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 | |||
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John Distaffen, Rochester, N.Y. - "John D." | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 27.8 |
QB | Josh Allen | BUF | 40.8 |
RB | Najee Harris | PIT | 28.2 |
RB | Austin Ekeler | LAC | 22.7 |
WR | DJ Moore | CAR | 20.5 |
WR | Cooper Kupp | LAR | 30.6 |
WR | Stefon Diggs | BUF | 12.2 |
TE | Travis Kelce | KC | 17.4 |
TE | Darren Waller | LV | 10.4 |
PK | Daniel Carlson | LV | 11.0 |
PK | Brandon McManus | DEN | 14.0 |
ST | Carolina | CAR | 4.0 |
ST | Buffalo | BUF | 7.0 |
Total | 246.6 |
Week 3 perfect score | ||||
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Pos | Player | Team | Score | |
QB | Josh Allen | BUF | 40.80 | |
QB | Justin Herbert | LAC | 33.65 | |
RB | Najee Harris | PIT | 28.20 | |
RB | Kareem Hunt | CLE | 27.50 | |
WR | Mike Williams | LAC | 33.20 | |
WR | Cooper Kupp | LAR | 30.60 | |
WR | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 26.80 | |
TE | Dalton Schultz | DAL | 26.00 | |
TE | Tyler Conklin | MIN | 20.00 | |
PK | Chase McLaughlin | CLE | 14.00 | |
PK | Brandon McManus | DEN | 14.00 | |
ST | New Orleans | NO | 14.00 | |
ST | Dallas | DAL | 12.00 | |
Total | 320.75 |
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 | |||||
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Rk | Last | Score | Team Name | Player Name | Hometown |
1. | 1. | 688.0 | SHADOW DAD | David Wilde | Mukwonago, WI |
2. | 11. | 665.4 | Ed and Roberta | Ed Taylor | Wenatchee, WA |
3. | 13. | 656.5 | Tom C. | Tom Covelle | Wakefield, MA |
4. | 8. | 656.1 | GREGH987 | Greg Heminway | Cameron Park, CA |
5. | 19. | 650.0 | osprey | Dennis Burke | Mesa, AZ |
6. | 18. | 648.5 | Bruce B. | Bruce Boegel | Cottage Grove, MN |
7. | 33. | 644.8 | Fantasy Index (Ian Allan) | Ian Allan | Seattle, WA |
8. | 2. | 644.0 | It Ertz when I Lose | Kenneth Yuen | Arlington Heights, IL |
9. | 3. | 639.9 | Roughriders | Mike Erickson | Bluffdale, UT |
10. | 4. | 637.7 | Andy N. | Andy Noll | Oakdale, MN |
11. | 12. | 637.4 | PDXHawkFan | Eric Liljenberg | 0 |
12. | 7. | 636.5 | Trunk Monkey | Gary Allen | Hanahan, SC |
13. | 5. | 636.3 | Dantes inferno | Pasquale DiJulio | Philadelphia |
14. | - | 636.1 | Edward J. | Edward Jansen | Midland, MI |
15. | 35. | 635.5 | Benton's Bullies | Benton Hitt | Lorton, VA |
16. | 47. | 635.5 | The First Crowëll | Duke Fame | Cincinnati, OH |
17. | - | 632.0 | Zags the Silver Fox | George Zagame | Norwood, PA |
18. | 20. | 631.4 | Mike T. | Mike Taylor | Meridian, ID |
19. | 41. | 631.0 | GRIZZMUNDI | Grizz Jacobs | Cincinnati, OH |
20. | 17. | 630.9 | JK Too | John Kunka | Orland Park, IL |
21. | 25. | 630.7 | Fantasy Index (official picks) | Fantasy Index | Seattle, WA |
22. | - | 630.4 | John D. | John Distaffen | Rochester, NY |
23. | 26. | 629.9 | Fantasy Index (Andy Richardson) | Andy Richardson | Port Chester, NY |
24. | 9. | 629.1 | Wild Turkey | John Macho | Elko New Market, MN |
25. | - | 627.9 | HighwayToGoodell | Peter Chen | Palo Alto, CA |
Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season | ||||||
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Week | Name | Hometown | Team | Points | Perfect score | Pct Perfect |
3 | John Distaffen | Rochester, N.Y. | John D. | 246.60 | 320.75 | 76.9% |
2 | Bruce Boegel | Cottage Grove, Minn. | Bruce B. | 273.20 | 369.05 | 74.0% |
1 | Mark Becker | Los Angeles | Mark B. | 228.40 | 326.10 | 70.0% |
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 | ||||
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Pct | Score | Name | Pos | Team |
69.1% | 17.40 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC |
62.5% | 10.40 | Darren Waller | TE | LV |
45.2% | 12.20 | Stefon Diggs | WR | BUF |
44.9% | 19.60 | Russell Wilson | QB | SEA |
43.9% | 4.00 | Carolina | ST | CAR |
42.5% | 22.70 | Austin Ekeler | RB | LAC |
40.9% | 13.00 | Justin Tucker | PK | BAL |
40.2% | 30.60 | Cooper Kupp | WR | LAR |
36.5% | 14.00 | Brandon McManus | PK | DEN |
34.2% | 8.40 | Nick Chubb | RB | CLE |
32.9% | 22.70 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA |
31.6% | 40.80 | Josh Allen | QB | BUF |
30.2% | 7.00 | Buffalo | ST | BUF |
25.6% | 9.50 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL |
25.3% | 7.10 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA |
24.9% | 3.00 | New England | ST | NE |
21.9% | 6.00 | Harrison Butker | PK | KC |
21.3% | 2.00 | Baltimore | ST | BAL |
21.3% | 11.00 | Daniel Carlson | PK | LV |
19.6% | 32.95 | Matthew Stafford | QB | LAR |
19.3% | 19.00 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC |
18.6% | 3.00 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | DET |
18.3% | 20.80 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO |
16.9% | 24.50 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL |
16.9% | 4.00 | Las Vegas | ST | LV |
16.6% | 33.65 | Justin Herbert | QB | LAC |
16.0% | 28.20 | Najee Harris | RB | PIT |
16.0% | 27.80 | Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI |
15.0% | 9.00 | Cleveland | ST | CLE |
14.6% | 21.40 | Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG |
14.0% | 13.00 | Tyler Bass | PK | BUF |
13.6% | 16.20 | Chris Carson | RB | SEA |
13.3% | 8.20 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND |
13.0% | 33.00 | Tom Brady | QB | TB |
12.6% | 5.00 | Greg Zuerlein | PK | DAL |
12.6% | 14.10 | Calvin Ridley | WR | ATL |
12.6% | 2.00 | Pittsburgh | ST | PIT |
10.6% | 26.80 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN |
10.3% | 6.00 | Ryan Succop | PK | TB |
10.3% | 26.60 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL |
10.0% | 20.50 | DJ Moore | WR | CAR |
9.3% | 17.10 | George Kittle | TE | SF |
9.0% | 2.20 | Ty'Son Williams | RB | BAL |
8.3% | 15.90 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL |
8.0% | 17.00 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN |
8.0% | 27.10 | Derek Carr | QB | LV |
7.3% | 9.50 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | TB |
6.3% | 10.00 | Matt Gay | PK | LAR |
5.7% | 21.65 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB |
5.7% | 6.80 | Robert Woods | WR | LAR |
5.3% | 33.20 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC |
5.3% | 6.00 | Graham Gano | PK | NYG |
5.0% | 28.35 | Kirk Cousins | QB | MIN |
4.7% | 19.60 | Chris Godwin | WR | TB |
4.7% | 2.40 | Rondale Moore | WR | ARI |
4.3% | 1.00 | Tampa Bay | ST | TB |
4.3% | 8.70 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN |
4.3% | 2.00 | Tennessee | ST | TEN |
4.3% | 5.50 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL |
4.3% | 19.20 | Daniel Jones | QB | NYG |
4.0% | 10.40 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN |
4.0% | 5.60 | Amari Cooper | WR | DAL |
3.7% | 3.60 | Sterling Shepard | WR | NYG |
3.3% | 5.00 | Younghoe Koo | PK | ATL |
3.3% | 10.20 | Deebo Samuel | WR | SF |
3.0% | 8.30 | Marquise Brown | WR | BAL |
3.0% | 3.50 | Noah Fant | TE | DEN |
3.0% | 10.20 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS |
3.0% | 7.00 | Nick Folk | PK | NE |
3.0% | 0.30 | A.J. Brown | WR | TEN |
2.7% | 14.50 | Chase Edmonds | RB | ARI |
2.7% | 3.00 | L.A. Rams | ST | LAR |
2.7% | 4.00 | Robbie Gould | PK | SF |
2.3% | 28.30 | Sam Darnold | QB | CAR |
2.3% | 5.80 | DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI |
2.3% | 18.60 | Mike Evans | WR | TB |
2.0% | 5.00 | Jason Myers | PK | SEA |
1.7% | 1.00 | San Francisco | ST | SF |
1.7% | 14.00 | New Orleans | ST | NO |
1.7% | 0.00 | Washington | ST | WAS |
1.7% | 4.60 | Justin Fields | QB | CHI |
1.7% | 6.00 | Zane Gonzalez | PK | CAR |
1.7% | 8.50 | Miles Sanders | RB | PHI |
1.3% | 15.20 | Melvin Gordon | RB | DEN |
1.3% | 4.00 | Chris Boswell | PK | PIT |
1.3% | 1.60 | Robert Tonyan | TE | GB |
1.3% | 7.50 | David Montgomery | RB | CHI |
1.3% | 8.60 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI |
1.3% | 20.05 | Matt Ryan | QB | ATL |
1.3% | 5.00 | N.Y Giants | ST | NYG |
1.3% | 5.00 | Chicago | ST | CHI |
1.3% | 18.90 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | KC |
1.0% | 12.00 | Dallas | ST | DAL |
1.0% | 12.00 | Greg Joseph | PK | MIN |
1.0% | 27.45 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | TEN |
1.0% | 17.40 | Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS |
1.0% | 12.00 | Philadelphia | ST | PHI |
1.0% | 7.70 | Julio Jones | WR | TEN |
1.0% | 4.70 | Allen Robinson | WR | CHI |
1.0% | 23.70 | D'Andre Swift | RB | DET |
1.0% | 13.70 | Odell Beckham | WR | CLE |
1.0% | 11.00 | Miami | ST | MIA |
0.7% | 6.40 | Leonard Fournette | RB | TB |
0.7% | 20.40 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | PIT |
0.7% | 5.00 | Randy Bullock | PK | TEN |
0.7% | 5.50 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | PIT |
0.7% | 3.00 | Dustin Hopkins | PK | WAS |
0.7% | 1.00 | Kansas City | ST | KC |
0.7% | 3.10 | Damien Harris | RB | NE |
0.7% | 3.00 | Jake Elliott | PK | PHI |
0.7% | 3.40 | Blake Jarwin | TE | DAL |
0.7% | 17.65 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | JAC |
0.7% | 10.00 | Rodrigo Blankenship | PK | IND |
0.7% | 6.00 | Cairo Santos | PK | CHI |
0.7% | 8.70 | Kenyan Drake | RB | LV |
0.7% | 1.00 | Seattle | ST | SEA |
0.7% | 12.00 | Mason Crosby | PK | GB |
0.3% | 10.40 | Myles Gaskin | RB | MIA |
0.3% | 11.20 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT |
0.3% | 7.00 | Indianapolis | ST | IND |
0.3% | 22.50 | JaMarr Chase | WR | CIN |
0.3% | 8.60 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE |
0.3% | 15.20 | Javonte Williams | RB | DEN |
0.3% | 8.00 | Jacksonville | ST | JAC |
0.3% | 6.00 | Evan McPherson | PK | CIN |
0.3% | 14.90 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF |
0.3% | 3.60 | Devin Singletary | RB | BUF |
0.3% | 0.00 | Darrell Henderson | RB | LAR |
0.3% | 4.00 | Tristan Vizcaino | PK | LAC |
0.3% | 14.20 | Logan Thomas | TE | WAS |
0.3% | 14.15 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | DEN |
0.3% | 8.00 | Jason Sanders | PK | MIA |
0.3% | 13.30 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND |
0.3% | 7.50 | Tony Pollard | RB | DAL |
0.3% | 8.00 | Cincinnati | ST | CIN |
0.3% | 12.50 | Henry Ruggs | WR | LV |
0.3% | 2.00 | Jack Doyle | TE | IND |
0.3% | 12.20 | Marvin Jones | WR | JAC |
0.3% | 9.90 | Austin Hooper | TE | CLE |
0.3% | 21.25 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | SF |
0.3% | 15.00 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LAR |
0.3% | 0.00 | Austin Seibert | PK | DET |
0.3% | 10.40 | Gerald Everett | TE | SEA |
0.3% | 18.60 | Chase Claypool | WR | PIT |
0.3% | 4.70 | Jared Cook | TE | LAC |