Fantasy Football Week 1 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em: Jared Goff is Jamey's Start Of The Week, plus more sleepers

Here we are again. Another season. Another year of optimism as the NFL is set to start. NFL teams all have Super Bowl aspirations. And Fantasy managers all expect to win a championship.

That's the way it should be, right? You want to feel positive about the roster you built. You want to expect the best and hope no one gets injured, everyone reaches their ceiling and all of those sleepers you drafted in the late rounds become stars.

Now, we know that's not realistic. It's how you manage your team during the season that will determine your fate. As much as the draft sets the table for the start of the year, the waiver wire is the most important part of the process. You need to be prepared.

You also need to make the right start and sit decisions, and that's why you're here. Our job is to make it easy for you. We've done the research and allowed the matchups, mostly, to determine if a player should have a positive or negative outcome each week.

We're not always going to be right. Far from it. But if you keep coming back here all season, your Fantasy team will benefit. You'll give yourself the best chance to win -- and hold that trophy at the end of the season.

So let's begin. Welcome to Week 1. The first step on your Fantasy journey starts now. Let's have some fun.

There are two strong narratives at play here for Goff in Week 1. For starters, he's playing at home, and he's awesome in Detroit. In his past 21 games at home, Goff has scored at least 20 Fantasy points 16 times, including 10 outings with at least 25 points. He also gets a revenge game against the Rams, who traded him for Matthew Stafford in 2021. Goff played the Rams that season and scored only 13.0 Fantasy points at Los Angeles, but he should be better this time around. The Rams have three huge losses to replace on defense with coordinator Raheem Morris, defensive tackle Aaron Donald and linebacker Ernest Jones all gone. The projected total for this game is 51 points, which is the highest of the week in Las Vegas. I'm expecting Goff to light up the Rams on Sunday night, and he's a top-five quarterback in Week 1.

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Bengals (vs. NE)

If you like streaming DSTs for Week 1 then the Bengals DST is for you. Facing the Patriots should be the matchup to target early in the season -- and potentially all year. New England's offense is limited with a suspect offensive line, young receivers and Jacoby Brissett under center for now. Aside from Rhamondre Stevenson, there's little firepower for the Patriots, and the Bengals DST is ranked No. 1 for me in Week 1 given the matchup.

• Seahawks (vs. DEN)
• Chargers (vs. LV)
• Vikings (at NYG)

Dolphins (vs. JAC)

The Dolphins defense won't have Bradley Chubb (ACL) this week, and Jaelen Phillips (Achilles) will be limited if he plays. Vic Fangio is gone as the defensive coordinator, and Miami also let standout defensive tackle Christian Wilkins leave in free agency. This game has an expected total of 49 points, and the Jaguars offense should have success moving the ball against the Dolphins. I would avoid the Dolphins DST in most leagues this week if you can.

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