Fantasy Index Blackout

November 17, 2021

Nathan Priest crushes the field in Week 10

In a week when we blacked out fewer players than usual, Nathan Priest of Hagerstown, Md. hit on five maximum points picks -- Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott, Stefon Diggs, CeeDee Lamb and Travis Kelce -- and cruised to 260.4 points -- 17 more than the next-closest entry. We'll send Nathan a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate to reward him for outscoring everybody else in Week 10. 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 10. We are accepting entries for Week 11 now.

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Week 10 winning score
Nathan Priest, Hagerstown, Md. - "NP"
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Dak Prescott	DAL	29.30
QB	Patrick Mahomes	KC	40.30
RB	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	26.10
RB	Leonard Fournette	TB	17.20
WR	Tyreek Hill	KC	27.50
WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	30.20
WR	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	28.60
TE	Travis Kelce	KC	19.90
TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	18.30
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	4.00
PK	Matt Prater	ARI	4.00
ST	Buffalo	BUF	11.00
ST	Pittsburgh	PIT	4.00
	Total		260.40

For the second week in a row, we didn't black out a single maximum-points player #BLACKOUTFAIL #SAD

Week 10 perfect score
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Patrick Mahomes	KC	40.30
QB	Dak Prescott	DAL	29.30
RB	Darrel Williams	KC	29.40
RB	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	27.40
WR	Deebo Samuel	SF	30.30
WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	30.20
WR	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	28.60
TE	Travis Kelce	KC	19.90
TE	Hunter Henry	NE	19.70
PK	Zane Gonzalez	CAR	14.00
PK	Jake Elliott	PHI	12.00
ST	Dallas	DAL	14.00
ST	Miami	MIA	14.00
	Total		309.10

We failed to black out Travis Kelce, who was the most-used player and was a maximum points player. #BLACKOUTFAIL #SAD Davante Adams also appeared on more than 60 percent of entries. He didn't exactly lay an egg, but the Packers-Seahawks game was a bit of a dud.

Week 10 Wisdom Of Crowds score
Percent	Position	Name	Team	Score
49.0%	QB	Dak Prescott	DAL	29.30
39.3%	QB	Justin Herbert	LAC	15.95
39.3%	RB	James Conner	ARI	15.40
38.1%	RB	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	26.10
63.6%	WR	Davante Adams	GB	14.80
49.8%	WR	Tyreek Hill	KC	27.50
38.5%	WR	Mike Evans	TB	14.20
64.8%	TE	Travis Kelce	KC	19.90
54.3%	TE	Darren Waller	LV	6.40
38.5%	PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	4.00
34.8%	PK	Matt Gay	LAR	4.00
51.8%	ST	Buffalo	BUF	11.00
47.8%	ST	Arizona	ARI	4.00
		Total		192.55

A huge shakeup in the standings this week, with a change at the top for the third consecutive week. Congratulations to Ralph Cunningham of Owasso, Okla., who was propelled to the top after putting up the third-highest score in the contest in Week 10.

Top 25 overall after the Week 10 games
Rk	Last	Score	Team Name	Player Name	Hometown
1.	4.	2097.75	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, OK
2.	5.	2062.75	Flash	Cody Hager	Portland, OR
3.	2.	2061.00	Rancor Keeper	Dwight Johnson	Columbia, MD
4.	7.	2060.10	stevemealone	Steve Robbins	Moorestown, NJ
5.	1.	2058.80	Barney's Rubble	Paul Barnes	Silver Spring, MD
6.	14.	2053.55	SHADOW DAD	David Wilde	Mukwonago, WI
7.	11.	2048.35	T-Bones	Tim Ferschl	Menomonee Fls, WI
8.	35.	2045.80	NP	Nathan Priest	Hagerstown, MD
9.	18.	2042.00	FIUSER0824	Victor Kitzes	Black Diamond, WA
10.	21.	2040.70	Math Mania	Steven Math	Austin, TX
11.	19.	2029.45	The 546 Posse	Michael Livengood	Ward, AR
12.	3.	2028.75	The First Crowëll	Duke Fame	Cincinnati, OH
13.	28.	2025.30	Bruce B.	Bruce Boegel	Cottage Grove, MN
14.	32.	2019.40	BigRichie	Richard Loppnow	Ephrata, WA
15.	6.	2016.90	Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)	Ian Allan	Seattle, WA
16.	9.	2016.25	Edward J.	Edward Jansen	Midland, MI
17.	23.	2013.25	frank m.	Frank Manero	Bristol, PA
18.	36.	2008.40	Fantasy Index Podcast (Justin Eleff)	Justin Eleff	Alexandria, VA
19.	26.	2006.85	Xiola Blue	Richard Jackson	Berkeley, CA
20.	24.	2005.75	SDBOLTGUY	Michael Ginesi	Oceanside, CA
21.	10.	2004.35	Mike T.	Mike Taylor	Meridian, ID
22.	17.	2004.15	StarBs	Russell Brown	New Orleans, LA
23.	39.	1995.70	Fantasy Index (Andy Richardson)	Andy Richardson	Port Chester, NY
24.	38.	1995.30	BigCheese	Jeff Barner	Eagle, ID
25.	25.	1993.55	Kenny M.	Kenny Micheletti	Lees Summit, MO

Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
10	Nathan Priest	Hagerstown, Md.	NP	260.40	309.10	84.2%	192.55
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%

Plenty of big scores near the top in Week 10. Darren Waller was the most common entry-wrecker, although Aaron Rodgers was no prize. A.J. Brown was probably the biggest dud in the contest.

Percentage of Week 10 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
Percent	Score	Name	Position	Team
64.8%	19.90	Travis Kelce	TE	KC
63.6%	14.80	Davante Adams	WR	GB
54.3%	6.40	Darren Waller	TE	LV
51.8%	11.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
49.8%	27.50	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC
49.0%	29.30	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
47.8%	4.00	Arizona	ST	ARI
39.3%	15.95	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
39.3%	15.40	James Conner	RB	ARI
38.5%	4.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
38.5%	14.20	Mike Evans	WR	TB
38.1%	26.10	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR
34.8%	4.00	Matt Gay	PK	LAR
32.4%	20.80	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
32.0%	40.30	Patrick Mahomes	QB	KC
30.4%	4.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
26.7%	16.25	Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR
24.3%	30.20	Stefon Diggs	WR	BUF
21.5%	4.90	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL
20.7%	10.00	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
19.0%	8.10	Darrell Henderson	RB	LAR
17.8%	15.40	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
15.4%	4.00	Matt Prater	PK	ARI
14.2%	3.30	A.J. Brown	WR	TEN
13.8%	11.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
13.4%	18.30	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
13.0%	28.60	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL
12.6%	12.10	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
12.6%	10.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
12.2%	17.20	Leonard Fournette	RB	TB
11.3%	16.00	George Kittle	TE	SF
10.9%	3.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
10.9%	9.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
10.5%	11.00	Michael Badgley	PK	IND
10.5%	2.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
10.5%	11.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
10.1%	22.70	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	CLE
9.7%	1.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
9.3%	8.90	Carson Wentz	QB	IND
9.3%	7.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TB
9.3%	5.60	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA
9.3%	22.85	Derek Carr	QB	LV
8.9%	8.60	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV
8.5%	7.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
8.1%	17.80	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
7.7%	9.70	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
7.7%	8.10	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT
6.9%	7.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
6.5%	7.30	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
6.5%	22.90	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN
5.7%	7.00	New England	ST	NE
5.3%	4.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
4.9%	4.30	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
4.9%	6.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
4.9%	0.00	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
4.9%	15.30	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
4.1%	9.00	Greg Joseph	PK	MIN
4.1%	9.10	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
4.1%	12.70	Chris Godwin	WR	TB
4.1%	0.00	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
3.6%	11.25	Russell Wilson	QB	SEA
3.6%	5.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
3.6%	30.30	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
3.6%	11.00	Randy Bullock	PK	TEN
3.2%	8.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	LAC
3.2%	0.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	DAL
3.2%	3.00	Denver	ST	DEN
2.8%	11.90	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
2.8%	10.90	Noah Fant	TE	DEN
2.8%	0.00	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
2.8%	14.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
2.8%	8.60	Zach Ertz	TE	ARI
2.4%	11.50	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
2.4%	22.40	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
2.0%	13.70	Dan Arnold	TE	JAC
2.0%	29.40	Darrel Williams	RB	KC
2.0%	2.40	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL
2.0%	19.70	Hunter Henry	TE	NE
2.0%	17.60	Hunter Renfrow	WR	LV
1.6%	8.40	Van Jefferson	WR	LAR
1.6%	4.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
1.6%	7.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
1.6%	6.90	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN
1.6%	16.50	D'Andre Swift	RB	DET
1.6%	0.00	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
1.2%	11.10	Jerry Jeudy	WR	DEN
1.2%	0.00	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT
1.2%	8.80	Devonta Freeman	RB	BAL
1.2%	5.85	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL
1.2%	2.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
1.2%	12.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
1.2%	8.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
1.2%	0.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
1.2%	2.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
1.2%	2.00	Las Vegas	ST	LV
0.8%	4.80	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
0.8%	11.00	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
0.8%	7.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
0.8%	9.10	Elijah Mitchell	RB	SF
0.8%	9.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
0.8%	20.75	Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN
0.8%	10.10	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA
0.8%	1.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	CLE
0.8%	12.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
0.8%	22.20	Jalen Hurts	QB	PHI
0.4%	0.00	Hayden Hurst	TE	ATL
0.4%	11.30	Melvin Gordon	RB	DEN
0.4%	3.50	Cole Beasley	WR	BUF
0.4%	6.00	Detroit	ST	DET
0.4%	17.80	Bryan Edwards	WR	LV
0.4%	1.60	Mo Alie-Cox	TE	IND
0.4%	12.80	Christian Kirk	WR	ARI
0.4%	0.00	Rodrigo Blankenship	PK	IND
0.4%	5.25	Colt McCoy	QB	ARI
0.4%	4.40	Tim Patrick	WR	DEN
0.4%	5.90	Alex Collins	RB	SEA
0.4%	14.90	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NE
0.4%	0.00	Logan Thomas	TE	WAS
0.4%	7.65	Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE
0.4%	7.10	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	BUF
0.4%	4.00	Washington	ST	WAS
0.4%	6.40	DJ Moore	WR	CAR
0.4%	5.70	Jared Goff	QB	DET
0.4%	18.20	Michael Carter	RB	NYJ
0.4%	5.50	Marvin Jones	WR	JAC
0.4%	14.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	CAR
0.4%	11.30	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	DEN
0.4%	3.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
0.4%	4.90	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
0.4%	5.50	Myles Gaskin	RB	MIA
0.4%	14.00	Miami	ST	MIA

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