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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Gronkie Kong🦧
2-7 157
128.14
 
VS
proj
OLR
156 2-7
132.39

Gronkie Kong🦧 defeat OLR in 157-156 battle

Both teams stepped up and exceeded expectations, but Gronkie Kong🦧 took down OLR, narrowly earning a 157-156 victory. OLR had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Gronkie Kong🦧 led 150-146 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 10 points from Mike Evans on Sunday night for OLR. Kyler Murray (283 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Christian Kirk (5 Rec, 123 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did the heavy lifting for Gronkie Kong🦧 in the victory. Gronkie Kong🦧 (2-7) will look to keep it rolling against headhunters, while OLR (2-7) try to right the ship against deepball.

Matchup Timeline

  Gronkie Kong🦧   OLR

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 283 yards , running for 106 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Dolphins, Murray registered 43 points this week. His scoring output was 83.1% more than his 23.49-point projection and was higher than his 28.78-point season scoring average. Murray ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Gronkie Kong🦧
Points
% of total points 157
1
Kyler Murray
QB
43
23.49
27.4%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
27
11.61
17.2%
3
Will Fuller V
WR
25
16.62
15.9%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
12
8.91
7.6%
OLR
Points
% of total points 156
1
Tyreek Hill
WR
35
16.83
22.4%
2
Justin Herbert
QB
26
24.05
16.7%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
18
12.42
11.5%
4
Greg Zuerlein
K
15
7.65
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which OLR became the proud owner of a 92-69 lead. Will Fuller V had a 77-yard touchdown catch for Gronkie Kong🦧, while Younghoe Koo had a 52-yard field goal. Meanwhile, Tyreek Hill had a 28-yard touchdown catch for OLR, while Brandin Cooks had a 57-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, Gronkie Kong🦧 became the proud owner of a 150-146 lead. Kyler Murray teamed up with Christian Kirk for a 56-yard touchdown pass for Gronkie Kong🦧. Murray also lit up the scoreboard with a 21-yard touchdown pass. Justin Herbert made the highlight reel for OLR with a 27-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Gronkie Kong🦧   OLR

Game Notes

Most (7 of the 10) of the starters on Gronkie Kong🦧 exceeded their projected point totals.
OLR lost despite six of their 10 starters exceeding their points projection.
Both teams put up more points than their season scoring average.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 1-point margin was the tightest in the league this week.
In close games this season, Gronkie Kong🦧 moves to (1-0), while OLR falls to (0-1).
Despite the loss, Tyreek Hill registered 35 points, the second-highest score for a wideout this week.

Next Week Preview

OLR
Looking ahead to Week 10, OLR (2-7, ninth-place) will take on deepball (5-4, fifth-place). Each side has a pair of players with byes next week, as Tyreek Hill and Greg Zuerlein are off for OLR and CeeDee Lamb and Amari Cooper for deepball.
Gronkie Kong🦧
Gronkie Kong🦧 (2-7) will square off against headhunters (6-3) in Week 10. Each of these teams has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 10, as Younghoe Koo, the Kansas City Chiefs defense, Le'Veon Bell, and Sammy Watkins are off for Gronkie Kong🦧 and Julio Jones and Todd Gurley II are out for headhunters. Over the last three weeks, Gronkie Kong🦧 have put up 141 points per game, while headhunters have averaged 126.67 per contest.