Russell Brown of New Orleans won Blackout in a difficult week, when six teams were on byes and the contest entries looked awfully similar. He ran up 253.95 points -- 0.90 more than Scott Kaliska of Winnipeg, Manitoba -- to win this week's $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate. Click through to see his winning lineup.
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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 this week (PPR scoring). We try to make it more challenging by removing some of the players that everybody would pick.
Week 7 winning score | |||
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Russell Brown - StarBs - New Orleans | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 30.50 |
QB | Tom Brady | TB | 26.55 |
RB | Jonathan Taylor | IND | 20.00 |
RB | Alvin Kamara | NO | 33.90 |
WR | Chris Godwin | TB | 25.10 |
WR | Robert Woods | LAR | 15.00 |
WR | JaMarr Chase | CIN | 34.10 |
TE | Kyle Pitts | ATL | 23.30 |
TE | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 21.50 |
PK | Harrison Butker | KC | 3.00 |
PK | Justin Tucker | BAL | 5.00 |
ST | New England | NE | 8.00 |
ST | Green Bay | GB | 8.00 |
Total | 253.95 |
Week 7 perfect score | |||
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Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 33.45 |
QB | Joe Burrow | CIN | 32.80 |
RB | Alvin Kamara | NO | 33.90 |
RB | D'Andre Swift | DET | 28.40 |
WR | JaMarr Chase | CIN | 34.10 |
WR | Mike Evans | TB | 31.60 |
WR | A.J. Brown | TEN | 27.30 |
TE | C.J. Uzomah | CIN | 24.10 |
TE | Kyle Pitts | ATL | 23.30 |
PK | Austin Seibert | DET | 13.00 |
PK | Younghoe Koo | ATL | 12.00 |
PK | Nick Folk | NE | 12.00 |
ST | Indianapolis | IND | 10.00 |
ST | Tennessee | TEN | 10.00 |
Total | 313.95 |
We have added a "Wisdom Of Crowds" score composed of the most frequently chosen players. It'll be interesting to see if these players are simply the highest ranked players on each week's Fantasy Index Weekly.
Week 7 Wisdom Of Crowds score | |||
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Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 30.50 |
QB | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 25.65 |
RB | Alvin Kamara | NO | 33.90 |
RB | Darrell Henderson | LAR | 9.40 |
WR | Calvin Ridley | ATL | 12.60 |
WR | DJ Moore | CAR | 13.30 |
WR | Deebo Samuel | SF | 23.00 |
TE | Kyle Pitts | ATL | 23.30 |
TE | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 21.50 |
PK | Justin Tucker | BAL | 5.00 |
PK | Harrison Butker | KC | 3.00 |
ST | New England | NE | 8.00 |
ST | New Orleans | NO | 5.00 |
Total | 214.15 |
Duke Fame of Cincinnati stretched his overall lead to almost 40 points. It's not insurmountable, but some folks need to get on their horses.
Top 25 overall after the Week 7 games | |||||
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Rk | Last | Score | Team Name | Player Name | Hometown |
1. | 1. | 1566.6 | The First Crowëll | Duke Fame | Cincinnati, OH |
2. | 3. | 1527.7 | Barney's Rubble | Paul Barnes | Silver Spring, MD |
3. | 5. | 1526.6 | Flash | Cody Hager | Portland, OR |
4. | 9. | 1523.0 | Jerusalem Juggernauts | Mike Craig | Kokomo, IN |
5. | 12. | 1510.3 | Trunk Monkey | Gary Allen | Hanahan, SC |
6. | 6. | 1506.6 | Benton's Bullies | Benton Hitt | Lorton, VA |
7. | 8. | 1506.2 | Math Mania | Steven Math | Austin, TX |
8. | 13. | 1506.1 | Rancor Keeper | Dwight Johnson | Columbia, MD |
9. | 2. | 1504.3 | SHADOW DAD | David Wilde | Mukwonago, WI |
10. | 18. | 1502.6 | Kenny M. | Kenny Micheletti | Lees Summit, MO |
11. | 10. | 1499.2 | FIUSER0824 | Victor Kitzes | Black Diamond, WA |
12. | 7. | 1496.6 | Ralph C. | Ralph Cunningham | Owasso, OK |
13. | 4. | 1495.2 | Bruce B. | Bruce Boegel | Cottage Grove, MN |
14. | 14. | 1492.4 | T-Bones | Tim Ferschl | Menomonee Fls, WI |
15. | 11. | 1488.1 | stevemealone | Steve Robbins | Moorestown, NJ |
16. | 17. | 1485.2 | Fantasy Index (Ian Allan) | Ian Allan | Seattle, WA |
17. | 16. | 1484.9 | Mike T. | Mike Taylor | Meridian, ID |
18. | 15. | 1482.6 | Mile High Hoosier | Kevin Johnson | Rio Rancho, NM |
19. | 38. | 1477.8 | Xiola Blue | Richard Jackson | Berkeley, CA |
20. | 42. | 1476.9 | StarBs | Russell Brown | New Orleans, LA |
21. | 22. | 1475.8 | Chris W. | Chris Weber | Appleton, WI |
22. | 23. | 1474.2 | BASHERS | Dan Bowman | Liberty, MO |
23. | 19. | 1473.9 | Steve K. | Steve Klitzner | Miami |
24. | 31. | 1473.4 | Fantasy Index (official picks) | Fantasy Index | Seattle, WA |
25. | 27. | 1465.9 | Dantes inferno | Pasquale DiJulio | Philadelphia |
This week Russell Brown reach 80.9 percent of the perfect possible score. With six teams on bye, we were reluctant to black out too many players. Russell hit three maximum-points picks, but he didn't go for any longshots. Not a a single position player in his lineup came from outside the top 30 most chosen players.
Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season | ||||||
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Week | Name | Hometown | Team | Points | Perfect score | Pct Perfect |
7 | Russell Brown | New Orleans | StarBs | 253.95 | 313.95 | 80.9% |
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% |
Kyle Pitts and Alvin Kamara were big misses by the Blacker-Outer -- they were heavily used, and they scored a ton. Matthew Stafford could have been blacked out as well, but it becomes difficult. You can't black out every player at a position, Gilligan.
Percentage of Week 7 lineups that included the player | ||||
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Pct | Score | Name | Pos | Team |
68.7% | 8.00 | New England | ST | NE |
68.3% | 5.00 | Justin Tucker | PK | BAL |
57.4% | 23.30 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL |
54.7% | 33.90 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO |
54.7% | 30.50 | Matthew Stafford | QB | LAR |
46.0% | 21.50 | Mike Gesicki | TE | MIA |
42.3% | 5.00 | New Orleans | ST | NO |
41.9% | 9.40 | Darrell Henderson | RB | LAR |
41.5% | 25.65 | Lamar Jackson | QB | BAL |
41.1% | 12.60 | Calvin Ridley | WR | ATL |
38.9% | 27.40 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB |
38.5% | 13.30 | DJ Moore | WR | CAR |
34.3% | 8.90 | Aaron Jones | RB | GB |
30.9% | 23.00 | Deebo Samuel | WR | SF |
29.8% | 26.55 | Tom Brady | QB | TB |
28.7% | 3.00 | Harrison Butker | PK | KC |
25.7% | 15.00 | Robert Woods | WR | LAR |
24.2% | 34.10 | JaMarr Chase | WR | CIN |
23.0% | 12.00 | Nick Folk | PK | NE |
23.0% | 2.00 | Carolina | ST | CAR |
22.3% | 27.30 | A.J. Brown | WR | TEN |
21.5% | 12.00 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI |
20.4% | 31.60 | Mike Evans | WR | TB |
18.9% | 9.00 | Daniel Carlson | PK | LV |
18.5% | 10.80 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | DET |
17.0% | 6.00 | Mason Crosby | PK | GB |
16.2% | 12.00 | Younghoe Koo | PK | ATL |
14.7% | 20.00 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND |
14.0% | 25.10 | Chris Godwin | WR | TB |
13.6% | 19.00 | Marquise Brown | WR | BAL |
12.1% | 3.00 | Baltimore | ST | BAL |
12.1% | 1.00 | Denver | ST | DEN |
11.7% | 16.00 | Zach Ertz | TE | ARI |
11.3% | 8.00 | Green Bay | ST | GB |
10.6% | 17.00 | Leonard Fournette | RB | TB |
10.6% | 14.10 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | ATL |
8.7% | 11.10 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE | WAS |
8.3% | 9.60 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LAR |
8.3% | 24.80 | Matt Ryan | QB | ATL |
7.2% | 9.60 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | CAR |
7.2% | 15.30 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA |
7.2% | 27.90 | Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI |
7.2% | 8.90 | Noah Fant | TE | DEN |
6.8% | 6.20 | Marquez Callaway | WR | NO |
6.4% | 0.00 | Antonio Brown | WR | TB |
6.4% | 17.60 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA |
5.3% | 7.10 | Brandin Cooks | WR | HOU |
4.9% | 25.20 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS |
4.9% | 10.00 | Indianapolis | ST | IND |
4.2% | 10.30 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE |
4.2% | 4.00 | Cleveland | ST | CLE |
3.8% | 19.10 | Jameis Winston | QB | NO |
3.8% | 9.00 | Randy Bullock | PK | TEN |
3.8% | 6.00 | Las Vegas | ST | LV |
3.4% | 15.80 | Josh Jacobs | RB | LV |
3.0% | 3.00 | Zane Gonzalez | PK | CAR |
3.0% | 8.00 | Darrel Williams | RB | KC |
3.0% | 11.80 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN |
3.0% | 5.00 | San Francisco | ST | SF |
3.0% | 2.00 | Brandon McManus | PK | DEN |
3.0% | 7.10 | Henry Ruggs | WR | LV |
2.6% | 16.30 | Robert Tonyan | TE | GB |
2.6% | 24.10 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | TEN |
2.6% | 24.25 | Derek Carr | QB | LV |
2.6% | 4.00 | Jason Sanders | PK | MIA |
2.3% | 2.00 | Chicago | ST | CHI |
2.3% | 0.00 | Sterling Shepard | WR | NYG |
2.3% | 1.90 | O.J. Howard | TE | TB |
2.3% | 9.60 | J.D. McKissic | RB | WAS |
2.3% | 11.10 | DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI |
2.3% | 25.30 | Damien Harris | RB | NE |
1.9% | 15.00 | Christian Kirk | WR | ARI |
1.9% | 20.50 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND |
1.9% | 4.00 | Jason Myers | PK | SEA |
1.9% | 11.00 | Evan McPherson | PK | CIN |
1.9% | 11.90 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN |
1.9% | 12.40 | James Conner | RB | ARI |
1.5% | 12.80 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | LV |
1.5% | 2.00 | Jake Elliott | PK | PHI |
1.5% | 6.00 | Michael Badgley | PK | IND |
1.5% | 4.00 | Seattle | ST | SEA |
1.1% | 5.00 | Atlanta | ST | ATL |
1.1% | 9.60 | A.J. Green | WR | ARI |
1.1% | 16.70 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | SF |
1.1% | 24.80 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | CLE |
1.1% | 5.00 | Miami | ST | MIA |
1.1% | 28.40 | D'Andre Swift | RB | DET |
1.1% | 32.80 | Joe Burrow | QB | CIN |
0.8% | 3.20 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA |
0.8% | 3.60 | Allen Robinson | WR | CHI |
0.8% | 23.80 | Carson Wentz | QB | IND |
0.8% | 6.80 | Mecole Hardman | WR | KC |
0.8% | 3.80 | David Njoku | TE | CLE |
0.8% | 5.00 | Chase McLaughlin | PK | CLE |
0.8% | 5.00 | Cincinnati | ST | CIN |
0.8% | 1.90 | Anthony Firkser | TE | TEN |
0.8% | 3.60 | Tim Patrick | WR | DEN |
0.8% | 33.45 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | MIA |
0.8% | 13.00 | Austin Seibert | PK | DET |
0.8% | 10.40 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG |
0.4% | 4.40 | Robby Anderson | WR | CAR |
0.4% | 6.50 | Hayden Hurst | TE | ATL |
0.4% | 17.70 | Jared Goff | QB | DET |
0.4% | 3.70 | Miles Sanders | RB | PHI |
0.4% | 11.50 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | IND |
0.4% | 19.55 | Daniel Jones | QB | NYG |
0.4% | 8.00 | N.Y Giants | ST | NYG |
0.4% | 3.00 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | PK | HOU |
0.4% | 9.30 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI |
0.4% | 0.00 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND |
0.4% | 1.50 | Ross Dwelley | TE | SF |
0.4% | 1.80 | Damien Williams | RB | CHI |
0.4% | 2.00 | Philadelphia | ST | PHI |
0.4% | 24.10 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | CIN |
0.4% | 3.00 | Kansas City | ST | KC |
0.4% | 0.00 | Gronkowski (if active) | TE | TB |
0.4% | 13.20 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN |
0.4% | 14.70 | Corey Davis | WR | NYJ |
0.4% | 0.00 | Rashod Bateman | WR | BAL |
0.4% | 0.00 | DeSean Jackson | WR | LAR |
0.4% | 17.20 | Javonte Williams | RB | DEN |
0.4% | 10.00 | Tennessee | ST | TEN |
0.4% | 6.60 | Adam Trautman | TE | NO |