Fantasy Index Blackout

December 01, 2021

Seldom-picked Fournette leads Kellogg to Blackout win

Vincent Kellogg of Phoenix rolled to the highest score (225.95 points) in Blackout this week, thanks in part to big efforts from Leonard Founette, Josh Allen and Dawson Knox. Fournette appeared in only 2.6 percent of Blackout lineups in Week 12. We'll reward Vincent's big day with a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate. 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 12. We are accepting Week 13 entries now.

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 12 winning score
Vincent Kellogg, Phoenix - "Green Bud Packers"
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Josh Allen	BUF	33.30
QB	Dak Prescott	DAL	29.05
RB	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	16.90
RB	Leonard Fournette	TB	44.10
WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	20.40
WR	Deebo Samuel	SF	20.80
WR	Michael Gallup	DAL	15.60
TE	Hunter Henry	NE	3.60
TE	Dawson Knox	BUF	18.20
PK	Brandon McManus	DEN	4.00
PK	Robbie Gould	SF	10.00
ST	Houston	HOU	6.00
ST	Buffalo	BUF	4.00
	Total		225.95

Week 12 perfect score
(Blackouts in ~~strikethrough~~)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Josh Allen	BUF	33.30
QB	Carson Wentz	IND	29.40
RB	Leonard Fournette	TB	44.10
RB	Joe Mixon	CIN	32.30
WR	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	28.70
WR	Tee Higgins	CIN	23.40
WR	Adam Thielen	MIN	23.20
TE	Jack Doyle	IND	20.10
TE	~~Rob Gronkowski~~	TB	~~19.30~~
TE	Dawson Knox	BUF	18.20
PK	Daniel Carlson	LV	18.00
PK	Nick Folk	NE	18.00
ST	Miami	MIA	17.00
ST	Cincinnati	CIN	15.00
	Total		320.70

Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts appeared on the exact same number of entries, so there are two possible Wisdom Of Crowds scores. Note that the crowd picked Justin Jefferson, but Adam Thielen ended up being a maximum points player.

Week 12 Wisdom Of Crowds score
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL	19.05
QB	Josh Allen	BUF	33.30
QB	Jalen Hurts	PHI	14.15
RB	Joe Mixon	CIN	32.30
RB	Nick Chubb	CLE	5.90
WR	Justin Jefferson	MIN	13.50
WR	Deebo Samuel	SF	20.80
WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	20.40
TE	Dallas Goedert	PHI	1.00
TE	Mike Gesicki	MIA	4.70
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	10.00
PK	Nick Folk	NE	18.00
ST	Buffalo	BUF	4.00
ST	Philadelphia	PHI	1.00
	Total with Allen		183.95
	Total with Hurts		164.80

Ralph Cunningham added another 50.25 points to his lead in the season-long points chase; he's now 115.85 points over the second place team. He'll be difficult to catch.

Top 25 overall after the Week 12 games
Rk	Last	Score	Team Name	Player Name	Hometown
1.	1.	2524.80	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, OK
2.	5.	2408.95	StarBs	Russell Brown	New Orleans, LA
3.	3.	2407.90	Flash	Cody Hager	Portland, OR
4.	2.	2403.55	stevemealone	Steve Robbins	Moorestown, NJ
5.	6.	2403.50	NP	Nathan Priest	Hagerstown, MD
6.	7.	2402.65	Rancor Keeper	Dwight Johnson	Columbia, MD
7.	21.	2401.30	Math Mania	Steven Math	Austin, TX
8.	12.	2395.85	T-Bones	Tim Ferschl	Menomonee Fls, WI
9.	8.	2393.80	Bruce B.	Bruce Boegel	Cottage Grove, MN
10.	25.	2393.80	Jerusalem Juggernauts	Mike Craig	Kokomo, IN
11.	23.	2391.95	SDBOLTGUY	Michael Ginesi	Oceanside, CA
12.	4.	2388.45	Newman	Samuel Dugan	Wilkinsburg, PA
13.	18.	2385.25	FIUSER0824	Victor Kitzes	Black Diamond, WA
14.	13.	2383.95	frank m.	Frank Manero	Bristol, PA
15.	14.	2383.20	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami
16.	15.	2382.40	Plano Guru	Larry Heffelfinger	Plano, TX
17.	9.	2376.60	Mike T.	Mike Taylor	Meridian, ID
18.	45.	2375.15	Dam Guy	Dave Garner	Mossyrock, WA
19.	11.	2375.05	Barney's Rubble	Paul Barnes	Silver Spring, MD
20.	16.	2372.45	Edward J.	Edward Jansen	Midland, MI
21.	17.	2372.15	SHADOW DAD	David Wilde	Mukwonago, WI
22.	24.	2371.70	Replacements	Don Rydahl	Crystal, MI
23.	20.	2370.10	Xiola Blue	Richard Jackson	Berkeley, CA
24.	27.	2369.25	Renegades	Mark Christie	Fairport, NY
25.	22.	2367.75	VooDoo	Jacques Smith	Chevy Chase, MD

Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
12	Vincent Kellogg	Phoenix, Ariz.	Green Bud Packers	225.95	304.40	74.2%
11	Rick Heidorn	Minneola, Fla.	Cincinnati Buckeye	274.05	367.85	74.5%
10	Nathan Priest	Hagerstown, Md.	NP	260.40	309.10	84.2%
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 top tight ends -- Dallas Goedert and Mike Gesicki -- busted a lot of lineups.

Percentage of Week 12 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
56.4%	13.50	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN
56.0%	20.80	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
47.0%	10.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
44.9%	19.05	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
44.0%	1.00	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
43.2%	4.70	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
42.7%	18.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
41.9%	32.30	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
32.9%	33.30	Josh Allen	QB	BUF
32.9%	14.15	Jalen Hurts	QB	PHI
31.2%	4.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
29.9%	1.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
27.4%	5.90	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
26.9%	3.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
26.5%	20.40	Stefon Diggs	WR	BUF
22.2%	6.00	Houston	ST	HOU
20.9%	14.50	James Robinson	RB	JAC
20.1%	6.90	JaMarr Chase	WR	CIN
20.1%	6.70	Chris Godwin	WR	TB
19.7%	26.75	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
19.7%	7.00	Tyler Bass	PK	BUF
19.2%	18.20	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
18.8%	3.90	D'Andre Swift	RB	DET
18.4%	15.50	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
18.0%	12.50	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
17.5%	16.90	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
15.8%	20.00	AJ Dillon	RB	GB
15.4%	4.20	Noah Fant	TE	DEN
15.0%	7.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	DAL
15.0%	3.60	Hunter Henry	TE	NE
14.5%	29.05	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
14.5%	4.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
14.1%	6.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
13.7%	9.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
12.8%	10.40	David Montgomery	RB	CHI
12.0%	9.10	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
11.1%	29.35	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
9.4%	10.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
9.4%	2.30	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA
9.0%	18.50	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
9.0%	4.60	Mike Evans	WR	TB
9.0%	1.90	Dan Arnold	TE	JAC
8.6%	29.00	Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR
8.1%	8.00	Matt Gay	PK	LAR
7.7%	9.30	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
7.7%	6.10	Logan Thomas	TE	WAS
7.3%	19.90	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
7.3%	11.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
7.3%	1.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
6.8%	17.00	Miami	ST	MIA
6.4%	15.60	Michael Gallup	WR	DAL
6.0%	13.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
5.6%	9.30	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
5.6%	6.70	Evan Engram	TE	NYG
5.1%	20.30	Joe Burrow	QB	CIN
5.1%	17.30	Darrell Henderson	RB	LAR
5.1%	11.10	Cam Newton	QB	CAR
5.1%	10.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
4.7%	23.60	Antonio Gibson	RB	WAS
4.7%	23.20	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
4.7%	4.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
4.7%	3.90	C.J. Uzomah	TE	CIN
4.3%	13.50	Brandin Cooks	WR	HOU
4.3%	13.10	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
4.3%	12.60	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
4.3%	9.30	Elijah Moore	WR	NYJ
4.3%	8.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TB
4.3%	1.30	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
3.9%	4.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
3.9%	3.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
3.9%	2.00	Greg Joseph	PK	MIN
3.4%	27.50	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL
3.4%	21.95	Russell Wilson	QB	SEA
3.4%	7.90	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
3.4%	7.00	Michael Badgley	PK	IND
3.0%	14.30	DJ Moore	WR	CAR
3.0%	9.80	Melvin Gordon	RB	DEN
3.0%	6.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
3.0%	3.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
2.6%	44.10	Leonard Fournette	RB	TB
2.6%	7.40	Miles Sanders	RB	PHI
2.1%	15.45	Taylor Heinicke	QB	WAS
2.1%	13.00	Denver	ST	DEN
2.1%	10.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
2.1%	4.20	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI
2.1%	4.00	Washington	ST	WAS
2.1%	4.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
1.7%	29.40	Carson Wentz	QB	IND
1.7%	17.50	Darnell Mooney	WR	CHI
1.7%	14.70	Gerald Everett	TE	SEA
1.7%	14.50	Cole Kmet	TE	CHI
1.7%	14.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
1.7%	12.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
1.7%	4.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	CAR
1.7%	2.00	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU
1.7%	1.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	LAC
1.3%	28.70	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA
1.3%	18.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
1.3%	15.50	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	SF
1.3%	15.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
1.3%	9.00	Jason Sanders	PK	MIA
1.3%	5.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
1.3%	4.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	CLE
1.3%	3.00	L.A. Chargers	ST	LAC
1.3%	2.70	Tony Jones	RB	NO
1.3%	2.00	Kareem Hunt	RB	CLE
0.9%	27.80	Elijah Mitchell	RB	SF
0.9%	23.40	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN
0.9%	20.10	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN
0.9%	19.20	Myles Gaskin	RB	MIA
0.9%	18.90	Tyrod Taylor	QB	HOU
0.9%	17.15	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT
0.9%	16.80	Tony Pollard	RB	DAL
0.9%	12.50	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF
0.9%	12.20	Damien Harris	RB	NE
0.9%	9.60	Cole Beasley	WR	BUF
0.9%	5.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
0.9%	4.50	Tyler Conklin	TE	MIN
0.9%	3.70	Alex Collins	RB	SEA
0.9%	3.00	Joey Slye	PK	WAS
0.9%	1.70	Jeff Wilson	RB	SF
0.9%	1.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
0.9%	0.00	Austin Hooper	TE	CLE
0.9%	0.00	Juwan Johnson	TE	NO
0.4%	23.10	Kendrick Bourne	WR	NE
0.4%	21.60	Hunter Renfrow	WR	LV
0.4%	20.95	Andy Dalton	QB	CHI
0.4%	20.30	Dontrell Hilliard	RB	TEN
0.4%	19.20	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV
0.4%	19.10	Odell Beckham	WR	LAR
0.4%	16.75	Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE
0.4%	12.50	David Njoku	TE	CLE
0.4%	10.50	Jared Cook	TE	LAC
0.4%	10.00	Cairo Santos	PK	CHI
0.4%	7.50	David Johnson	RB	HOU
0.4%	7.10	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL
0.4%	6.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
0.4%	4.50	Jerry Jeudy	WR	DEN
0.4%	3.00	Detroit	ST	DET
0.4%	3.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
0.4%	2.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
0.4%	1.80	Geoff Swaim	TE	TEN
0.4%	0.00	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL
0.4%	0.00	Mark Ingram	RB	NO
0.4%	0.00	Antonio Brown	WR	TB

Older

Newer

My dad and I have subscribed since I was 10 years old and I am 38 now. We canʼt go a season without it.

Trevor T. Sparks, Nev.

You guys are great - if you look at my account, I believe I have been a subscriber for around 20 years! Unfortunately, a few years ago a couple of other owners found the same publication (they didnʼt get it from me; I always disguised the sheets while at the draft!)

Michael B. St. Charles, Mo.

I have purchased your magazine since my first fantasy football season ever 12 season ago and love the insight you offer. Thank you for the great service, I look forward to many many more years of enjoying your subscription!

Paul L. Mequon, Wisc.

The magazine is exactly the same as last year, which is perfect. Boys, we have a chance to repeat in the 33rd year of the NWFFL. I am counting on you to help pull it off. FI has been a league staple for decades, one of my guys has every edition. A few years ago, we devised a clever way to use one of your lists to draft a team for an absent owner, the sob won it all. We love you guys. Peace!

Glenn S. Olympia, Wash.

Hi, received my copy over the weekend and I think it's the best work you guys have done (I've been reading your publication since 1988). The writing is terrific and full of good humor, along with more substance than anybody else has.

Keep up the great work!

John L. Madison, Wis.

I'm in 3 leagues. All have different formats. I bought one magazine, the same magazine for 30 years. I keep the Fantasy Football Index handy and refer back to your preseason reports throughout the season to help me evaluate roster moves in every format. This week I'm in two championship games and a semifinal. Did I tell you I'm in three leagues? Three playoff teams! Best fantasy season ever. Thank you.

Henry G. Bartlett, Ill.

Thanks for another great season of Fantasy Index, you avoid group-think and form your own opinions, and always have. I've been using your products since 1992, and you've always been a cut above the rest.

Rob D. Wellington, Fla.

Thank you for all you do and what your team does. Been playing since mid 90s and your mag has been there every year. The mailer I get with the questions on the front is what I consider the beginning of the fantasy football season. Get the updates and listen to the podcast. I write a weekly column for the newspaper I work at and always appreciate the work you put in to produce as much as you do. Just a fan saying thanks and will keep up with you and the site through the season.

Jason C. Tulsa, Okla.

A little feedback from a long time customer.

Our fantasy pool is entering its 25^th year and I have used multiple books and on-line tools over the years.

I have locked on to Fantasy Index as my go to for the last 5 years and have won the pool 3 of those years and finished no lower than 4^th.

Interesting to see how much more accurate you were at the end of the year compared to other books my competitors used.

Having it in a format that allows me to work the forecasts to match our scoring system and then receive updates as the season approaches is invaluable. Whoever your sources are for the forecasts are the best. Hang on to them. Thanks for the help!!

Peter M. London, Ontario, Canada

I did receive the updated draft ranking from you guys in plenty of time for my draft that night. My draft report gave me an A+ and predicted me to go 14-0 and win my league! I just want to say thank you for the excellent customer service that your company provided me. When I first started playing fantasy football more than 15 years ago, I used to buy as many fantasy football magazines as I could find. It wasnʼt long before I only purchased Fantasy Football Index each year. It is by far the most comprehensive, well written fantasy football magazine on the market. Also, I almost always rank in the top three in my fantasy football leagues, and won my league last year. Thank you to you and all of your great team. You have a customer for life!

Trey C. Fort Worth, Texas

Thank you for all the updates etc. In the last 14 or 15 years, we have placed in the top three 9 times winning it all 4 times. I have been a customer of yours for many years. Our success is partially due to luck, but I think your magazine with all of the good stuff has been a real contributing factor. Keep up the good work. Will be a customer until the time I can't read anymore.

Richard M. Imperial, Neb.

I just wanted to send everyone at Fantasy Football Index an apology. Since 2003 (Ricky Williams cover), I've protected my source of information and have gone out of my way to hide Fantasy Football Index from my leagues prying eyes. I've won championships in leagues and money playing Daily Fantasy and your Training Camp updates are the highlight of my summer and a recurring order for me every single season. I just wanted to Thank You and everyone there (customer service, the writers, janitors, secretaries and assistants) for your hard work and dedication.

You are appreciated and valued part of my Fantasy Football Operations department even if i never speak your name in fear that others in my league will discover the wondrous bounty of knowledge contained in your pages…

From the bottom of a champion's heart,

Dave M. Elma, N.Y.

I wanted to send a quick note and thank you for your great magazine! The information you provide, has allowed me to win my league 3 years in a row!

The payoff in the league is not bad, six hundred dollars to be exact, but it is those all important bragging rights that really make it fun!

I epically enjoyed this last issue because you included all the covers for the past 30 years, I did not buy 87, and 88, but all the rest I have purchased.

All I have to do is read and then plug and play, thanks again for doing all the work so I don't have to, except for cash the check of course! Lol.

I will be continue to purchase your magazine, and recommend it to others, although I don't like to give away my secret!

I typically don't write emails to magazines, but after 3 wins in a row, and others which I did not list, I felt like you would like to know.

Thanks again to you and your staff,

Darrell W. Holt, Mich.

I wanted to let you know I finished my season going 16-0 winning my league, breaking every record in our 19 year history along the way. A special thank you to FI for the insightful knowledge as it provided me much help along the way.

Ryan M. Lynnwood, Wash.

You guys do a great job. I got laughed at by a few people at the draft but they're not laughing now. I'm leading the league in record (8-1) and PF thus far.

John W. Aylett, Va.

And a side note… we've got a re-draft 16-team, 20 players drafted league (drafting water boys by the 17^th round) that I've won 2 years in a row. Nobody's ever done that in 21 years… using your cheat sheet. it's an old school league that used to draft out of piles of magazines.

Thanks again,

Todd S. Grand Junction, Colo.

This is my ninth year competing with my two very savey adult children and their 11 regulars to make it a 14 team draft with a $200 bid limit. Your SuperFanatic package has put me into the 6 team play- offs 4 out of the 8 years and there is no way I could compete with these guys without my cheat sheets! They still have no idea how I can be so lucky every year :-) Cheaters do prosper!!!!

Robert A.

I wanted to thank you for such an amazing product and your customer service. I ordered the wrong date for my update and called to correct the mistake. Your customer service person was very kind, helpful and took care of the issue immediately.

I have used your product for the past 18 years or so… Every now and then I will be tempted and look at what other magazines have to offer, quickly realizing no one comes close.

In addition to the magazine, I started buying the weekly updates years ago when my dad taught me a lesson. The draft came and dad was sitting in the 12 hole for his pick. He told me he felt very comfortable about who he was going to select but would not tell me who his prized gem was to be. I was doubtful. The pick? Priest Holmes (his first dynamite year). I remember telling my dad, "that is a decent pick but they plan to pull him at the goal line." Ever the teacher, dad explained he had purchased the Fantasy Football Index update and read Holmes would get the goal line carries. "Update?", I asked. That was 2002 and Holmes had 21 rushing TDs and Dad won the title! Lesson learned.

By the way, I have made the title game for the last 5 years in a row. Thanks for the detailed, hard work and an great product!

David R. Queen Creek, Ariz.

Fantasy Index

Customer Service

Fantasy Index Blackout

Seldom-picked Fournette leads Kellogg to Blackout win

Today's Trivia

Mailbag

Member updates

Follow

Why Choose Fantasy Index?

Quick hits

Your Stuff

In-Depth

Resources

All Products

Help & Support

Fantasy Index

Customer Service

Customer Service