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Fantasy Football: Start Em, Sit Em: Week 1
Rather than quickly listing start em and sit em players on my Week 1 NFL Picks page, I thought I’d devote a page for this. Follow @walterfootball for updates.
Baltimore Ravens (0-0) at Kansas City Chiefs (0-0)
Start Em:
BAL: QB Lamar Jackson, RB Derrick Henry, WR Marquise Brown, TE Mark Andrews.
KC: QB Patrick Mahomes, RB Isiah Pacheco, WR Rashee Rice, TE Travis Kelce. Sit Em:
Marquise Brown is banged up. Even if he plays, he may not be 100 percent.
Green Bay Packers (0-0) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (0-0)
GB: QB Jordan Love, RB Josh Jacobs, WR Christian Watson.
PHI: QB Jalen Hurts, RB Saquon Barkley, WR A.J. Brown, WR DeVonta Smith, TE Dallas Goedert. Sit Em:
Jacksonville Jaguars (0-0) at Miami Dolphins (0-0)
Trevor Lawrence should have a great game in a potential shootout.
JAX: RB Travis Etienne, WR Christian Kirk, TE Evan Engram.
MIA: QB Tua Tagovailoa, RB De’Von Achane, WR Tyreek Hill, WR Jaylen Waddle. Sit Em:
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Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0) at Atlanta Falcons (0-0)
PIT: RB Najee Harris, WR George Pickens.
ATL: RB Bijan Robinson, WR Drake London, TE Kyle Pitts. Sit Em:
Jaylen Warren is banged up and may not be 100 percent, if he even plays.
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Minnesota Vikings (0-0) at New York Giants (0-0)
The Giants have one of the weaker groups of cornerbacks in the NFL.
MIN: RB Aaron Jones, WR Justin Jefferson.
NYG: WR Malik Nabers. Sit Em:
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Carolina Panthers (0-0) at New Orleans Saints (0-0)
The Panthers did a great job of fixing their interior blocking this offseason.
CAR: WR Diontae Johnson.
NO: RB Alvin Kamara, WR Chris Olave. Sit Em:
Taysom Hill could always score a touchdown, but I’m not a fan of using gimmick players due to high variance.
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New England Patriots (0-0) at Cincinnati Bengals (0-0)
NE: RB Rhamondre Stevenson.
CIN: QB Joe Burrow, WR Ja’Marr Chase, WR Tee Higgins. Sit Em:
I’d be reluctant to use these two players until we see what the rotation is.
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Tennessee Titans (0-0) at Chicago Bears (0-0)
TEN: RB Tony Pollard, RB Tyjae Spears (PPR), WR Calvin Ridley.
CHI: RB D’Andre Swift, WR D.J. Moore, WR Keenan Allen. Sit Em:
DeAndre Hopkins is old and banged up.
This is a very difficult first matchup for Caleb Williams.
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Arizona Cardinals (0-0) at Buffalo Bills (0-0) Start Em:
ARZ: QB Kyler Murray, RB James Conner, WR Marvin Harrison Jr, TE Trey McBride.
BUF: QB Josh Allen, RB James Cook, TE Dalton Kincaid. Sit Em:
Curtis Samuel is injured. Even if he plays, he could be limited.
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Houston Texans (0-0) at Indianapolis Colts (0-0) Start Em:
HOU: QB C.J. Stroud, RB Joe Mixon, WR Nico Collins, WR Stefon Diggs, WR Tank Dell.
IND: QB Anthony Richardson, RB Jonathan Taylor, WR Michael Pittman Jr. Sit Em:
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Las Vegas Raiders (0-0) at Los Angeles Chargers (0-0)
LV: WR Davante Adams, TE Brock Bowers, Raiders Defense.
LAC: None. Sit Em:
Outside of Davante Adams and Brock Bowers, and maybe Jakobi Meyers, I wouldn’t play anyone from this game.
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Washington Redskins (0-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-0)
WAS: WR Terry McLaurin.
TB: RB Rachaad White, WR Mike Evans, WR Chris Godwin (PPR). Sit Em:
It’s typically very difficult to run on the Buccaneers.
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Denver Broncos (0-0) at Seattle Seahawks (0-0) Start Em:
DEN: RB Javonte Williams.
SEA: RB Kenneth Walker, WR D.K. Metcalf. Sit Em:
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Dallas Cowboys (0-0) at Cleveland Browns (0-0)
The Cowboys are rather poor against the run.
DAL: WR CeeDee Lamb, TE Jake Ferguson.
CLE: WR Amari Cooper, TE David Njoku. Sit Em:
It’s unclear what the rotation is going to be, and this is a tough matchup.
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Los Angeles Rams (0-0) at Detroit Lions (0-0)
LAR: RB Kyren Williams, WR Puka Nacua, WR Cooper Kupp.
DET: RB Jahmyr Gibbs, RB David Montgomery, WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, TE Sam LaPorta. Sit Em:
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New York Jets (0-0) at San Francisco 49ers (0-0)
NYJ: RB Breece Hall, WR Garrett Wilson.
SF: RB Christian McCaffrey, WR Deebo Samuel, TE George Kittle. Sit Em:
Aaron Rodgers typically struggles against the 49ers.
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