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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

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PACHECO, ISIAH
MONTGOMERY, DAVID



DESPERATION PLAYS

LAPORTA, SAM
GOFF, JARED
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

HILL, TYREEK
WADDLE, JAYLEN
HERBERT, JUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

DOBBINS, J.K.



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

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



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

AKERS, CAM



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

CHUBB, NICK
CHASE, JA'MARR



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MCPHERSON, EVAN
WATSON, DESHAUN



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

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



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

PITTSBURGH STEELERS
AIYUK, BRANDON
FREIERMUTH, PAT



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

LAWRENCE, TREVOR
ENGRAM, EVAN
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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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

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



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

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




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

DALLAS COWBOYS
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

EKELER, AUSTIN
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

ROBINSON JR., BRIAN
CONNER, JAMES
DOTSON, JAHAN



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

KMET, COLE
JOSEPH, GREG



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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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

EVANS, MIKE
WHITE, RACHAAD
GODWIN, CHRIS



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
KOO, YOUNGHOE
SANDERS, MILES



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

LOCKETT, TYLER
MYERS, JASON
METCALF, DK



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

HIGBEE, TYLER
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
SMITH, GENO




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@ Monday, Sep 11 2023, 8:20 PM




MUST STARTS

WILSON, GARRETT
ALLEN, JOSH



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

BASS, TYLER
WILLIAMS, MIKE
BUFFALO BILLS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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