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October 15, 2019

Trifecta of longshots pays big for Matthew Shaughnessy

Matthew Shaughnessy of Chicago went all-in on the Vikings passing attack and cruised to this week's high score in Fantasy Index Blackout. Click through to see his roster -- plus the perfect entry, the season-long rankings, and the percentage of use for Week 6.

We're sending Matthew a $25 gift certificate because he had the stones to start longshots Kirk Cousins (appeared in 1.2 percent of lineups), Stefon Diggs (2.3 percent) and Tyreek Hill (5.9 percent) -- plus Adam Thielen (43.3 percent).

Enter for Week 7! We will open this week's contest Wednesday afternoon.

Week 6 winning score
Matthew Shaughnessy - Chicago
Pos	Player	Team	Score
QB	Kirk Cousins	MIN	32.65
QB	Carson Wentz	PHI	25.60
RB	David Johnson	ARI	28.20
RB	Le'Veon Bell	NYJ	12.30
WR	Stefon Diggs	MIN	43.50
WR	Adam Thielen	MIN	17.70
WR	Tyreek Hill	KC	25.00
TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	15.90
TE	Delanie Walker	TEN	7.30
PK	Zane Gonzalez	ARI	10.00
PK	Brett Maher	DAL	10.00
ST	Baltimore	BAL	4.00
ST	LA Chargers	LAC	2.00
	Total		234.15

Week 6 perfect score
Name	Pos	Team	Score
~~Deshaun Watson~~	QB	~~HOU~~	~~36.20~~
Matt Ryan	QB	ATL	34.50
Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL	33.00
Nick Chubb	RB	CLE	30.90
James Conner	RB	PIT	30.90
Stefon Diggs	WR	MIN	43.50
Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	26.00
Chris Godwin	WR	TB	25.10
Hunter Henry	TE	LAC	30.00
~~Austin Hooper~~	TE	~~ATL~~	~~25.70~~
~~George Kittle~~	TE	SF	~~18.30~~
Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	15.90
Matt Prater	PK	DET	16.00
Joey Slye	PK	CAR	13.00
~~Carolina~~	ST	~~CAR~~	~~21.00~~
~~New England~~	ST	NE	~~21.00~~
Denver	ST	DEN	13.00
NY Giants	ST	NYG	13.00
Pittsburgh	ST	PIT	13.00
Total			324.80

Last week our overall leader, Jacques Smith of Chevy Chase, Md., was only 2.5 points ahead of the next team. This week he stretched his lead to almost 20 points.

Top 25 after Week 6 games
Rk	Last	Pts	Team	Owner	Hometown
1.	1.	1331.5	VooDoo	Jacques Smith	Chevy Chase, Md.
2.	5.	1311.8	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami, Fla.
3.	4.	1311.7	put him in the bathroom	Ed Borcky	Wallingford, Pa.
4.	6.	1310.2	Joe Mic's Picks	Joseph Michelangelo	Oceanside, N.Y.
5.	2.	1306.6	Mile High Hoosier	Kevin Johnson	Rio Rancho, N.M.
6.	3.	1293.3	Headbangers	Chad Henslee	Nederland, Texas
7.	8.	1292.3	James C.	James Crawford	Atlanta, Ga.
8.	13.	1290.2	Demolition Men	Susan Mason	Huntersville, N.C.
9.	21.	1289.3	Niner Nut	Vern Davis	Sacramento, Calif.
10.	15.	1285.5	DaddyoMaui	Christopher Kepler	Makawao, Hawaii
11.	22.	1284.4	zten	Julius Habjanetz	Pittsburgh, Pa.
12.	20.	1284.0	Frank S.	Frank Sui	New York, N.Y.
13.	7.	1283.0	Kenny M.	Kenny Micheletti	Kansas City, Mo.
14.	11.	1282.2	It Ertz when I Wentz	Kenneth Yuen	Arlington Heights, Ill.
15.	29.	1276.5	Barney's Rubble	Paul Banres	Silver Spring, Md.
16.	18.	1275.3	JR'S RAMMERS	John Ruppe	Fort Myers, Fla.
17.	33.	1270.0	Ed and Roberta	Ed Taylor	Wenatchee, Wash.
18.	19.	1268.9	Brian B.	Brian Baker	Sparta, Mich.
19.	17.	1268.0	Jason S.	Jason Schuetz	Ft. Collins, Colo.
20.	43.	1264.5	Harveynuts	William Harvey	Pittsburgh, Pa.
21.	30.	1263.5	Rob R.	Rob Rinehart	Petaluma, Calif.
22.	25.	1262.8	Miles	Brent Miles	Pasco, Wash.
23.	14.	1262.3	VK	Victor Kitzes	Maple Valley, Wash.
24.	37.	1261.9	zilladogg	Philip Browning	Honolulu, Hawaii
25.	34.	1261.8	Chubbs Peterson	Ed Weiss	Parsippany, N.J.

Weekly scoring leaders, 2019 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
6	Matthew Shaughnessy	Chicago	Matthew S.	234.15	324.80	72.1%
5	Dennis Snyder	Modesto, Calif.	Sophie's Choice	247.00	374.65	65.9%
4	Brian Van Dorn	Minneapolis	Schutt Air Advantage Plays	245.10	382.20	64.1%
3	Johnathan Hicks	Pasco, Wash.	Johnathan H.	282.95	394.00	71.8%
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 Week 6 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
61.4%	15.90	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
55.0%	34.50	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL
53.5%	11.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
46.5%	1.30	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
43.3%	4.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
43.3%	17.70	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
39.8%	9.20	Greg Olsen	TE	CAR
39.5%	4.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
37.4%	33.00	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
37.1%	15.40	Mark Ingram	RB	BAL
32.8%	30.90	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
31.3%	1.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	LAR
31.0%	25.10	Chris Godwin	WR	TB
27.2%	32.20	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
27.2%	6.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
25.2%	31.85	Russell Wilson	QB	SEA
23.7%	2.90	Gerald Everett	TE	LAR
23.4%	12.80	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
22.5%	2.00	LA Chargers	ST	LAC
21.1%	9.00	Washington	ST	WAS
19.9%	3.70	Jimmy Graham	TE	GB
18.1%	10.00	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
17.8%	10.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	ARI
17.5%	12.90	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI
15.8%	17.80	Leonard Fournette	RB	JAC
15.5%	7.30	D.J. Chark	WR	JAC
14.6%	25.90	Chris Carson	RB	SEA
14.6%	29.30	Tom Brady	QB	NE
14.3%	8.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
12.3%	4.00	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN
11.7%	12.30	Le'Veon Bell	RB	NYJ
11.1%	8.80	Michael Gallup	WR	DAL
10.8%	9.40	Will Fuller	WR	HOU
10.5%	4.30	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
10.2%	28.20	David Johnson	RB	ARI
9.9%	7.30	Delanie Walker	TE	TEN
9.4%	17.10	Kenny Golladay	WR	DET
9.4%	14.10	Kerryon Johnson	RB	DET
9.1%	20.60	Mike Evans	WR	TB
8.8%	20.95	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
7.9%	7.00	Wil Lutz	PK	NO
7.3%	14.80	Calvin Ridley	WR	ATL
7.3%	26.00	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
6.4%	30.90	James Conner	RB	PIT
6.4%	5.00	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU
6.4%	9.00	Matt Bryant	PK	ATL
6.1%	13.00	Joey Slye	PK	CAR
6.1%	10.70	Jason Witten	TE	DAL
6.1%	3.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
5.9%	8.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
5.9%	23.15	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
5.9%	25.00	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC
5.6%	10.00	Brett Maher	PK	DAL
5.3%	12.70	Jared Cook	TE	NO
5.3%	4.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
5.3%	3.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
5.3%	5.00	Mike Nugent	PK	NE
5.3%	6.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
5.0%	3.90	Jared Goff	QB	LAR
5.0%	6.10	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
4.7%	11.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
4.7%	1.50	Vance McDonald	TE	PIT
4.4%	13.30	Sony Michel	RB	NE
4.4%	15.60	D.J. Moore	WR	CAR
4.1%	8.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
3.5%	9.00	Damien Williams	RB	KC
3.5%	13.00	Denver	ST	DEN
3.5%	13.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
3.2%	7.60	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
3.2%	8.25	Gardner Minshew	QB	JAC
3.2%	6.00	LA Rams	ST	LAR
2.9%	0.00	Davante Adams	WR	GB
2.9%	3.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
2.9%	16.00	Matt Prater	PK	DET
2.3%	43.50	Stefon Diggs	WR	MIN
2.3%	15.50	Phillip Lindsay	RB	DEN
2.1%	1.70	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	PIT
2.1%	30.00	Hunter Henry	TE	LAC
2.1%	8.00	Dan Bailey	PK	MIN
2.1%	7.80	Melvin Gordon	RB	LAC
2.1%	5.80	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
2.1%	3.30	Tyler Eifert	TE	CIN
1.8%	14.15	Matthew Stafford	QB	DET
1.8%	0.00	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
1.8%	3.70	Marvin Jones	WR	DET
1.8%	0.00	Evan Engram	TE	NYG
1.8%	1.70	Josh Gordon	WR	NE
1.8%	0.00	Demarcus Robinson	WR	KC
1.5%	5.90	Mohamed Sanu	WR	ATL
1.5%	6.00	Josh Lambo	PK	JAC
1.5%	8.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
1.5%	13.50	James White	RB	NE
1.5%	6.60	Jarvis Landry	WR	CLE
1.5%	24.00	Philip Rivers	QB	LAC
1.5%	0.00	Miami	ST	MIA
1.5%	12.90	Darren Fells	TE	HOU
1.5%	10.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
1.2%	10.30	Matt Breida	RB	SF
1.2%	4.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
1.2%	8.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
1.2%	15.60	Adrian Peterson	RB	WAS
1.2%	5.50	O.J. Howard	TE	TB
1.2%	6.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
1.2%	0.00	Todd Gurley	RB	LAR
1.2%	7.00	Detroit	ST	DET
1.2%	11.60	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
1.2%	32.65	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
1.2%	3.60	Noah Fant	TE	DEN
1.2%	28.10	Jameis Winston	QB	TB
0.9%	16.00	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	NO
0.9%	14.10	Tevin Coleman	RB	SF
0.9%	5.10	Preston Williams	WR	MIA
0.9%	5.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
0.9%	7.70	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	GB
0.9%	6.60	Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN
0.9%	2.00	Austin Seibert	PK	CLE
0.9%	25.60	Carson Wentz	QB	PHI
0.9%	20.00	Carlos Hyde	RB	HOU
0.9%	12.20	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
0.6%	0.00	Atlanta	ST	ATL
0.6%	4.00	Chris Thompson	RB	WAS
0.6%	9.40	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NE
0.6%	5.00	Houston	ST	HOU
0.6%	1.50	Geoff Swaim	TE	JAC
0.6%	8.30	Dede Westbrook	WR	JAC
0.6%	11.80	DeVante Parker	WR	MIA
0.6%	5.10	Ryan Izzo	TE	NE
0.6%	5.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
0.6%	1.40	Hayden Hurst	TE	BAL
0.6%	0.00	Chris Herndon	TE	NYJ
0.6%	1.00	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	DEN
0.6%	4.00	Matt Gay	PK	TB
0.6%	13.00	Kenyan Drake	RB	MIA
0.6%	11.30	D.K. Metcalf	WR	SEA
0.6%	6.20	Brandin Cooks	WR	LAR
0.3%	17.95	Andy Dalton	QB	CIN
0.3%	17.30	Case Keenum	QB	WAS
0.3%	6.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
0.3%	19.65	Kyle Allen	QB	CAR
0.3%	1.00	NY Jets	ST	NYJ
0.3%	7.00	Geronimo Allison	WR	GB
0.3%	15.80	Jamison Crowder	WR	NYJ
0.3%	27.95	Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE
0.3%	23.80	Curtis Samuel	WR	CAR
0.3%	4.40	Byron Pringle	WR	KC
0.3%	6.90	Jordan Akins	TE	HOU
0.3%	26.80	Devonta Freeman	RB	ATL
0.3%	3.40	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
0.3%	5.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	LAC
0.3%	5.90	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
0.3%	23.50	Robby Anderson	WR	NYJ

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