYDEN
DOWDLE, RICO



DESPERATION PLAYS

MCMANUS, BRANDON
GREEN BAY PACKERS
HUBBARD, CHUBA
YOUNG, BRYCE




---




@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 8:15 PM




MUST STARTS

HENRY, DERRICK
KITTLE, GEORGE
PURDY, BROCK
MCCAFFREY, CHRISTIAN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

JACKSON, LAMAR
FLOWERS, ZAY
JENNINGS, JAUAN
PIÑEIRO, EDDY



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

LOOP, TYLER
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS



DESPERATION PLAYS

ANDREWS, MARK




---




@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 1:00 PM




MUST STARTS

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
BOWERS, BROCK



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

KELCE, TRAVIS
MAHOMES, PATRICK
RICE, RASHEE



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

JEANTY, ASHTON




---




@ Monday, Dec 25 2023, 4:30 PM




MUST STARTS

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GOEDERT, DALLAS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

TRACY JR., TYRONE
SMITH, DEVONTA



DESPERATION PLAYS

ROBINSON, WAN'DALE
JOHNSON, THEO
DART, JAXSON
ELLIOTT, JAKE