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 |
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Dak Prescott | DAL | 35.25 |
QB | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 29.75 |
RB | Leonard Fournette | TB | 30.70 |
RB | Kareem Hunt | CLE | 10.80 |
WR | Cooper Kupp | LAR | 34.00 |
WR | Keenan Allen | LAC | 10.00 |
WR | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | 36.10 |
TE | Dalton Schultz | DAL | 12.90 |
TE | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 19.50 |
PK | Greg Zuerlein | DAL | 11.00 |
PK | Jason Sanders | MIA | 8.00 |
ST | Cincinnati | CIN | 3.00 |
ST | Minnesota | MIN | 10.00 |
| Total | | 251.00 |
Week 6 perfect score |
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Dak Prescott | DAL | 35.25 |
QB | Josh Allen | BUF | 34.25 |
QB | Kirk Cousins | MIN | 32.25 |
RB | Derrick Henry | TEN | 35.60 |
RB | Leonard Fournette | TB | 30.70 |
RB | Jonathan Taylor | IND | 28.80 |
RB | Joe Mixon | CIN | 26.30 |
WR | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | 36.10 |
WR | Cooper Kupp | LAR | 34.00 |
WR | Adam Thielen | MIN | 29.80 |
TE | Noah Fant | DEN | 24.70 |
TE | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 19.50 |
PK | Matt Prater | ARI | 13.00 |
PK | Tyler Bass | BUF | 11.00 |
PK | Greg Zuerlein | DAL | 11.00 |
PK | Chris Boswell | PIT | 11.00 |
ST | Las Vegas | LV | 13.00 |
ST | Dallas | DAL | 12.00 |
ST | L.A. Rams | LAR | 12.00 |
| Total | | 317.60 |
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 |
Rk | Last | Score | Team Name | Player Name | Hometown |
1. | 6. | 1334.4 | The First Crowëll | Duke Fame | Cincinnati, OH |
2. | 1. | 1324.1 | SHADOW DAD | David Wilde | Mukwonago, WI |
3. | 2. | 1320.0 | Barney's Rubble | Paul Barnes | Silver Spring, MD |
4. | 9. | 1310.3 | Bruce B. | Bruce Boegel | Cottage Grove, MN |
5. | 3. | 1307.0 | Flash | Cody Hager | Portland, OR |
6. | 5. | 1296.5 | Benton's Bullies | Benton Hitt | Lorton, VA |
7. | 13. | 1284.6 | Ralph C. | Ralph Cunningham | Owasso, OK |
8. | 8. | 1284.5 | Math Mania | Steven Math | Austin, TX |
9. | 4. | 1282.2 | Jerusalem Juggernauts | Mike Craig | Kokomo, IN |
10. | 14. | 1281.9 | FIUSER0824 | Victor Kitzes | Black Diamond, WA |
11. | 12. | 1278.3 | stevemealone | Steve Robbins | Moorestown, NJ |
12. | 31. | 1276.7 | Trunk Monkey | Gary Allen | Hanahan, SC |
13. | 22. | 1276.1 | Rancor Keeper | Dwight Johnson | Columbia, MD |
14. | 17. | 1270.5 | T-Bones | Tim Ferschl | Menomonee Fls, WI |
15. | 15. | 1267.5 | Mile High Hoosier | Kevin Johnson | Rio Rancho, NM |
16. | 29. | 1263.6 | Mike T. | Mike Taylor | Meridian, ID |
17. | 10. | 1258.9 | Fantasy Index (Ian Allan) | Ian Allan | Seattle, WA |
18. | 7. | 1258.0 | Kenny M. | Kenny Micheletti | Lees Summit, MO |
19. | 18. | 1257.2 | Steve K. | Steve Klitzner | Miami |
20. | 16. | 1255.3 | Tom C. | Tom Covelle | Wakefield, MA |
21. | 24. | 1252.8 | Replacements | Don Rydahl | Crystal, MI |
22. | 26. | 1252.6 | Chris W. | Chris Weber | Appleton, WI |
23. | 25. | 1250.4 | BASHERS | Dan Bowman | Liberty, MO |
24. | 27. | 1249.8 | SDBOLTGUY | Robert Mauch | Berwyn, PA |
25. | - | 1249.2 | NP | Nathan Priest | Hagerstown, MD |
Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season |
Week | Name | Hometown | Team | Points | Perfect score | Pct Perfect |
6 | Duke Fame | Cincinnati | The First Crowëll | 251.00 | 317.60 | 79.0% |
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% |
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 |
Pct | Score | Name | Pos | Team |
59.6% | 34.00 | Cooper Kupp | WR | LAR |
53.4% | 7.50 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF |
52.4% | 24.70 | Najee Harris | RB | PIT |
51.6% | 10.00 | Justin Tucker | PK | BAL |
49.1% | 12.00 | L.A. Rams | ST | LAR |
39.7% | 14.95 | Justin Herbert | QB | LAC |
38.3% | 7.00 | Pittsburgh | ST | PIT |
33.9% | 12.90 | Dalton Schultz | TE | DAL |
31.8% | 29.75 | Matthew Stafford | QB | LAR |
30.0% | 10.80 | Kareem Hunt | RB | CLE |
29.6% | 22.95 | Tom Brady | QB | TB |
29.2% | 19.50 | Mike Gesicki | TE | MIA |
29.2% | 28.05 | Kyler Murray | QB | ARI |
28.5% | 6.80 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS |
28.2% | 10.00 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC |
27.1% | 13.70 | JaMarr Chase | WR | CIN |
23.8% | 7.00 | Harrison Butker | PK | KC |
23.5% | 6.00 | Brandon McManus | PK | DEN |
22.7% | 3.00 | Cincinnati | ST | CIN |
21.7% | 16.00 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN |
20.9% | 11.00 | Greg Zuerlein | PK | DAL |
19.5% | 6.00 | Green Bay | ST | GB |
19.5% | 18.90 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL |
19.1% | 8.00 | Matt Gay | PK | LAR |
19.1% | 12.90 | DJ Moore | WR | CAR |
19.1% | 19.10 | James Robinson | RB | JAC |
18.1% | 2.00 | Denver | ST | DEN |
17.0% | 15.40 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | DET |
14.8% | 12.90 | Zach Ertz | TE | PHI |
13.0% | 20.50 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | ARI |
12.3% | 21.00 | Aaron Jones | RB | GB |
11.9% | 4.00 | Miami | ST | MIA |
11.9% | 35.25 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL |
11.6% | 22.30 | Dalvin Cook | RB | MIN |
11.2% | 24.70 | Noah Fant | TE | DEN |
10.8% | 13.00 | Matt Prater | PK | ARI |
10.5% | 27.55 | Joe Burrow | QB | CIN |
10.1% | 18.60 | Diontae Johnson | WR | PIT |
10.1% | 28.15 | Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI |
9.4% | 24.70 | Darrell Henderson | RB | LAR |
9.0% | 25.65 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB |
8.7% | 24.30 | Antonio Brown | WR | TB |
8.3% | 4.00 | Tampa Bay | ST | TB |
7.6% | 8.60 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LAR |
7.2% | 3.70 | Chase Claypool | WR | PIT |
6.9% | 26.30 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN |
6.9% | 13.10 | Taylor Heinicke | QB | WAS |
6.9% | 0.00 | Nick Chubb | RB | CLE |
6.5% | 4.70 | Mike Evans | WR | TB |
6.5% | 7.50 | Marquise Brown | WR | BAL |
6.5% | 4.00 | Ryan Succop | PK | TB |
6.1% | 36.10 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL |
6.1% | 10.50 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE |
5.8% | 11.10 | Robert Woods | WR | LAR |
5.8% | 30.70 | Leonard Fournette | RB | TB |
5.4% | 4.70 | Dan Arnold | TE | JAC |
5.1% | 10.00 | Evan McPherson | PK | CIN |
4.7% | 6.40 | Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS |
4.7% | 10.00 | Minnesota | ST | MIN |
4.3% | 2.00 | Chase McLaughlin | PK | CLE |
4.3% | 11.80 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA |
4.3% | 14.10 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | BUF |
4.0% | 5.80 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND |
4.0% | 19.25 | Carson Wentz | QB | IND |
4.0% | 9.30 | Chris Godwin | WR | TB |
4.0% | 17.70 | D'Andre Swift | RB | DET |
3.3% | 11.00 | Chris Boswell | PK | PIT |
2.9% | 12.50 | Jared Cook | TE | LAC |
2.9% | 5.10 | DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI |
2.9% | 6.00 | Mason Crosby | PK | GB |
2.9% | 16.10 | A.J. Brown | WR | TEN |
2.9% | 5.50 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA |
2.5% | 11.00 | Arizona | ST | ARI |
2.5% | 10.00 | Greg Joseph | PK | MIN |
2.5% | 6.60 | Kadarius Toney | WR | NYG |
2.5% | 8.00 | Jason Sanders | PK | MIA |
2.5% | 3.00 | Robert Tonyan | TE | GB |
2.5% | 0.00 | Rodrigo Blankenship | PK | IND |
2.2% | 17.90 | Brandin Cooks | WR | HOU |
2.2% | 8.00 | Carolina | ST | CAR |
2.2% | 4.00 | New England | ST | NE |
2.2% | 2.00 | Cleveland | ST | CLE |
1.8% | 10.50 | Amari Cooper | WR | DAL |
1.8% | 15.20 | Josh Jacobs | RB | LV |
1.8% | 5.00 | Tennessee | ST | TEN |
1.8% | 9.80 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | IND |
1.8% | 3.00 | Nick Folk | PK | NE |
1.8% | 10.00 | Randy Bullock | PK | TEN |
1.4% | 10.00 | Daniel Carlson | PK | LV |
1.4% | 4.00 | Baltimore | ST | BAL |
1.4% | 3.40 | Myles Gaskin | RB | MIA |
1.4% | 3.00 | Chicago | ST | CHI |
1.4% | 5.90 | Zack Moss | RB | BUF |
1.4% | 21.05 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | JAC |
1.4% | 21.15 | Sam Darnold | QB | CAR |
1.1% | 7.00 | Dustin Hopkins | PK | WAS |
1.1% | 0.00 | Josh Lambo | PK | JAC |
1.1% | 17.10 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | TEN |
1.1% | 23.40 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN |
0.7% | 23.00 | Marvin Jones | WR | JAC |
0.7% | 1.60 | David Njoku | TE | CLE |
0.7% | 10.50 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | CIN |
0.7% | 3.00 | Graham Gano | PK | NYG |
0.7% | 24.95 | Derek Carr | QB | LV |
0.7% | 21.80 | Cole Beasley | WR | BUF |
0.7% | 0.00 | Jacksonville | ST | JAC |
0.7% | 29.80 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN |
0.7% | 2.00 | Cairo Santos | PK | CHI |
0.7% | 4.00 | Kansas City | ST | KC |
0.7% | 32.25 | Kirk Cousins | QB | MIN |
0.7% | 0.00 | Tristan Vizcaino | PK | LAC |
0.7% | 7.00 | L.A. Chargers | ST | LAC |
0.7% | 5.40 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG |
0.7% | 15.15 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | PIT |
0.7% | 2.10 | Anthony Firkser | TE | TEN |
0.7% | 7.40 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN |
0.7% | 1.90 | Jamaal Williams | RB | DET |
0.7% | 9.00 | Washington | ST | WAS |
0.7% | 9.80 | Javonte Williams | RB | DEN |
0.4% | 17.00 | Justin Fields | QB | CHI |
0.4% | 8.90 | Julio Jones | WR | TEN |
0.4% | 0.00 | Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG |
0.4% | 19.00 | J.D. McKissic | RB | WAS |
0.4% | 14.35 | Geno Smith | QB | SEA |
0.4% | 0.00 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI |
0.4% | 2.00 | Jake Elliott | PK | PHI |
0.4% | 6.00 | Gerald Everett | TE | SEA |
0.4% | 8.10 | James Conner | RB | ARI |
0.4% | 8.00 | Zane Gonzalez | PK | CAR |
0.4% | 18.90 | A.J. Green | WR | ARI |
0.4% | 1.40 | Austin Hooper | TE | CLE |
0.4% | 9.30 | Devin Singletary | RB | BUF |
0.4% | 11.40 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | NE |
0.4% | 29.60 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | DEN |
0.4% | 18.70 | Henry Ruggs | WR | LV |
0.4% | 12.80 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT |
0.4% | 3.20 | Nyheim Hines | RB | IND |
0.4% | 1.70 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN |
0.4% | 8.00 | Jason Myers | PK | SEA |
0.4% | 12.20 | Jared Goff | QB | DET |
0.4% | 5.60 | Rondale Moore | WR | ARI |
0.4% | 3.00 | Austin Seibert | PK | DET |
0.4% | 13.00 | Las Vegas | ST | LV |
0.4% | 1.90 | Jonnu Smith | TE | NE |