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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
You're Fired!
5-4 79.5
84.25
 
VS
proj
Gronk the Barbarian
58.78 4-5
126.48

Gronk the Barbarian succumb to You're Fired!, 79.50-58.78

Gronk the Barbarian underperformed projections, as You're Fired! emerged victorious with a 79.50-58.78 victory. You're Fired! never trailed in this one after nabbing a 9.10-point lead on Thursday behind Michael Carter. Myles Gaskin (12.7 points) and Tyler Higbee (7.6) were the leaders for Gronk the Barbarian in the loss. You're Fired! (5-4) will look to sustain their winning ways against John Matrix Commando, while Gronk the Barbarian (4-5) attempt to get back on track against I'll be back.

Matchup Timeline

  You're Fired!   Gronk the Barbarian

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Koo (2-2 FG, 32 long, 3-3 XP) scored 9 points against the Saints in Week 9. He scored 43.8% more than his 6.26-point projection and overachieved for the fourth time this season. Koo will face the Cowboys next week.
Younghoe Koo

Top Player Comparison

You're Fired!
Points
% of total points 79.5
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
15.5
13.77
19.5%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
15
20.09
18.9%
3
Evan Engram
TE
11.3
6.83
14.2%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.1
15.88
14%
Gronk the Barbarian
Points
% of total points 58.78
1
Myles Gaskin
RB
12.7
14.24
21.6%
2
Tyler Higbee
TE
7.6
9.4
12.9%
3
Joe Burrow
QB
7.38
21.21
12.6%
4
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
7.3
17.53
12.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Jefferson had a 50-yard touchdown catch for You're Fired!, while Evan Engram had a 30-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 56.00-38.58 lead for You're Fired!.

Points By Position

  You're Fired!   Gronk the Barbarian

Game Notes

Only three of the nine starters on You're Fired! exceeded their scoring projections.
All nine starters for Gronk the Barbarian scored below their projected points.
You're Fired! won despite having two starters (Antonio Gibson and Kyler Murray) score zero points.
Both teams scored their lowest point total of the year.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
You're Fired! ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while Gronk the Barbarian ranked 10th.
You're Fired! moves to (1-0) in upset games this season, while Gronk the Barbarian falls to (0-1).

Next Week Preview

Gronk the Barbarian
Losing skids converge next week as sixth-place Gronk the Barbarian have now lost two consecutive games while their opponent, I'll be back, have dropped each of their last three. Gronk the Barbarian might need to shuffle the deck a bit with David Montgomery, Joe Burrow, and Ja'Marr Chase out on bye in Week 10. I'll be back won't have Tee Higgins.
You're Fired!
You're Fired! (5-4) battle John Matrix Commando (3-6) in Week 10. You're Fired! can't expect another 11.3 points from Evan Engram, who will be out on bye in Week 10. John Matrix Commando won't have the Cincinnati Bengals defense. In terms of recent scoring production, these two squads have posted similar results lately. You're Fired! have scored 94.78 points per game over the last three weeks, while John Matrix Commando have averaged 94.07 per contest over that same stretch.