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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
You're Fired!
7-6 143.72
106.31
 
VS
proj
Kindergarten Cooper
114.8 9-4
120.39

You're Fired! knock Kindergarten Cooper from 1st place in 143.72-114.80 drubbing

You're Fired! rolled to a 143.72-114.80 victory over Kindergarten Cooper, knocking them out of the No. 1 position in KGA Watercooler. Kindergarten Cooper nabbed a 6.20-point lead on Thursday, but it was all You're Fired! after that. They were led by Justin Jefferson (34.1 points) and Kyler Murray (32.82). The Indianapolis Colts defense (0 Pts Allowed, 141 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Jake Elliott (4-4 FG, 46 long, 3-3 XP) led the way for Kindergarten Cooper in defeat. This marks the second time this season You're Fired! have knocked off Kindergarten Cooper, after winning 107.22-84.82 in their last matchup. You're Fired! (7-6) will look to keep it rolling against Hasta La Vista Brady, while Kindergarten Cooper (9-4) try to right the ship against I'll be back.

Matchup Timeline

  You're Fired!   Kindergarten Cooper

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson (11 Rec, 182 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 34.1 points in a 29-27 lost to the Lions in Week 13. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 16.05-point projection and was much higher than his 16.67-point season scoring average. Jefferson ranks #21 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

You're Fired!
Points
% of total points 143.72
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
34.1
16.05
23.7%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
32.82
21.92
22.8%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
24.9
18.74
17.3%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
19.6
15
13.6%
Kindergarten Cooper
Points
% of total points 114.8
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
20
10.41
17.4%
2
Jake Elliott
K
17
8.53
14.8%
3
Mike Williams
WR
15.5
10.99
13.5%
4
Mike Evans
WR
13.4
14.1
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Amari Cooper had a 41-yard catch for Kindergarten Cooper, helping give Kindergarten Cooper an 11.90-5.70 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Kindergarten Cooper owned an 88.90-85.72 lead. Kyler Murray had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for You're Fired!, while Justin Jefferson had a 48-yard catch. Mike Williams made the highlight reel for Kindergarten Cooper with a 47-yard catch and a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 29-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch for You're Fired!, helping the team to a 143.72-102.10 lead.

Points By Position

  You're Fired!   Kindergarten Cooper

StatSmack

We're sensing a trend. In their two head-to-head wins against Kindergarten Cooper, You're Fired! averaged more points (125.47) than they usually score (115.05).
Once You're Fired! put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Kindergarten Cooper (5 vs 2).
You're Fired! laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Kindergarten Cooper (1).
You're Fired! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Kindergarten Cooper (7 vs 4).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Kindergarten Cooper - they’ve made more transactions (1) than You're Fired! (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, You're Fired! have outscored Kindergarten Cooper at WR this season.
You're Fired! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 5 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for You're Fired! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Kindergarten Cooper (3).
Hey Kindergarten Cooper, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

You're Fired!
Hey, creating mismatches is the key to football, right? Our squad took that to heart this past week and royally dominated Kindergarten Cooper at the quarterback position (32.82 points to 12.7).
Kindergarten Cooper
Three wide receivers, two running backs, one tight end, zero touchdowns: The six starting offensive skill players on Kindergarten Cooper combined to record a whopping 496 total yards. Not one of those players was able to find paydirt in Week 13.