Fantasy Index Blackout

September 17, 2019

Nobody's perfect, but James Zabloudil got closer than most folks

Nobody's perfect, but in Week 2 James Zabloudil of Romeoville, Ill., came closer than anybody has in a long while. His Blackout lineup totaled 82.3 percent of the maximum possible score in Week 2, which would have been the 2nd-best percentage last year. Click through to see his winning lineup.

James got a big day from New England's defense. It would have been hard to win this week without making that choice -- but as you can see from the usage chart at the bottom of this post, the New England defense was used in almost 63 percent of all lineups this week. James also used maximum points players Dak Prescott, Julio Jones, Mark Andrews and Robbie Gould. We're sending James a $25 gift certificate to recognize his 82.3 percent perfection.

Enter now for Week 3!

APOLOGY: Last week we downed a few too many Four Lokos here at Blackout HQ, and we repeatedly reported our Week 1 winner's name as "Scott" Turner. Now that we've sobered up, we encourage you all to review last week's corrected post and give ~~Scott~~ Jeff the fame he deserves.

Week 2 winning score
James Zabloudil - Crushers
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Dak Prescott	DAL	32.35
QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL	33.60
RB	Saquon Barkley	NYG	22.50
RB	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	20.00
WR	Keenan Allen	LAC	17.80
WR	Michael Thomas	NO	18.90
WR	Julio Jones	ATL	27.60
TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	25.20
TE	George Kittle	SF	8.40
PK	Wil Lutz	NO	9.00
PK	Robbie Gould	SF	11.00
ST	New England	NE	27.00
ST	Chicago	CHI	4.00
	Total		257.35

Week 2 perfect score
Pos	Player	Team	Score
QB	~~Patrick Mahomes~~	KC	38.05
QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL	33.60
QB	Dak Prescott	DAL	32.35
RB	Dalvin Cook	MIN	28.10
RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	25.30
WR	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	28.80
WR	Odell Beckham	CLE	28.10
WR	Julio Jones	ATL	27.60
TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	25.20
TE	~~Travis Kelce~~	KC	23.70
TE	Vance McDonald	PIT	22.80
PK	Joey Slye	CAR	12.00
PK	~~Justin Tucker~~	~~BAL~~	11.00
PK	Austin Seibert	CLE	11.00
PK	Robbie Gould	SF	11.00
ST	New England	NE	27.00
ST	Green Bay	GB	11.00
	Total		312.85

As expected this early in the year, there was massive movement in the overall rankings. One good week can catapult you from also-ran into the Top 25. Our new leader, Ralph Cunningham of Owasso, Olka., has averaged better than 250 points per week. That's a heckuva run.

Top 25 after Week 2 games
Rk	Last	Score	Team Name	Player Name	Hometown
1.	3.	500.4	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, Okla.
2.	-	499.4	Timothy B.	Timothy Bryner	Anchorage, Alaska
3.	41.	496.0	Headbangers	Chad Henslee	Nederland, Texas
4.	5.	495.1	Chubbs Peterson	Ed Weiss	Parsippany, N.J.
5.	8.	491.3	Bellview Bashers	Treavor Phipps	Salem, Ind.
6.	-	490.4	Mile High Hoosier	Kevin Johnson	Rio Rancho, N.M.
7.	31.	490.2	Scott K.	Scott Kaliska	Winnipeg, Manitoba
8.	6.	488.6	Pearson Power	Steven Pearson	Kansas City, Mo.
9.	39.	486.0	raiderfish	Ronald Fisher	Clovis, Calif.
10.	-	484.9	Schueter77	Jason Schuetz	Ft. Collins, Colo.
11.	10.	483.5	Fantasy Index (Andy Richardson)	Andy Richardson	Port Chester, N.Y.
12.	-	483.1	Rancor Keeper	Dwight Johnson	Columbia, Md.
13.	32.	478.6	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami, Fla.
14.	7.	477.3	DaddyoMaui	Christopher Kepler	Makawao, Hawaii
15.	-	476.9	Honolulu Hawk	John Roberts	Kapolei, Hawaii
16.	-	475.2	Steven T.	Steven Torres	Nipomo, Calif.
17.	-	474.4	The First Crowëll	Duke Fame	Cincinnati, Ohio
18.	11.	474.2	Super Bowl Cowboys	Jeff Roberts	Powell, Ohio
19.	-	473.5	Crushers	James Zabloudil	Romeoville, Ill.
20.	28.	473.5	zilladogg	Philip Browning	Honolulu, Hawaii
21.	30.	473.3	zten	Julius Habjanetz	Pittsburgh, Pa.
22.	-	473.2	Comet’s Crushers	Joel Van Diggelen	Vernon Hills, Ill.
23.	4.	472.9	AMARI 2600	Tom Deskovitz	South Lyon, Mich.
24.	21.	472.9	O Club	John Sokolosky	Wilburton, Okla.
25.	-	472.8	Jarrett A.	Jarrett Applegate	Manchester, Mo.

Weekly scoring leaders, 2019 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
2	James Zabloudil	Romeoville, Ill.	Crushers	257.35	312.85	82.3%
1	Jeff Turner	Villa Rica, Ga.	Jeff T.	275.00	396.55	69.3%

Percentage of use - Week 2
Percent	Score	Name	Position	Team
62.95%	27.00	New England	ST	NE
60.49%	9.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	LAR
45.76%	8.40	George Kittle	TE	SF
43.75%	7.00	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
43.53%	27.60	Julio Jones	WR	ATL
41.96%	22.50	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
39.96%	17.20	Zach Ertz	TE	PHI
39.06%	18.90	Michael Thomas	WR	NO
38.84%	10.90	Sammy Watkins	WR	KC
35.27%	4.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
34.82%	33.60	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
33.93%	20.00	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
31.03%	13.40	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	PIT
31.03%	9.00	Wil Lutz	PK	NO
30.36%	10.80	Evan Engram	TE	NYG
28.35%	23.85	Carson Wentz	QB	PHI
27.68%	28.30	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL
24.33%	32.35	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
22.32%	17.80	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
21.88%	23.95	Jared Goff	QB	LAR
20.76%	6.00	Houston	ST	HOU
19.87%	7.00	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU
17.19%	28.10	Odell Beckham	WR	CLE
16.96%	7.00	Brett Maher	PK	DAL
16.74%	1.70	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
16.74%	12.30	Darren Waller	TE	OAK
12.05%	17.60	Davante Adams	WR	GB
11.83%	6.00	Matt Bryant	PK	ATL
11.38%	3.75	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT
11.38%	6.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
10.94%	5.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
10.71%	28.10	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
10.49%	7.40	Austin Hooper	TE	ATL
9.38%	25.20	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
8.71%	6.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
8.04%	5.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
7.81%	25.30	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
7.37%	1.90	Drew Brees	QB	NO
7.37%	14.40	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
6.25%	1.00	Matt Prater	PK	DET
6.03%	24.75	Josh Allen	QB	BUF
6.03%	9.90	Josh Jacobs	RB	OAK
6.03%	15.85	Philip Rivers	QB	LAC
5.58%	12.50	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
5.58%	15.60	Tyrell Williams	WR	OAK
5.58%	9.20	Julian Edelman	WR	NE
5.36%	17.30	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
5.36%	11.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
5.36%	1.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
5.13%	6.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
5.13%	14.50	Sony Michel	RB	NE
4.91%	12.80	Michael Gallup	WR	DAL
4.91%	7.90	Delanie Walker	TE	TEN
4.69%	19.80	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
4.24%	0.00	Denver	ST	DEN
4.24%	17.60	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR
4.24%	18.45	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
4.24%	16.65	Cam Newton	QB	CAR
4.24%	12.00	Joey Slye	PK	CAR
4.24%	9.70	Mark Ingram	RB	BAL
4.02%	3.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
3.79%	6.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
3.57%	3.90	Josh Gordon	WR	NE
3.57%	13.50	James Conner	RB	PIT
3.35%	22.90	Le'Veon Bell	RB	NYJ
3.35%	17.90	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
3.35%	14.20	John Brown	WR	BUF
3.13%	20.25	Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE
3.13%	6.20	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
3.13%	15.70	Derek Carr	QB	OAK
3.13%	15.70	Todd Gurley	RB	LAR
3.13%	17.90	D.J. Moore	WR	CAR
2.68%	3.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
2.68%	5.00	Cairo Santos	PK	TEN
2.46%	16.60	Brandin Cooks	WR	LAR
2.23%	4.00	LA Rams	ST	LAR
2.23%	4.00	Stephen Hauschka	PK	BUF
2.01%	8.60	Damien Williams	RB	KC
2.01%	4.00	LA Chargers	ST	LAC
2.01%	21.55	Matthew Stafford	QB	DET
2.01%	8.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
2.01%	0.00	DeSean Jackson	WR	PHI
1.79%	11.70	Chris Carson	RB	SEA
1.79%	0.00	Jimmy Graham	TE	GB
1.79%	8.00	Jamison Crowder	WR	NYJ
1.79%	6.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
1.79%	29.20	Russell Wilson	QB	SEA
1.56%	16.10	Antonio Brown	WR	NE
1.56%	9.90	Tyler Eifert	TE	CIN
1.56%	16.60	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
1.56%	6.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
1.56%	4.00	Dan Bailey	PK	MIN
1.34%	0.00	Alshon Jeffery	WR	PHI
1.34%	4.50	Jared Cook	TE	NO
1.34%	24.50	Calvin Ridley	WR	ATL
1.34%	21.20	John Ross	WR	CIN
1.34%	8.40	David Johnson	RB	ARI
1.34%	0.00	David Njoku	TE	CLE
1.34%	10.00	Eddy Pineiro	PK	CHI
1.34%	23.75	Andy Dalton	QB	CIN
1.12%	2.00	Aldrick Rosas	PK	NYG
1.12%	7.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
1.12%	8.00	Will Fuller	WR	HOU
1.12%	11.50	Eric Ebron	TE	IND
1.12%	2.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
1.12%	4.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
1.12%	12.70	Leonard Fournette	RB	JAC
1.12%	10.10	Mike Evans	WR	TB
1.12%	16.10	Mecole Hardman	WR	KC
1.12%	26.10	Chris Godwin	WR	TB
0.89%	5.00	Randy Bullock	PK	CIN
0.89%	0.00	O.J. Howard	TE	TB
0.89%	11.00	Austin Seibert	PK	CLE
0.89%	9.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	ARI
0.89%	7.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
0.89%	11.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
0.89%	8.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
0.89%	8.30	Marlon Mack	RB	IND
0.89%	16.80	Kerryon Johnson	RB	DET
0.67%	8.10	Allen Robinson	WR	CHI
0.67%	11.70	Devin Singletary	RB	BUF
0.67%	5.00	NY Jets	ST	NYJ
0.67%	22.20	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN
0.67%	14.30	T.Y. Hilton	WR	IND
0.67%	5.90	Vernon Davis	TE	WAS
0.67%	9.40	Devonta Freeman	RB	ATL
0.67%	25.70	Kenny Golladay	WR	DET
0.67%	15.10	D.K. Metcalf	WR	SEA
0.67%	11.90	James White	RB	NE
0.67%	14.30	Curtis Samuel	WR	CAR
0.67%	11.90	Stefon Diggs	WR	MIN
0.67%	3.90	Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN
0.67%	5.30	LeSean McCoy	RB	KC
0.45%	17.00	Greg Olsen	TE	CAR
0.45%	1.00	Adam Vinatieri	PK	IND
0.45%	5.50	A.J. Brown	WR	TEN
0.45%	4.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	OAK
0.45%	17.20	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
0.45%	3.10	Duke Johnson	RB	HOU
0.45%	0.00	Michael Badgley	PK	LAC
0.45%	1.30	Dede Westbrook	WR	JAC
0.45%	6.20	Jarvis Landry	WR	CLE
0.45%	0.00	Hunter Henry	TE	LAC
0.45%	6.70	Miles Sanders	RB	PHI
0.45%	12.50	Jason Witten	TE	DAL
0.45%	5.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
0.45%	17.40	Christian Kirk	WR	ARI
0.22%	9.00	Atlanta	ST	ATL
0.22%	5.80	Kenny Stills	WR	HOU
0.22%	0.90	Irv Smith	TE	MIN
0.22%	3.00	Washington	ST	WAS
0.22%	14.90	Marcus Mariota	QB	TEN
0.22%	7.30	Noah Fant	TE	DEN
0.22%	25.00	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
0.22%	2.50	Trey Burton	TE	CHI
0.22%	13.80	David Montgomery	RB	CHI
0.22%	14.20	Matt Breida	RB	SF
0.22%	5.00	Detroit	ST	DET
0.22%	18.95	Case Keenum	QB	WAS
0.22%	6.00	Josh Lambo	PK	JAC
0.22%	28.80	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	DEN
0.22%	4.30	James Washington	WR	PIT
0.22%	2.30	Giovani Bernard	RB	CIN
0.22%	0.00	Danny Amendola	WR	DET
0.22%	0.00	C.J. Uzomah	TE	CIN
0.22%	5.70	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
0.22%	11.20	Adrian Peterson	RB	WAS
0.22%	3.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
0.22%	2.40	Nyheim Hines	RB	IND
0.22%	3.60	Jordan Howard	RB	PHI
0.22%	0.00	Jordan Reed	TE	WAS
0.22%	20.25	Gardner Minshew	QB	JAC
0.22%	4.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
0.22%	6.80	Mitchell Trubisky	QB	CHI
0.22%	15.40	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI
0.22%	8.50	Randall Cobb	WR	DAL
0.22%	0.00	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
0.22%	1.10	Gus Edwards	RB	BAL
0.22%	4.90	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	GB
0.22%	15.30	Jameis Winston	QB	TB
0.22%	3.20	Blake Jarwin	TE	DAL
0.22%	3.00	NY Giants	ST	NYG

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