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The opening week of the NFL season is the worst week to try and make broad, statistics-based opinions for fantasy football. We can only look back at games from last year or statistics gleaned from preseason football games. Neither of these are particularly useful, but they are the starting point we all have. Here are some players to watch in Week 1 as you line up your fantasy football team against your opponent.