Click through to see the highest scoring Blackout lineup for Week 3, submitted by John Distaffen of Rochester, NY (and the perfect lineup and season-long standings, too). We will reward John's feat of genius with a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate.

John successfully tagged maximum points players Josh Allen, Najee Harris, Cooper Kupp and Brandon McManus.

We will begin accepting Week 4 entries Wednesday afternoon. To enter, sign into your account and click "Your Stuff" at the top of the page. When the subscriber area page draws on your screen, click the link that says "Fantasy Index Blackout 2021" and choose your best lineup for Week 4 (PPR scoring). We will try to make it more challenging by removing some of the obvious top-tier players.

You may have noticed that we are opening each weekly Blackout contest later than we did in previous years. The NFL shut down access to its real-time stat database last year. (That's why we were unable to run the Blackout contest last year.) This year we spent a ton of money to program a data scraping routine which calculates the scores, but it isn't infallible, so we spend several hours each week spot-checkinging data and compiling Blackout standings. Then we spend a few more hours putting together the following week's entries. (All this for a free game that we run just for fun -- not for profit, but because we want to play it ourselves!) So if you are unable to enter the contest in any given week, just be patient and keep trying -- we will load the entries eventually!

Week 3 winning score
John Distaffen, Rochester, N.Y. - "John D."
PosNameTeamScore
QBJalen HurtsPHI27.8
QBJosh AllenBUF40.8
RBNajee HarrisPIT28.2
RBAustin EkelerLAC22.7
WRDJ MooreCAR20.5
WRCooper KuppLAR30.6
WRStefon DiggsBUF12.2
TETravis KelceKC17.4
TEDarren WallerLV10.4
PKDaniel CarlsonLV11.0
PKBrandon McManusDEN14.0
STCarolinaCAR4.0
STBuffaloBUF7.0
Total246.6
Week 3 perfect score
PosPlayerTeamScore
QBJosh AllenBUF40.80
QBJustin HerbertLAC33.65
RBNajee HarrisPIT28.20
RBKareem HuntCLE27.50
WRMike WilliamsLAC33.20
WRDavante AdamsGB31.20
WRCooper KuppLAR30.60
WRJustin JeffersonMIN26.80
TEDalton SchultzDAL26.00
TETyler ConklinMIN20.00
PKChase McLaughlinCLE14.00
PKBrandon McManusDEN14.00
STArizonaARI16.00
STNew OrleansNO14.00
STDallasDAL12.00
Total320.75

Ed Taylor of Wenatchee, Wash. had the third-best Blackout score in Week 3 and leapt in the season-long standings, reducing David Wilde's lead in the overall points race to 22.6 points.

Top 25 overall after the Week 3 games
RkLastScoreTeam NamePlayer NameHometown
1.1.688.0SHADOW DADDavid WildeMukwonago, WI
2.11.665.4Ed and RobertaEd TaylorWenatchee, WA
3.13.656.5Tom C.Tom CovelleWakefield, MA
4.8.656.1GREGH987Greg HeminwayCameron Park, CA
5.19.650.0ospreyDennis BurkeMesa, AZ
6.18.648.5Bruce B.Bruce BoegelCottage Grove, MN
7.33.644.8Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)Ian AllanSeattle, WA
8.2.644.0It Ertz when I LoseKenneth YuenArlington Heights, IL
9.3.639.9RoughridersMike EricksonBluffdale, UT
10.4.637.7Andy N.Andy NollOakdale, MN
11.12.637.4PDXHawkFanEric Liljenberg0
12.7.636.5Trunk MonkeyGary AllenHanahan, SC
13.5.636.3Dantes infernoPasquale DiJulioPhiladelphia
14.-636.1Edward J.Edward JansenMidland, MI
15.35.635.5Benton's BulliesBenton HittLorton, VA
16.47.635.5The First CrowëllDuke FameCincinnati, OH
17.-632.0Zags the Silver FoxGeorge ZagameNorwood, PA
18.20.631.4Mike T.Mike TaylorMeridian, ID
19.41.631.0GRIZZMUNDIGrizz JacobsCincinnati, OH
20.17.630.9JK TooJohn KunkaOrland Park, IL
21.25.630.7Fantasy Index (official picks)Fantasy IndexSeattle, WA
22.-630.4John D.John DistaffenRochester, NY
23.26.629.9Fantasy Index (Andy Richardson)Andy RichardsonPort Chester, NY
24.9.629.1Wild TurkeyJohn MachoElko New Market, MN
25.-627.9HighwayToGoodellPeter ChenPalo Alto, CA
Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season
WeekNameHometownTeamPointsPerfect scorePct Perfect
3John DistaffenRochester, N.Y.John D.246.60320.7576.9%
2Bruce BoegelCottage Grove, Minn.Bruce B. 273.20369.0574.0%
1Mark BeckerLos AngelesMark B.228.40326.1070.0%

We didn't black out Travis Kelce and Darren Waller in Week 3. The thinking was "hey, a few more good tight ends have emerged. Let's give people a choice and see what happens." What happened was, most of you picked both Kelce and Waller. So we won't be doing that again.

Percentage of Week 3 lineups that included the player
PctScoreNamePosTeam
69.1%17.40Travis KelceTEKC
62.5%10.40Darren WallerTELV
45.2%12.20Stefon DiggsWRBUF
44.9%19.60Russell WilsonQBSEA
43.9%4.00CarolinaSTCAR
42.5%22.70Austin EkelerRBLAC
40.9%13.00Justin TuckerPKBAL
40.2%30.60Cooper KuppWRLAR
36.5%14.00Brandon McManusPKDEN
34.2%8.40Nick ChubbRBCLE
32.9%22.70DK MetcalfWRSEA
31.6%40.80Josh AllenQBBUF
30.2%7.00BuffaloSTBUF
25.6%9.50CeeDee LambWRDAL
25.3%7.10Tyler LockettWRSEA
24.9%3.00New EnglandSTNE
21.9%6.00Harrison ButkerPKKC
21.3%2.00BaltimoreSTBAL
21.3%11.00Daniel CarlsonPKLV
19.6%32.95Matthew StaffordQBLAR
19.3%19.00Keenan AllenWRLAC
18.6%3.00T.J. HockensonTEDET
18.3%20.80Alvin KamaraRBNO
16.9%24.50Dak PrescottQBDAL
16.9%4.00Las VegasSTLV
16.6%33.65Justin HerbertQBLAC
16.0%28.20Najee HarrisRBPIT
16.0%27.80Jalen HurtsQBPHI
15.0%9.00ClevelandSTCLE
14.6%21.40Saquon BarkleyRBNYG
14.0%13.00Tyler BassPKBUF
13.6%16.20Chris CarsonRBSEA
13.3%8.20Jonathan TaylorRBIND
13.0%33.00Tom BradyQBTB
12.6%5.00Greg ZuerleinPKDAL
12.6%14.10Calvin RidleyWRATL
12.6%2.00PittsburghSTPIT
10.6%26.80Justin JeffersonWRMIN
10.3%6.00Ryan SuccopPKTB
10.3%26.60Ezekiel ElliottRBDAL
10.0%20.50DJ MooreWRCAR
9.3%17.10George KittleTESF
9.0%2.20Ty'Son WilliamsRBBAL
8.3%15.90Mark AndrewsTEBAL
8.0%17.00Adam ThielenWRMIN
8.0%27.10Derek CarrQBLV
7.3%9.50Rob GronkowskiTETB
6.3%10.00Matt GayPKLAR
5.7%21.65Aaron RodgersQBGB
5.7%6.80Robert WoodsWRLAR
5.3%33.20Mike WilliamsWRLAC
5.3%6.00Graham GanoPKNYG
5.0%28.35Kirk CousinsQBMIN
4.7%19.60Chris GodwinWRTB
4.7%2.40Rondale MooreWRARI
4.3%1.00Tampa BaySTTB
4.3%8.70Courtland SuttonWRDEN
4.3%2.00TennesseeSTTEN
4.3%5.50Kyle PittsTEATL
4.3%19.20Daniel JonesQBNYG
4.0%10.40Joe MixonRBCIN
4.0%5.60Amari CooperWRDAL
3.7%3.60Sterling ShepardWRNYG
3.3%5.00Younghoe KooPKATL
3.3%10.20Deebo SamuelWRSF
3.0%8.30Marquise BrownWRBAL
3.0%3.50Noah FantTEDEN
3.0%10.20Terry McLaurinWRWAS
3.0%7.00Nick FolkPKNE
3.0%0.30A.J. BrownWRTEN
2.7%14.50Chase EdmondsRBARI
2.7%3.00L.A. RamsSTLAR
2.7%4.00Robbie GouldPKSF
2.3%28.30Sam DarnoldQBCAR
2.3%5.80DeVonta SmithWRPHI
2.3%18.60Mike EvansWRTB
2.0%5.00Jason MyersPKSEA
1.7%1.00San FranciscoSTSF
1.7%14.00New OrleansSTNO
1.7%0.00WashingtonSTWAS
1.7%4.60Justin FieldsQBCHI
1.7%6.00Zane GonzalezPKCAR
1.7%8.50Miles SandersRBPHI
1.3%15.20Melvin GordonRBDEN
1.3%4.00Chris BoswellPKPIT
1.3%1.60Robert TonyanTEGB
1.3%7.50David MontgomeryRBCHI
1.3%8.60Dallas GoedertTEPHI
1.3%20.05Matt RyanQBATL
1.3%5.00N.Y GiantsSTNYG
1.3%5.00ChicagoSTCHI
1.3%18.90Clyde Edwards-HelaireRBKC
1.0%12.00DallasSTDAL
1.0%12.00Greg JosephPKMIN
1.0%27.45Ryan TannehillQBTEN
1.0%17.40Antonio GibsonRBWAS
1.0%12.00PhiladelphiaSTPHI
1.0%7.70Julio JonesWRTEN
1.0%4.70Allen RobinsonWRCHI
1.0%23.70D'Andre SwiftRBDET
1.0%13.70Odell BeckhamWRCLE
1.0%11.00MiamiSTMIA
0.7%6.40Leonard FournetteRBTB
0.7%20.40Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT
0.7%5.00Randy BullockPKTEN
0.7%5.50JuJu Smith-SchusterWRPIT
0.7%3.00Dustin HopkinsPKWAS
0.7%1.00Kansas CitySTKC
0.7%3.10Damien HarrisRBNE
0.7%3.00Jake ElliottPKPHI
0.7%3.40Blake JarwinTEDAL
0.7%17.65Trevor LawrenceQBJAC
0.7%10.00Rodrigo BlankenshipPKIND
0.7%6.00Cairo SantosPKCHI
0.7%8.70Kenyan DrakeRBLV
0.7%1.00SeattleSTSEA
0.7%12.00Mason CrosbyPKGB
0.3%10.40Myles GaskinRBMIA
0.3%11.20Pat FreiermuthTEPIT
0.3%7.00IndianapolisSTIND
0.3%22.50JaMarr ChaseWRCIN
0.3%8.60Hunter HenryTENE
0.3%15.20Javonte WilliamsRBDEN
0.3%8.00JacksonvilleSTJAC
0.3%6.00Evan McPhersonPKCIN
0.3%14.90Dawson KnoxTEBUF
0.3%3.60Devin SingletaryRBBUF
0.3%0.00Darrell HendersonRBLAR
0.3%4.00Tristan VizcainoPKLAC
0.3%14.20Logan ThomasTEWAS
0.3%14.15Teddy BridgewaterQBDEN
0.3%8.00Jason SandersPKMIA
0.3%13.30Michael PittmanWRIND
0.3%7.50Tony PollardRBDAL
0.3%8.00CincinnatiSTCIN
0.3%12.50Henry RuggsWRLV
0.3%2.00Jack DoyleTEIND
0.3%12.20Marvin JonesWRJAC
0.3%9.90Austin HooperTECLE
0.3%21.25Jimmy GaroppoloQBSF
0.3%15.00Tyler HigbeeTELAR
0.3%0.00Austin SeibertPKDET
0.3%10.40Gerald EverettTESEA
0.3%18.60Chase ClaypoolWRPIT
0.3%4.70Jared CookTELAC