Picking six maximum-points players is a great way to win the Fantasy Index Blackout competition. But hitting on a bunch of longshots? Duke Fame of Cincinnati successfully identified a trifecta of rarely-chosen maximum-points players in Week 6: Dak Prescott (11.9 percent of Blackout lineups), Leonard Fournette (5.8 percent) and CeeDee Lamb (6.1 percent) -- as well as oft-chosen Cooper Kupp, Mike Gesicki and Greg Zuerlein. They carried Duke to a rather lurid 251.00 points and earned him a $25 gift Fantasy Index gift certificate. We will begin accepting Week 7 entries this afternoon (Wednesday).

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.

Week 6 winning score
Duke Fame - TheFirstCrowëll - Cincinnati
PosNameTeamScore
QBDak PrescottDAL35.25
QBMatthew StaffordLAR29.75
RBLeonard FournetteTB30.70
RBKareem HuntCLE10.80
WRCooper KuppLAR34.00
WRKeenan AllenLAC10.00
WRCeeDee LambDAL36.10
TEDalton SchultzDAL12.90
TEMike GesickiMIA19.50
PKGreg ZuerleinDAL11.00
PKJason SandersMIA8.00
STCincinnatiCIN3.00
STMinnesotaMIN10.00
Total251.00
Week 6 perfect score
PosNameTeamScore
QBDak PrescottDAL35.25
QBJosh AllenBUF34.25
QBKirk CousinsMIN32.25
RBDerrick HenryTEN35.60
RBLeonard FournetteTB30.70
RBJonathan TaylorIND28.80
RBJoe MixonCIN26.30
WRCeeDee LambDAL36.10
WRCooper KuppLAR34.00
WRAdam ThielenMIN29.80
TENoah FantDEN24.70
TEMike GesickiMIA19.50
PKMatt PraterARI13.00
PKTyler BassBUF11.00
PKGreg ZuerleinDAL11.00
PKChris BoswellPIT11.00
STLas VegasLV13.00
STDallasDAL12.00
STL.A. RamsLAR12.00
Total317.60

Duke moved to the top of the season-long rankings, but David Wilde -- the Bill Belichick of Blackout -- lurks in second place.

Top 25 overall after the Week 6 games
RkLastScoreTeam NamePlayer NameHometown
1.6.1334.4The First CrowëllDuke FameCincinnati, OH
2.1.1324.1SHADOW DADDavid WildeMukwonago, WI
3.2.1320.0Barney's RubblePaul BarnesSilver Spring, MD
4.9.1310.3Bruce B.Bruce BoegelCottage Grove, MN
5.3.1307.0FlashCody HagerPortland, OR
6.5.1296.5Benton's BulliesBenton HittLorton, VA
7.13.1284.6Ralph C.Ralph CunninghamOwasso, OK
8.8.1284.5Math ManiaSteven MathAustin, TX
9.4.1282.2Jerusalem Juggernauts Mike CraigKokomo, IN
10.14.1281.9FIUSER0824Victor KitzesBlack Diamond, WA
11.12.1278.3stevemealoneSteve RobbinsMoorestown, NJ
12.31.1276.7Trunk MonkeyGary AllenHanahan, SC
13.22.1276.1Rancor KeeperDwight JohnsonColumbia, MD
14.17.1270.5T-BonesTim FerschlMenomonee Fls, WI
15.15.1267.5Mile High HoosierKevin JohnsonRio Rancho, NM
16.29.1263.6Mike T.Mike TaylorMeridian, ID
17.10.1258.9Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)Ian AllanSeattle, WA
18.7.1258.0Kenny M.Kenny MichelettiLees Summit, MO
19.18.1257.2Steve K.Steve KlitznerMiami
20.16.1255.3Tom C.Tom CovelleWakefield, MA
21.24.1252.8Replacements Don RydahlCrystal, MI
22.26.1252.6Chris W.Chris WeberAppleton, WI
23.25.1250.4BASHERSDan BowmanLiberty, MO
24.27.1249.8SDBOLTGUYRobert MauchBerwyn, PA
25.-1249.2NPNathan PriestHagerstown, MD
Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season
WeekNameHometownTeamPointsPerfect scorePct Perfect
6Duke FameCincinnatiThe First Crowëll251.00317.6079.0%
5Richard HodgesTacoma, Wash.IOFTHETIGER281.81394.1071.5%
4Tim LamarraPittsgrove, N.J.Tim L.241.15340.9570.7%
Kevin JohnsonRio Rancho, N.M.Mile High Hoosier241.15340.9570.7%
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%

It was a pretty good week for the Blacker-Outer -- not that it takes a ton of skill to remove players like Derrick Henry, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce from the contest. Most of the blacked-out players had huge weeks, and most of the top scorers in Week 6 were rarely chosen players. However, the Blacker-Outer failed to eliminate Cooper Kupp, and you all noticed. It was difficult to win without him in Week 6.

Percentage of Week 6 lineups that included the player
PctScoreNamePosTeam
59.6%34.00Cooper KuppWRLAR
53.4%7.50Dawson KnoxTEBUF
52.4%24.70Najee HarrisRBPIT
51.6%10.00Justin TuckerPKBAL
49.1%12.00L.A. RamsSTLAR
39.7%14.95Justin HerbertQBLAC
38.3%7.00PittsburghSTPIT
33.9%12.90Dalton SchultzTEDAL
31.8%29.75Matthew StaffordQBLAR
30.0%10.80Kareem HuntRBCLE
29.6%22.95Tom BradyQBTB
29.2%19.50Mike GesickiTEMIA
29.2%28.05Kyler MurrayQBARI
28.5%6.80Terry McLaurinWRWAS
28.2%10.00Keenan AllenWRLAC
27.1%13.70JaMarr ChaseWRCIN
23.8%7.00Harrison ButkerPKKC
23.5%6.00Brandon McManusPKDEN
22.7%3.00CincinnatiSTCIN
21.7%16.00Justin JeffersonWRMIN
20.9%11.00Greg ZuerleinPKDAL
19.5%6.00Green BaySTGB
19.5%18.90Ezekiel ElliottRBDAL
19.1%8.00Matt GayPKLAR
19.1%12.90DJ MooreWRCAR
19.1%19.10James RobinsonRBJAC
18.1%2.00DenverSTDEN
17.0%15.40T.J. HockensonTEDET
14.8%12.90Zach ErtzTEPHI
13.0%20.50DeAndre HopkinsWRARI
12.3%21.00Aaron JonesRBGB
11.9%4.00MiamiSTMIA
11.9%35.25Dak PrescottQBDAL
11.6%22.30Dalvin CookRBMIN
11.2%24.70Noah FantTEDEN
10.8%13.00Matt PraterPKARI
10.5%27.55Joe BurrowQBCIN
10.1%18.60Diontae JohnsonWRPIT
10.1%28.15Jalen HurtsQBPHI
9.4%24.70Darrell HendersonRBLAR
9.0%25.65Aaron RodgersQBGB
8.7%24.30Antonio BrownWRTB
8.3%4.00Tampa BaySTTB
7.6%8.60Tyler HigbeeTELAR
7.2%3.70Chase ClaypoolWRPIT
6.9%26.30Joe MixonRBCIN
6.9%13.10Taylor HeinickeQBWAS
6.9%0.00Nick ChubbRBCLE
6.5%4.70Mike EvansWRTB
6.5%7.50Marquise BrownWRBAL
6.5%4.00Ryan SuccopPKTB
6.1%36.10CeeDee LambWRDAL
6.1%10.50Hunter HenryTENE
5.8%11.10Robert WoodsWRLAR
5.8%30.70Leonard FournetteRBTB
5.4%4.70Dan ArnoldTEJAC
5.1%10.00Evan McPhersonPKCIN
4.7%6.40Antonio GibsonRBWAS
4.7%10.00MinnesotaSTMIN
4.3%2.00Chase McLaughlinPKCLE
4.3%11.80DK MetcalfWRSEA
4.3%14.10Emmanuel SandersWRBUF
4.0%5.80Michael PittmanWRIND
4.0%19.25Carson WentzQBIND
4.0%9.30Chris GodwinWRTB
4.0%17.70D'Andre SwiftRBDET
3.3%11.00Chris BoswellPKPIT
2.9%12.50Jared CookTELAC
2.9%5.10DeVonta SmithWRPHI
2.9%6.00Mason CrosbyPKGB
2.9%16.10A.J. BrownWRTEN
2.9%5.50Tyler LockettWRSEA
2.5%11.00ArizonaSTARI
2.5%10.00Greg JosephPKMIN
2.5%6.60Kadarius ToneyWRNYG
2.5%8.00Jason SandersPKMIA
2.5%3.00Robert TonyanTEGB
2.5%0.00Rodrigo BlankenshipPKIND
2.2%17.90Brandin CooksWRHOU
2.2%8.00CarolinaSTCAR
2.2%4.00New EnglandSTNE
2.2%2.00ClevelandSTCLE
1.8%10.50Amari CooperWRDAL
1.8%15.20Josh JacobsRBLV
1.8%5.00TennesseeSTTEN
1.8%9.80Mo Alie-CoxTEIND
1.8%3.00Nick FolkPKNE
1.8%10.00Randy BullockPKTEN
1.4%10.00Daniel CarlsonPKLV
1.4%4.00BaltimoreSTBAL
1.4%3.40Myles GaskinRBMIA
1.4%3.00ChicagoSTCHI
1.4%5.90Zack MossRBBUF
1.4%21.05Trevor LawrenceQBJAC
1.4%21.15Sam DarnoldQBCAR
1.1%7.00Dustin HopkinsPKWAS
1.1%0.00Josh LamboPKJAC
1.1%17.10Ryan TannehillQBTEN
1.1%23.40Courtland SuttonWRDEN
0.7%23.00Marvin JonesWRJAC
0.7%1.60David NjokuTECLE
0.7%10.50C.J. UzomahTECIN
0.7%3.00Graham GanoPKNYG
0.7%24.95Derek CarrQBLV
0.7%21.80Cole BeasleyWRBUF
0.7%0.00JacksonvilleSTJAC
0.7%29.80Adam ThielenWRMIN
0.7%2.00Cairo SantosPKCHI
0.7%4.00Kansas CitySTKC
0.7%32.25Kirk CousinsQBMIN
0.7%0.00Tristan VizcainoPKLAC
0.7%7.00L.A. ChargersSTLAC
0.7%5.40Evan EngramTENYG
0.7%15.15Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT
0.7%2.10Anthony FirkserTETEN
0.7%7.40Tee HigginsWRCIN
0.7%1.90Jamaal WilliamsRBDET
0.7%9.00WashingtonSTWAS
0.7%9.80Javonte WilliamsRBDEN
0.4%17.00Justin FieldsQBCHI
0.4%8.90Julio JonesWRTEN
0.4%0.00Saquon BarkleyRBNYG
0.4%19.00J.D. McKissicRBWAS
0.4%14.35Geno SmithQBSEA
0.4%0.00Dallas GoedertTEPHI
0.4%2.00Jake ElliottPKPHI
0.4%6.00Gerald EverettTESEA
0.4%8.10James ConnerRBARI
0.4%8.00Zane GonzalezPKCAR
0.4%18.90A.J. GreenWRARI
0.4%1.40Austin HooperTECLE
0.4%9.30Devin SingletaryRBBUF
0.4%11.40Jakobi MeyersWRNE
0.4%29.60Teddy BridgewaterQBDEN
0.4%18.70Henry RuggsWRLV
0.4%12.80Pat FreiermuthTEPIT
0.4%3.20Nyheim HinesRBIND
0.4%1.70Tyler BoydWRCIN
0.4%8.00Jason MyersPKSEA
0.4%12.20Jared GoffQBDET
0.4%5.60Rondale MooreWRARI
0.4%3.00Austin SeibertPKDET
0.4%13.00Las VegasSTLV
0.4%1.90Jonnu SmithTENE