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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
BUTKER, HARRISON
ST. BROWN, AMON-RA



START 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM

GIBBS, JAHMYR



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

MONTGOMERY, DAVID
PACHECO, ISIAH



DESPERATION PLAYS

GOFF, JARED
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAPORTA, SAM




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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

SANDERS, JASON
TAGOVAILOA, TUA



DESPERATION PLAYS

MOSTERT, RAHEEM
DICKER, CAMERON




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@ Sunday, Sep 10 2023, 4:25 PM




MUST STARTS

HURTS, JALEN
BARKLEY, SAQUON
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
BROWN, A.J.
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
DIGGS, STEFON
JACKSON, LAMAR
MIXON, JOE
TUCKER, JUSTIN
HENRY, DERRICK
BALTIMORE RAVENS



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

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



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
HARRIS, NAJEE
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

FREIERMUTH, PAT
AIYUK, BRANDON
PITTSBURGH STEELERS



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

ENGRAM, EVAN
LAWRENCE, TREVOR
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

KIRK, CHRISTIAN



DESPERATION PLAYS

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




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



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

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




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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

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
EKELER, AUSTIN



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

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



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

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

SANDERS, MILES
PITTS, KYLE
KOO, YOUNGHOE



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

MYERS, JASON
METCALF, DK
LOCKETT, TYLER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

SMITH, GENO
HIGBEE, TYLER
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

WILLIAMS, MIKE
BUFFALO BILLS
BASS, TYLER



START 'EM IF YOU HAVE TO

NEW YORK JETS



DESPERATION PLAYS

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