Fantasy Index Blackout

October 12, 2021

Blackout high in Tacoma

We have a new high score for the year in Fantasy Index Blackout: Our Week 5 winner -- Richard Hodges of Tacoma, Wash. -- used maximum points performances by Austin Ekeler, Davante Adams and Mark Andrews en route to 281.85 points in Week 5. Click through to see Richard's winning entry, the perfect lineup, the overall standings for the year, and the percentage of use for Week 5.

We are sending Richard a $25 gift certificate -- but it's a Fantasy Index gift certificate, so he will have to use his own cash to treat his pals at one of the City Of Destiny's finer dining establishments -- most likely Frisko Freeze or Bob's Java Jive.

Keep Tacoma Feared, Richard.

We will begin accepting Week 6 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 6 (PPR scoring). We will try to make it more challenging by removing some of the obvious top-tier players.

Week 5 winning score
Richard Hodges - IOFTHETIGER - Tacoma, Wash.
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Josh Allen	BUF	39.65
QB	Aaron Rodgers	GB	25.20
RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	34.90
RB	Aaron Jones	GB	14.90
WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	8.90
WR	Davante Adams	GB	37.60
WR	Mike Evans	TB	29.30
TE	Dawson Knox	BUF	20.70
TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	41.70
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	3.00
PK	Tyler Bass	BUF	8.00
ST	Carolina	CAR	8.00
ST	Dallas	DAL	10.00
	Total		281.85

Week 5 perfect score
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL	48.30
QB	Justin Herbert	LAC	46.80
RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	34.90
RB	Jonathan Taylor	IND	31.90
RB	Myles Gaskin	MIA	31.90
WR	Davante Adams	GB	37.60
WR	Mike Williams	LAC	36.50
WR	Marquise Brown	BAL	33.50
TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	41.70
TE	David Njoku	CLE	27.90
PK	Greg Zuerlein	DAL	14.00
PK	Mason Crosby	GB	13.00
PK	Greg Joseph	MIN	13.00
PK	Nick Folk	NE	13.00
ST	Buffalo	BUF	16.00
ST	Tennessee	TEN	12.00
	Total		394.10

It was nice while it lasted, but David Wilde has returned to the top spot in the rankings after a week in second place. Longtime friend of Fantasy Index Paul Barnes has charged up to second place in the overall standings. Paul was one of our earliest advertisers back in the 1980's -- his company was B Squared Sports.

Top 25 overall after the Week 5 games
Rk	Last	Score	Team Name	Player Name	Hometown
1.	2.	1133.4	SHADOW DAD	David Wilde	Mukwonago, WI
2.	10.	1113.4	Barney's Rubble	Paul Barnes	Silver Spring, MD
3.	18.	1093.5	Flash	Cody Hager	Portland, OR
4.	23.	1086.8	Jerusalem Juggernauts	Mike Craig	Kokomo, IN
5.	11.	1086.7	Benton's Bullies	Benton Hitt	Lorton, VA
6.	4.	1083.4	The First Crowëll	Duke Fame	Cincinnati, OH
7.	12.	1079.8	Kenny M.	Kenny Micheletti	Lees Summit, MO
8.	17.	1076.2	Math Mania	Steven Math	Austin, TX
9.	1.	1074.7	Bruce B.	Bruce Boegel	Cottage Grove, MN
10.	3.	1074.6	Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)	Ian Allan	Seattle, WA
11.	7.	1072.6	Tim L.	Tim Lamarra	Pittsgrove, NJ
12.	38.	1069.2	stevemealone	Steve Robbins	Moorestown, NJ
13.	33.	1064.1	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, OK
14.	21.	1063.3	FIUSER0824	Victor Kitzes	Black Diamond, WA
15.	19.	1060.6	Mile High Hoosier	Kevin Johnson	Rio Rancho, NM
16.	46.	1059.8	Tom C.	Tom Covelle	Wakefield, MA
17.	37.	1059.5	T-Bones	Tim Ferschl	Menomonee Fls, WI
18.	42.	1053.5	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami
19.	35.	1052.7	BigRichie	Richard Loppnow	Ephrata, WA
20.	-	1049.4	Physically Unable to Perform	Dave Cohen	Brooklyn, NY
21.	14.	1047.6	Dantes inferno	Pasquale DiJulio	Philadelphia
22.	-	1047.5	Rancor Keeper	Dwight Johnson	Columbia, MD
23.	6.	1047.0	Ed and Roberta	Ed Taylor	Wenatchee, WA
24.	-	1045.5	Replacements	Don Rydahl	Crystal, MI
25.	43.	1042.8	BASHERS	Dan Bowman	Liberty, MO

Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
5	Richard Hodges	Tacoma, Wash.	IOFTHETIGER	281.81	394.10	71.5%
4	Tim Lamarra	Pittsgrove, N.J.	Tim L.	241.15	340.95	70.7%
	Kevin Johnson	Rio Rancho, N.M.	Mile High Hoosier	241.15	340.95	70.7%
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%

The Blacker-Outer did a terrible job last week. Top scorer Davante Adams was not blacked out, and he was the most used player in the contest for the second week in a row. Looks like we will have to start blacking out his name every week. Josh Allen was the third-highest scorer at QB, and he appeared in 62 percent of lineups. Mark Andrews was the most-used tight end (41.7 percent of lineups) and was the top scorer at his position.

Saquon Barkley and T.J. Hockenson (and to a lesser extent, Justin Tucker) were the week's biggest disappointments.

Percentage of Week 5 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
64.3%	37.60	Davante Adams	WR	GB
62.0%	39.65	Josh Allen	QB	BUF
54.9%	3.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
53.6%	16.05	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
48.4%	8.90	Stefon Diggs	WR	BUF
42.5%	41.70	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
30.8%	29.20	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
30.2%	4.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
29.2%	19.40	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN
27.6%	14.90	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
26.6%	16.20	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR
26.6%	3.00	Denver	ST	DEN
25.0%	4.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
24.4%	13.90	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL
23.7%	8.30	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
23.7%	26.90	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
23.1%	8.00	Tyler Bass	PK	BUF
23.1%	34.90	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
23.1%	5.00	Matt Prater	PK	ARI
23.1%	0.90	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
22.7%	8.80	DJ Moore	WR	CAR
20.8%	4.20	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
18.5%	20.70	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
18.2%	27.70	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
17.5%	4.00	Arizona	ST	ARI
15.9%	8.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
15.6%	8.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
15.3%	9.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TB
13.3%	10.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
13.3%	20.70	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	ARI
13.0%	2.00	Las Vegas	ST	LV
12.3%	18.80	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL
11.4%	22.15	Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR
11.4%	48.30	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
10.7%	28.30	Alexander Mattison	RB	MIN
10.7%	24.00	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
10.4%	3.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
9.4%	14.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	DAL
9.4%	11.80	Damien Harris	RB	NE
8.8%	18.15	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
8.1%	0.00	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
7.8%	25.20	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
7.8%	8.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
7.8%	6.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
7.5%	18.40	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL
7.5%	8.00	Matt Gay	PK	LAR
7.1%	8.60	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
6.8%	0.00	George Kittle	TE	SF
6.8%	6.00	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
6.5%	5.00	Noah Fant	TE	DEN
6.5%	21.00	Leonard Fournette	RB	TB
5.5%	12.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
4.9%	9.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
4.9%	7.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
4.6%	21.70	James Robinson	RB	JAC
4.6%	13.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
4.2%	22.20	Najee Harris	RB	PIT
3.9%	1.00	L.A. Chargers	ST	LAC
3.9%	16.10	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
3.3%	6.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
3.3%	33.50	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
3.3%	13.50	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
3.3%	31.40	Antonio Brown	WR	TB
3.3%	27.00	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
2.9%	10.70	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
2.9%	9.40	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
2.6%	4.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
2.6%	16.90	Darrell Henderson	RB	LAR
2.6%	6.80	A.J. Brown	WR	TEN
2.6%	16.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
2.6%	36.50	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
2.6%	8.50	Corey Davis	WR	NYJ
2.6%	26.80	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA
2.3%	31.90	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND
2.3%	13.00	Greg Joseph	PK	MIN
2.3%	6.80	Laviska Shenault	WR	JAC
2.3%	27.90	JaMarr Chase	WR	CIN
2.3%	46.80	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
2.0%	4.00	Atlanta	ST	ATL
2.0%	25.90	Kareem Hunt	RB	CLE
2.0%	12.60	Russell Wilson	QB	SEA
2.0%	5.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
2.0%	1.80	Robert Tonyan	TE	GB
2.0%	26.90	Jalen Hurts	QB	PHI
2.0%	6.00	Washington	ST	WAS
2.0%	15.00	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
1.6%	14.00	Chris Godwin	WR	TB
1.6%	16.40	Damien Williams	RB	CHI
1.6%	4.50	Tyler Conklin	TE	MIN
1.6%	3.50	Marvin Jones	WR	JAC
1.6%	3.40	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	KC
1.3%	25.15	Joe Burrow	QB	CIN
1.3%	4.80	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
1.3%	10.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	CAR
1.3%	25.00	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL
1.3%	6.40	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN
1.3%	1.70	Zach Ertz	TE	PHI
1.3%	16.70	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV
1.3%	19.50	Hunter Henry	TE	NE
1.3%	7.00	Rodrigo Blankenship	PK	IND
1.3%	13.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
1.3%	10.70	James Conner	RB	ARI
1.3%	9.10	Ricky Seals-Jones	TE	WAS
1.3%	8.00	Graham Gano	PK	NYG
1.3%	3.60	C.J. Uzomah	TE	CIN
1.0%	3.00	Tristan Vizcaino	PK	LAC
1.0%	22.40	D'Andre Swift	RB	DET
1.0%	2.40	Maxx Williams	TE	ARI
1.0%	10.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	CLE
1.0%	11.60	Hunter Renfrow	WR	LV
1.0%	7.00	Randy Bullock	PK	TEN
1.0%	5.80	Daniel Jones	QB	NYG
1.0%	2.20	Cameron Brate	TE	TB
1.0%	2.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
1.0%	4.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
1.0%	3.90	Jared Cook	TE	LAC
1.0%	9.60	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NE
1.0%	0.00	Calvin Ridley	WR	ATL
1.0%	12.40	Dan Arnold	TE	JAC
1.0%	18.50	Trey Lance	QB	SF
1.0%	29.30	Mike Evans	WR	TB
1.0%	18.40	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR
1.0%	16.40	Taylor Heinicke	QB	WAS
1.0%	21.20	Antonio Gibson	RB	WAS
0.7%	20.90	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
0.7%	9.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
0.7%	11.30	Derek Carr	QB	LV
0.7%	10.10	Miles Sanders	RB	PHI
0.7%	6.30	Anthony Firkser	TE	TEN
0.7%	5.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
0.7%	0.00	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR
0.7%	20.40	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	BUF
0.7%	7.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
0.7%	10.50	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
0.7%	14.10	Mike Davis	RB	ATL
0.7%	4.00	Joey Slye	PK	SF
0.7%	13.85	Sam Darnold	QB	CAR
0.7%	8.00	Mo Alie-Cox	TE	IND
0.7%	10.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	WAS
0.7%	4.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
0.7%	6.40	Chase Edmonds	RB	ARI
0.7%	5.00	Latavius Murray	RB	BAL
0.7%	5.00	Randall Cobb	WR	GB
0.7%	16.70	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI
0.7%	0.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
0.7%	15.20	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
0.7%	4.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
0.7%	4.00	N.Y. Jets	ST	NYJ
0.3%	12.20	Zack Moss	RB	BUF
0.3%	8.10	Henry Ruggs	WR	LV
0.3%	9.50	Evan Engram	TE	NYG
0.3%	0.00	Kenny Golladay	WR	NYG
0.3%	9.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
0.3%	0.00	Chris Carson	RB	SEA
0.3%	2.00	Austin Hooper	TE	CLE
0.3%	1.50	Cole Beasley	WR	BUF
0.3%	15.85	Mac Jones	QB	NE
0.3%	3.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
0.3%	3.30	Devin Singletary	RB	BUF
0.3%	28.60	Carson Wentz	QB	IND
0.3%	2.00	Miami	ST	MIA
0.3%	5.50	Sammy Watkins	WR	BAL
0.3%	12.15	Jared Goff	QB	DET
0.3%	11.60	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN
0.3%	15.95	Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN
0.3%	5.20	Jonnu Smith	TE	NE

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