SNF Lions vs Rams Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em Sit 'Em: Kyren Williams and Jahmyr Gibbs' high expectations

Weel 1 of the 2024 fantasy football season features a prime time matchup on Sunday Night Football between the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions. Both teams have loaded offenses with plenty of fantasy options and will play in a favorable matchup that's projected to be one of the highest-scoring games of the week. Here are the best starts and sits for fantasy lineups.

SNF Lions vs Rams Fantasy Football Week 1 Start 'Em picks

With both the Lions and Rams having elite offensive rosters, this Sunday Night Football matchup makes for an extremely intriguing situation in fantasy football. This is likely to be a high-scoring game based on the weekly projected point total and betting line, which further improves the fantasy outlooks for many players involved.

Kyren Williams and Jahmyr Gibbs will both be looking to keep their momentum rolling after breakout fantasy football seasons last year. The Lions were the top rushing defense last season, so Williams has a difficult matchup, but finishing as the RB2 in fantasy points per game last year still make him a solid weekly starter.

Sam LaPorta will also feature in this matchup after finishing as the overall TE1 last year. He joins the following list of fantasy players who must be started in Week 1 lineups.

Must Starts

• Kyren Williams
• Jahmyr Gibbs
• Amon-Ra St. Brown
• Sam LaPorta

DFS Picks

• Cooper Kupp
• Matthew Stafford
• Jahmyr Gibbs

SNF Lions vs Rams Week 1 Fantasy Football Sit 'Em picks

While this matchup is clearly one of the most favorable for overall fantasy scoring, certain players should still be faded. David Montgomery is one player who had a strong season last year, but may be difficult to trust in Week 1. It's unclear what type of workload he will receive with Gibbs expected to take over the featured role.

Puka Nacua was another of the biggest breakout stars in fantasy football last season, but he will have to overcome an injury ahead of this matchup. He is reportedly expected to play, but could potentially be limited. He should still be in most season-long fantasy lineups, but should probably be faded in DFS formats.

Here is a full list of players who should be faded in this Week 1 contest, as well as those who can be avoided in DFS.

Must Sits

• Jameson Williams
• Blake Corum
• David Montgomery

DFS Fades

• Puka Nacua
• David Montgomery