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November 10, 2021

Edward Jansen wins Blackout in Week 9

In what seemed like a difficult, low-scoring week, Edward Jansen of Midland, Mich. identified four maximum-points players -- Lamar Jackson, Jonathan Taylor, Keenan Allen and Marquise Brown -- en route to a Blackout-winning 213.4 points. He wins this week's $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate for putting up the top score in Week 9. Honorable mention (but no prize) to Edward Pena of Houston, who scored 213.10 -- only 0.3 points behind. Click through to see the winning lineup, the perfect lineup, the "wisdom of crowds" lineup, season-long standings, and the percentage of use for Week 9.

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Week 9 winning score
Edward Jansen, Midland, MI. - "Edward J."
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Josh Allen	BUF	18.20
QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL	37.30
RB	Jonathan Taylor	IND	34.00
RB	Darrell Henderson	LAR	8.80
WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	14.50
WR	Keenan Allen	LAC	22.40
WR	Marquise Brown	BAL	20.60
TE	Darren Waller	LV	16.20
TE	Mike Gesicki	MIA	9.40
PK	Matt Gay	LAR	10.00
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	10.00
ST	Pittsburgh	PIT	7.00
ST	L.A. Rams	LAR	5.00
	Total		213.40

Not a single maximum-points player was blacked out in Week 9.

Week 9 perfect score
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	BAL	Lamar Jackson	37.30
QB	LAC	Justin Herbert	35.20
RB	ARI	James Conner	40.30
RB	IND	Jonathan Taylor	34.00
WR	PHI	DeVonta Smith	22.60
WR	LAC	Keenan Allen	22.40
WR	BAL	Marquise Brown	20.60
TE	SF	George Kittle	22.10
TE	PIT	Pat Freiermuth	21.30
PK	CLE	Chase McLaughlin	11.00
PK	NYG	Graham Gano	11.00
ST	CLE	Cleveland	17.00
ST	TEN	Tennessee	15.00
		Total	309.80

Failing to black out Josh Allen was a major mistake. The whole point of blacking out players is to make sure that they don't end up on too many entries.

Week 9 Wisdom Of Crowds score
Percent	Position	Name	Team	Score
73.9%	QB	Josh Allen	BUF	18.20
40.5%	QB	Matthew Stafford	LAR	20.00
38.9%	RB	Jonathan Taylor	IND	34.00
36.2%	RB	Najee Harris	PIT	16.80
66.2%	WR	Tyreek Hill	KC	7.30
50.2%	WR	JaMarr Chase	CIN	10.90
44.0%	WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	14.50
50.2%	TE	Darren Waller	LV	16.20
39.7%	TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	9.40
46.7%	PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	10.00
37.0%	PK	Matt Gay	LAR	10.00
54.1%	ST	Pittsburgh	PIT	7.00
40.9%	ST	L.A. Rams	LAR	5.00
		Total		179.30

Congratulations to longtime friend of Fantasy Index Paul Barnes, who climbs into first place overall. And a couple of teams further down the standings took massive leaps into the top 25.

Top 25 overall after the Week 9 games
Rk	Last	Score	Team Name	Player Name	Hometown
1.	2.	1875.45	Barney's Rubble	Paul Barnes	Silver Spring, MD
2.	3.	1861.15	Rancor Keeper	Dwight Johnson	Columbia, MD
3.	1.	1859.75	The First Crowëll	Duke Fame	Cincinnati, OH
4.	11.	1859.45	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, OK
5.	13.	1851.95	Flash	Cody Hager	Portland, OR
6.	9.	1848.45	Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)	Ian Allan	Seattle, WA
7.	5.	1846.95	stevemealone	Steve Robbins	Moorestown, NJ
8.	6.	1843.00	Jerusalem Juggernauts	Mike Craig	Kokomo, IN
9.	27.	1839.70	Edward J.	Edward Jansen	Midland, MI
10.	4.	1839.70	Mike T.	Mike Taylor	Meridian, ID
11.	18.	1836.40	T-Bones	Tim Ferschl	Menomonee Fls, WI
12.	21.	1833.20	Chris W.	Chris Weber	Appleton, WI
13.	12.	1829.95	Trunk Monkey	Gary Allen	Hanahan, SC
14.	14.	1828.60	SHADOW DAD	David Wilde	Mukwonago, WI
15.	19.	1821.80	Fantasy Index (official picks)	Fantasy Index	Seattle, WA
16.	22.	1819.20	Newman	Samuel Dugan	Wilkinsburg, PA
17.	7.	1815.25	StarBs	Russell Brown	New Orleans, LA
18.	8.	1813.85	FIUSER0824	Victor Kitzes	Black Diamond, WA
19.	24.	1813.50	The 546 Posse	Michael Livengood	Ward, AR
20.	15.	1811.90	Benton's Bullies	Benton Hitt	Lorton, VA
21.	17.	1809.40	Math Mania	Steven Math	Austin, TX
22.	50.	1808.95	Texan Eddie	Edward Pena	Houston, TX
23.	45.	1808.70	frank m.	Frank Manero	Bristol, PA
24.	28.	1807.40	SDBOLTGUY	Michael Ginesi	Oceanside, CA
25.	10.	1806.60	Kenny M.	Kenny Micheletti	Lees Summit, MO

Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
9	Edward Jansen	Midland, Mich.	Edward J.	213.40	309.80	68.9%
8	Howard Davenport	Metairie, La.	Prince of Darkness	225.20	298.40	75.5%
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%

The Blackout-master failed to remove Josh Allen -- hopefully we won't have another day when a player ends up on such a high percentage of entries. Same for Tyreek Hill, although he sort of laid an egg, so no worries.

Percentage of Week 9 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
73.9%	18.20	Josh Allen	QB	BUF
66.2%	7.30	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC
54.1%	7.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
50.2%	10.90	JaMarr Chase	WR	CIN
50.2%	16.20	Darren Waller	TE	LV
46.7%	10.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
44.0%	14.50	Stefon Diggs	WR	BUF
40.9%	5.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
40.5%	20.00	Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR
39.7%	9.40	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
38.9%	34.00	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND
37.0%	10.00	Matt Gay	PK	LAR
36.2%	16.80	Najee Harris	RB	PIT
34.2%	37.30	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
31.5%	9.20	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
31.1%	9.40	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
29.6%	0.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	DAL
29.6%	11.20	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
25.7%	20.40	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
24.1%	2.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
19.1%	5.30	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
18.3%	6.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
17.9%	6.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
16.7%	12.60	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
16.3%	9.20	A.J. Brown	WR	TEN
14.0%	17.40	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
14.0%	4.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
13.6%	12.10	Patrick Mahomes	QB	KC
13.2%	7.30	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
12.8%	13.00	Miami	ST	MIA
12.8%	17.00	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN
11.7%	20.60	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
10.9%	10.20	Davante Adams	WR	GB
10.9%	7.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
9.0%	11.30	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
7.8%	23.20	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
7.4%	30.30	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
7.0%	14.20	Joe Burrow	QB	CIN
7.0%	5.00	Jason Sanders	PK	MIA
6.6%	22.40	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
5.8%	5.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
5.8%	9.00	Michael Badgley	PK	IND
5.8%	4.30	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL
5.5%	10.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
5.5%	11.60	Brandin Cooks	WR	HOU
5.5%	15.20	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
5.5%	11.70	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
5.1%	7.00	Matt Prater	PK	ARI
4.7%	8.80	Darrell Henderson	RB	LAR
4.7%	5.70	Zach Ertz	TE	ARI
4.7%	9.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
4.3%	17.40	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
4.3%	1.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
4.3%	35.20	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
3.9%	21.30	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT
3.9%	6.40	C.J. Uzomah	TE	CIN
3.9%	16.30	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA
3.5%	22.10	George Kittle	TE	SF
3.5%	4.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
3.1%	9.40	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL
3.1%	5.00	Las Vegas	ST	LV
3.1%	2.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
3.1%	10.10	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
2.7%	0.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
2.7%	7.00	Greg Joseph	PK	MIN
2.7%	19.30	Derek Carr	QB	LV
2.7%	7.80	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
2.3%	11.00	Arizona	ST	ARI
2.3%	5.70	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
2.3%	12.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
2.3%	10.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
2.3%	7.00	Brian Johnson	PK	NO
2.3%	10.50	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	BUF
2.0%	28.00	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
2.0%	7.10	Van Jefferson	WR	LAR
2.0%	4.00	Randy Bullock	PK	TEN
2.0%	8.60	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
2.0%	13.50	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV
2.0%	2.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
1.6%	0.00	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
1.6%	5.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
1.6%	1.70	Kadarius Toney	WR	NYG
1.6%	0.00	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	ARI
1.6%	19.60	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL
1.6%	11.30	Cole Beasley	WR	BUF
1.2%	14.60	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR
1.2%	7.60	DJ Moore	WR	CAR
1.2%	10.80	Jared Cook	TE	LAC
1.2%	6.00	Denver	ST	DEN
1.2%	26.90	Carson Wentz	QB	IND
1.2%	4.00	Boston Scott	RB	PHI
1.2%	4.10	Jarvis Landry	WR	CLE
1.2%	17.90	Hunter Renfrow	WR	LV
1.2%	1.00	L.A. Chargers	ST	LAC
1.2%	9.50	Tyler Conklin	TE	MIN
1.2%	11.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	CLE
1.2%	17.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
1.2%	15.80	Jordan Love	QB	GB
1.2%	0.00	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	MIA
0.8%	11.00	Graham Gano	PK	NYG
0.8%	6.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	CAR
0.8%	6.30	Trevor Lawrence	QB	JAC
0.8%	12.90	Elijah Mitchell	RB	SF
0.8%	6.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
0.8%	16.75	Christian Kirk	WR	ARI
0.8%	18.25	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT
0.8%	23.45	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
0.8%	17.45	Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN
0.8%	17.70	Myles Gaskin	RB	MIA
0.8%	7.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	LAC
0.4%	3.60	Josiah Deguara	TE	GB
0.4%	7.30	Chase Claypool	WR	PIT
0.4%	8.75	Mike White	QB	NYJ
0.4%	13.80	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN
0.4%	15.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
0.4%	1.80	Jonnu Smith	TE	NE
0.4%	5.00	Mecole Hardman	WR	KC
0.4%	0.00	Josh Lambo	PK	PIT
0.4%	13.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
0.4%	0.00	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
0.4%	12.90	Jerry Jeudy	WR	DEN
0.4%	5.10	Marvin Jones	WR	JAC
0.4%	13.00	N.Y Giants	ST	NYG
0.4%	9.90	Hunter Henry	TE	NE
0.4%	10.30	Damien Harris	RB	NE
0.4%	18.30	Jalen Hurts	QB	PHI
0.4%	0.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
0.4%	3.80	Mo Alie-Cox	TE	IND
0.4%	14.70	Cole Kmet	TE	CHI
0.4%	1.80	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NE
0.4%	0.30	Chase Edmonds	RB	ARI
0.4%	10.00	Dan Arnold	TE	JAC

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