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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
The Footballas
3-6 156.25
175.15
 
VS
proj
The Big Gronkowski
119.84 3-6
175.84

The Footballas manage to defeat The Big Gronkowski 156.25-119.84 despite falling short of expectations

Both teams were unable to bring their A game, but The Footballas did enough to knock off The Big Gronkowski, securing a 156.25-119.84 victory. The Footballas never trailed in this one after earning a 23.38-point lead on Thursday behind Nyheim Hines (20.45 points) and Kenny Moore II (15.5). Cooper Kupp (18.83 points) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (16) were the leading performers for The Big Gronkowski in the loss. The Footballas (3-6) will look to get another W against FEAR THE NECKBEARD, while The Big Gronkowski (3-6) will attempt to get back in the win column against ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition.

Matchup Timeline

  The Footballas   The Big Gronkowski

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Golden (5 Tackles, 3 Sacks) scored 29.5 points against the 49ers in Week 9. He nearly quadrupled his 7.54-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Golden ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Panthers next week.
Markus Golden

Top Player Comparison

The Footballas
Points
% of total points 156.25
1
Markus Golden
LB
29.5
7.54
18.9%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
21.49
25.34
13.8%
3
Justin Jefferson
WR
21.33
16.88
13.7%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
20.45
11.33
13.1%
The Big Gronkowski
Points
% of total points 119.84
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
18.83
24.14
15.7%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
16
25.62
13.4%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.92
20.07
10.8%
4
Ty Johnson
RB
12.57
6.26
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments on Thursday, but after the dust settled, The Footballas became the proud owner of a 35.95-12.57 lead. For The Footballas, Nyheim Hines had a 34-yard touchdown run. Ty Johnson made the highlight reel for The Big Gronkowski with a 22-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout plays early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, The Footballas became the proud owner of a 96.26-78.34 lead. For The Footballas, Justin Jefferson had a 50-yard touchdown catch. Daniel Jones made the highlight reel for The Big Gronkowski with a 30-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  The Footballas   The Big Gronkowski

StatSmack

You won't win many matchups if you don't play. The Big Gronkowski has left more points on the bench this season (461.13) than The Footballas (436.76).
The Footballas are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Big Gronkowski (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Big Gronkowski - they’ve made more transactions (6) than The Footballas (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, The Footballas have outscored The Big Gronkowski at RB, TE, and IDP this season.
There's not much good to say about The Big Gronkowski this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

The Footballas
Creating mismatches is a big component to winning in football. We really took that to heart by doubling up The Big Gronkowski at running back this past week (32.52 points to 13.64).
The Big Gronkowski
Talk about under-utilized. The starting backfield for The Big Gronkowski collectively registered a couple of catches on just three targets this past week. Tell those offensive coordinators to set up some screen plays in Week 10!