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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Amanda Hugginkiss™️
1-0 117.22
109.19
 
VS
proj
Touchdown Abbey
101.3 0-1
98.45

Amanda Hugginkiss™️ knock off Touchdown Abbey, 117.22-101.30

Amanda Hugginkiss™️ earned a hard-fought win over Touchdown Abbey, securing a 117.22-101.30 victory. Amanda Hugginkiss™️ never trailed in this one after grabbing a 9.00-point lead on Thursday behind the Chicago Bears defense. Drew Brees (370 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 106 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leading scorers for Touchdown Abbey in the loss. Amanda Hugginkiss™️ (1-0) will look to keep it rolling against Tragically Malicious, while Touchdown Abbey (0-1) face Lambeau Bleeps in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  Amanda Hugginkiss™️   Touchdown Abbey

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ekeler racked up 154 yards from scrimmage and scored 3 touchdowns as the Chargers beat the Colts 30-24. In doing so, he put up 33.4 points to more-than-double his 12.32-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Amanda Hugginkiss™️ this week. In Week 2, Ekeler and the Chargers will battle the Lions.
Austin Ekeler

Top Player Comparison

Amanda Hugginkiss™️
Points
% of total points 117.22
1
Austin Ekeler
RB
33.4
12.32
28.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
27.32
23.55
23.3%
3
Evan Engram
TE
17.6
7.83
15%
4
Justin Tucker
K
11
10.25
9.4%
Touchdown Abbey
Points
% of total points 101.3
1
Drew Brees
QB
21.8
20.31
21.5%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
16.6
10.76
16.4%
3
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
13
9.78
12.8%
4
Matt Prater
K
11
8.22
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Amanda Hugginkiss™️ who claimed the lead, 64.52-35.00. For Amanda Hugginkiss™️, Patrick Mahomes had a 68-yard touchdown pass and a 49-yard touchdown pass. Travis Kelce made the highlight reel for Touchdown Abbey with a 42-yard catch and a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Amanda Hugginkiss™️ who took the lead, 117.22-68.80. For Amanda Hugginkiss™️, Austin Ekeler had a 55-yard touchdown catch. Amari Cooper had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 45-yard catch for Touchdown Abbey, while Matt Prater had a 55-yard field goal.
Monday
Drew Brees had multiple 41-yard passes for Touchdown Abbey, while Latavius Murray had a 30-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Amanda Hugginkiss™️   Touchdown Abbey

Game Notes

Five of the nine starters on Amanda Hugginkiss™️ exceeded their projected point totals.
Touchdown Abbey lost despite five of their nine starters scoring higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored more than their projected point total.
The matchup's 15.92-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Amanda Hugginkiss™️ get the win, but they also covered the 10.74-point projected margin of victory.
For Touchdown Abbey, Drew Brees put up 21.8 points, the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.

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