Talk about improbable: This week's high-scoring Blackout entry included the top two quarterbacks overall: Russell Wilson and Desahun Watson. Starting a rookie QB at Seattle? Now that's chutzpah! (Click through for lineups and standings.)
We're sending a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate to Robert Lantvit of Berwyn, Ill. His "Purple Reign" smashed the season-long high score and finished 20 points ahead of this week's second place finisher. In addition to the two highest-scoring QBs, Robert also got 30 kicking points (32 was the maximum possible).
We have a new leader in the season-long race. Miguel Tames of Miami climbed to the top of the pile by finishing 11th in Week 8.
| Overall leaders for the 2017 season after Week 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team Name | Score | Owner | Hometown |
| 1. | MLT | 1165.80 | Miguel Tames | Miami |
| 2. | ddtredskull | 1159.55 | David Spencer | Troy, N.Y. |
| 3. | PAUL K. | 1143.80 | Paul Konczal | Fairfield, Iowa |
| 4. | stevemealone | 1143.15 | Steve Robbins | Moorestown, N.J. |
| 5. | The Soybean Aphids | 1138.3 | Randy Krzmarzick | Sleepy Eye, Minn. |
| 6. | Oldtimelogger | 1128.70 | Bob Jacobi | Mineral, Wash. |
| 7. | TROY S. | 1124.10 | Troy Sperbeck | Arden Hills, Minn. |
| 8. | DENNIS L. | 1123.45 | Dennis Lyons | Elk Grove, Calif. |
| 9. | Dumpster Fire | 1121.35 | Mark Maloney | Andover, Minn. |
| 10. | Steve B | 1117.70 | Steve Blossom | Arvada, Colo. |
When you are logged into Blackout, you can see all of their totals, and even drill down onto specific entries for individual weeks.
Here's this week's winning entry:
| Week 8 Fantasy Index Blackout winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lantvit - Purple Reign | |||
| Pos | Name | Team | Score |
| QB | Deshaun Watson | HOU | 42.80 |
| QB | Russell Wilson | SEA | 41.60 |
| RB | LeVeon Bell | PIT | 14.10 |
| RB | Melvin Gordon | LAC | 19.90 |
| WR | Julio Jones | ATL | 7.40 |
| WR | Mike Evans | TB | 6.00 |
| WR | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | 28.40 |
| TE | Cameron Brate | TB | 6.40 |
| TE | Jimmy Graham | SEA | 15.90 |
| PK | Harrison Butker | KC | 17.00 |
| PK | Matt Bryant | ATL | 13.00 |
| ST | Kansas City | KC | 19.00 |
| ST | Detroit | DET | 4.00 |
| Total | 235.50 | ||
| Perfect lineup - Week 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Score | Pos | Player |
| 42.8 | QB | Deshaun Watson |
| 41.6 | QB | Russell Wilson |
| 27.4 | RB | Ezekiel Elliott |
| 23.3 | RB | LeSean McCoy |
| 28.4 | WR | DeAndre Hopkins |
| 25.3 | WR | JuJu Smith-Schuster |
| 24.5 | WR | Will Fuller |
| 19.3 | TE | Travis Kelce |
| 18.1 | TE | Jack Doyle |
| 17.0 | K | Harrison Butker |
| 15.0. | K | Matt Prater |
| 19.0 | DST | BAL |
| 19.0 | DST | KC |
| 320.7 | ||