Our own Ian Allan put up the highest score of all Fantasy Index Blackout contestants in Week 13 -- the highest score of the year, in fact -- and the official Fantasy Index rankings pick finished second overall. We're giving this week's $25 gift certificate to third place finisher Michael Espinosa of Helotes, Texas. Click through to Ian's top scoring lineup, the official Fantasy Index picks (second place), Espinosa's winning third-place entry, the perfect lineup, the "wisdom of crowds" lineup, season-long standings, and the percentage of use for Week 13. We are accepting Week 14 picks now.
Ian identified six maximum points players and should have had a seventh -- he intended to switch Dallas Goedert into his lineup, and wrote as much on the Fantasy Index website on Sunday morning, but then he blew it -- he got distracted and forgot to follow through. That would have gained Ian another 19.5 points.
Michael Espinosa had a great score -- 267.80 points -- so we'll send him this week's $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate.
We began accepting Week 14 entries Wednesday afternoon. 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 13 highest score | |||
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Ian Allan, "Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)" - Seattle, Wash. | |||
(Maximum-points picks in bold) | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Kyler Murray | ARI | 32.05 |
QB | Justin Herbert | LAC | 30.45 |
RB | Alexander Mattison | MIN | 21.40 |
RB | Elijah Mitchell | SF | 17.40 |
WR | Keenan Allen | LAC | 22.40 |
WR | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 35.60 |
WR | Diontae Johnson | PIT | 30.50 |
TE | George Kittle | SF | 39.60 |
TE | Mark Andrews | BAL | 9.00 |
PK | Greg Joseph | MIN | 9.00 |
PK | Jake Elliott | PHI | 15.00 |
ST | Dallas | DAL | 16.00 |
ST | Philadelphia | PHI | 4.00 |
Total | 282.40 |
The "official picks" are the taken from the updated PPR rankings we published on Friday night
Week 13 second-highest score | |||
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Fantasy Index official picks | |||
(Maximum-points picks in bold) | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Josh Allen | BUF | 15.15 |
QB | Kyler Murray | ARI | 32.05 |
RB | Alexander Mattison | MIN | 21.40 |
RB | Javonte Williams | DEN | 29.80 |
WR | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 35.60 |
WR | Keenan Allen | LAC | 22.40 |
WR | Diontae Johnson | PIT | 30.50 |
TE | George Kittle | SF | 39.60 |
TE | T.J. Hockenson | DET | 14.90 |
PK | Evan McPherson | CIN | 4.00 |
PK | Greg Joseph | MIN | 9.00 |
ST | Dallas | DAL | 16.00 |
ST | Philadelphia | PHI | 4.00 |
Total | 274.40 |
Week 13 winning score | |||
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Michael Espinosa, Helotes, Texas - "SA Maddogs" | |||
(Maximum-points picks in bold) | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Kyler Murray | ARI | 32.05 |
QB | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 22.15 |
RB | Alexander Mattison | MIN | 21.40 |
RB | Antonio Gibson | WAS | 22.10 |
WR | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 35.60 |
WR | Keenan Allen | LAC | 22.40 |
WR | Diontae Johnson | PIT | 30.50 |
TE | George Kittle | SF | 39.60 |
TE | Mark Andrews | BAL | 9.00 |
PK | Greg Joseph | MIN | 9.00 |
PK | Matt Prater | ARI | 9.00 |
ST | Arizona | ARI | 11.00 |
ST | Philadelphia | PHI | 4.00 |
Total | 267.80 |
Week 13 perfect score | |||
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(Blackouts in | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Kyler Murray | ARI | 32.05 |
QB | Taysom Hill | NO | 31.30 |
RB | Javonte Williams | DEN | 29.80 |
RB | David Montgomery | CHI | 28.10 |
WR | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 35.60 |
WR | Diontae Johnson | PIT | 30.50 |
WR | Chris Godwin | TB | 30.20 |
TE | George Kittle | SF | 39.60 |
TE | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 28.50 |
PK | Jake Elliott | PHI | 15.00 |
PK | Riley Patterson | DET | 11.00 |
ST | L.A. Chargers | LAC | 20.00 |
ST | Dallas | DAL | 16.00 |
Total | 347.65 |
This week's "Wisdom Of Crowds" score -- the score compiled by the most heavily used players at each position -- is only a tenth of a point less than last week's winning score.
Week 13 Wisdom Of Crowds score | |||
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Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Patrick Mahomes | KC | 16.40 |
QB | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 22.15 |
RB | Alexander Mattison | MIN | 21.40 |
RB | Elijah Mitchell | SF | 17.40 |
WR | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 35.60 |
WR | Keenan Allen | LAC | 22.40 |
WR | Mike Evans | TB | 16.90 |
TE | George Kittle | SF | 39.60 |
TE | Mark Andrews | BAL | 9.00 |
PK | Justin Tucker | BAL | 7.00 |
PK | Greg Joseph | MIN | 9.00 |
ST | Philadelphia | PHI | 4.00 |
ST | Miami | MIA | 5.00 |
Total | 225.85 |
Ian climbed to fourth overall in the contest, in a knot with two other players who are all within two points of each other. Problem is, they're all about 100 points behind Ralph Cunningham.
Top 25 overall after the Week 13 games | |||||
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Rk | Last | Score | Team Name | Player Name | Hometown |
1. | 1. | 2739.05 | Ralph C. | Ralph Cunningham | Owasso, OK |
2. | 8. | 2639.75 | T-Bones | Tim Ferschl | Menomonee Fls, WI |
3. | 2. | 2639.60 | StarBs | Russell Brown | New Orleans, LA |
4. | 32. | 2638.35 | Fantasy Index (Ian Allan) | Ian Allan | Seattle, WA |
5. | 5. | 2634.20 | NP | Nathan Priest | Hagerstown, MD |
6. | 19. | 2625.30 | Barney's Rubble | Paul Barnes | Silver Spring, MD |
7. | 7. | 2621.60 | Math Mania | Steven Math | Austin, TX |
8. | 42. | 2620.40 | Fantasy Index (official picks) | Fantasy Index | Seattle, WA |
9. | 20. | 2619.65 | Edward J. | Edward Jansen | Midland, MI |
10. | 18. | 2618.55 | Dam Guy | Dave Garner | Mossyrock, WA |
11. | 6. | 2618.40 | Rancor Keeper | Dwight Johnson | Columbia, MD |
12. | 14. | 2613.65 | frank m. | Frank Manero | Bristol, PA |
13. | 28. | 2612.60 | Prince of Darkness | Howard Davenport | Metairie, LA |
14. | 11. | 2612.00 | SDBOLTGUY | Michael Ginesi | Oceanside, CA |
15. | 25. | 2609.90 | VooDoo | Jacques Smith | Chevy Chase, MD |
16. | 23. | 2608.75 | Xiola Blue | Richard Jackson | Berkeley, CA |
17. | 13. | 2608.45 | FIUSER0824 | Victor Kitzes | Black Diamond, WA |
18. | 41. | 2607.95 | Fantasy Index (Andy Richardson) | Andy Richardson | Port Chester, NY |
19. | 4. | 2607.00 | stevemealone | Steve Robbins | Moorestown, NJ |
20. | 15. | 2605.25 | Steve K. | Steve Klitzner | Miami |
21. | 31. | 2603.25 | Spyboys | Larry Anderson | Burnaby, BC, Canada |
22. | 21. | 2602.85 | SHADOW DAD | David Wilde | Mukwonago, WI |
23. | 35. | 2599.65 | Travis P. | Travis Perry | Coeburn, VA |
24. | 26. | 2595.60 | The 546 Posse | Michael Livengood | Ward, AR |
25. | 36. | 2595.20 | Mighty Grimmace's | Todd Blinn | Obetz, OH |
We could refuse to award a prize this week, but we're nice guys. Instead, we will just call attention to Ian's winning effort in the table below.
Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season | ||||||
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Week | Name | Hometown | Team | Points | Perfect score | Pct Perfect |
13 | Ian Allan | Seattle | Fantasy Index (Ian Allan) | 282.40 | 347.65 | 81.2% |
Fantasy Index | Seattle | Fantasy Index (official picks) | 274.40 | 347.65 | 78.9% | |
Michael Espinosa | Helotes, Texas | SA MADDOGS | 267.80 | 347.65 | 77.0% | |
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% |
A bad week for the Blacker-Outer: two of the three most heavily used players were also maximum-points players. It wasn't a good week to be a contrarian.
Percentage of Week 13 lineups that included the player | ||||
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Pct | Score | Name | Pos | Team |
62.6% | 35.60 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN |
61.0% | 21.40 | Alexander Mattison | RB | MIN |
53.3% | 39.60 | George Kittle | TE | SF |
51.2% | 9.00 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL |
49.6% | 4.00 | Philadelphia | ST | PHI |
47.2% | 5.00 | Miami | ST | MIA |
45.5% | 7.00 | Justin Tucker | PK | BAL |
43.9% | 16.40 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | KC |
35.8% | 17.40 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | SF |
33.3% | 22.40 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC |
32.5% | 9.00 | Greg Joseph | PK | MIN |
26.4% | 11.00 | Arizona | ST | ARI |
25.2% | 7.00 | Minnesota | ST | MIN |
23.2% | 22.15 | Lamar Jackson | QB | BAL |
21.5% | 6.00 | Nick Folk | PK | NE |
21.1% | 26.95 | Matthew Stafford | QB | LAR |
20.3% | 19.10 | James Conner | RB | ARI |
19.9% | 9.00 | Daniel Carlson | PK | LV |
18.7% | 16.90 | Mike Evans | WR | TB |
18.3% | 30.20 | Chris Godwin | WR | TB |
17.5% | 10.20 | JaMarr Chase | WR | CIN |
17.5% | 4.00 | Evan McPherson | PK | CIN |
17.5% | 30.50 | Diontae Johnson | WR | PIT |
17.1% | 19.20 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL |
16.3% | 25.60 | Kirk Cousins | QB | MIN |
15.9% | 22.10 | Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS |
15.0% | 32.05 | Kyler Murray | QB | ARI |
14.6% | 15.60 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL |
14.6% | 30.45 | Justin Herbert | QB | LAC |
14.2% | 8.80 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL |
13.0% | 15.15 | Josh Allen | QB | BUF |
13.0% | 7.00 | Michael Badgley | PK | IND |
12.6% | 4.00 | New England | ST | NE |
12.6% | 29.80 | Javonte Williams | RB | DEN |
12.2% | 19.20 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | LV |
11.8% | 18.00 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA |
11.8% | 15.70 | Najee Harris | RB | PIT |
11.0% | 1.00 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN |
10.6% | 4.00 | Tyler Bass | PK | BUF |
10.2% | 9.10 | Stefon Diggs | WR | BUF |
9.8% | 2.00 | Zach Ertz | TE | ARI |
8.9% | 4.40 | Foster Moreau | TE | LV |
7.7% | 28.50 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI |
7.7% | 12.60 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | ATL |
7.7% | 7.60 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT |
7.7% | 25.60 | Joe Burrow | QB | CIN |
7.7% | 8.50 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | SF |
7.3% | 5.20 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS |
6.9% | 17.00 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND |
6.9% | 13.80 | Logan Thomas | TE | WAS |
6.9% | 14.90 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | DET |
6.5% | 14.85 | Derek Carr | QB | LV |
6.5% | 9.00 | Matt Prater | PK | ARI |
6.5% | 10.00 | San Francisco | ST | SF |
6.1% | 9.00 | Greg Zuerlein | PK | DAL |
6.1% | 3.40 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF |
5.7% | 1.00 | Baltimore | ST | BAL |
5.7% | 9.30 | Dalton Schultz | TE | DAL |
5.7% | 0.00 | Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI |
4.9% | 16.00 | Dallas | ST | DAL |
4.1% | 7.70 | Darnell Mooney | WR | CHI |
4.1% | 15.00 | Jake Elliott | PK | PHI |
4.1% | 12.70 | Carson Wentz | QB | IND |
3.7% | 2.00 | Buffalo | ST | BUF |
3.7% | 11.00 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA |
3.3% | 11.60 | Mike Gesicki | TE | MIA |
3.3% | 16.00 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC |
3.3% | 5.00 | Robbie Gould | PK | SF |
3.3% | 9.00 | Jamaal Williams | RB | DET |
3.3% | 11.20 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | ARI |
3.3% | 8.00 | Jason Sanders | PK | MIA |
2.9% | 16.10 | Van Jefferson | WR | LAR |
2.9% | 3.50 | DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI |
2.9% | 10.50 | Marquise Brown | WR | BAL |
2.4% | 19.80 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA |
2.4% | 6.90 | Myles Gaskin | RB | MIA |
2.4% | 3.00 | Brandon McManus | PK | DEN |
2.4% | 21.90 | Sony Michel | RB | LAR |
2.0% | 17.10 | Damien Harris | RB | NE |
2.0% | 11.20 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | KC |
1.6% | 28.10 | David Montgomery | RB | CHI |
1.6% | 5.00 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | CIN |
1.6% | 17.20 | Miles Sanders | RB | PHI |
1.6% | 5.00 | Younghoe Koo | PK | ATL |
1.6% | 12.60 | Tyler Conklin | TE | MIN |
1.6% | 8.40 | Brandin Cooks | WR | HOU |
1.6% | 13.40 | Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG |
1.2% | 24.00 | Josh Jacobs | RB | LV |
1.2% | 9.00 | Seattle | ST | SEA |
1.2% | 2.30 | Jack Doyle | TE | IND |
1.2% | 10.00 | Cincinnati | ST | CIN |
1.2% | 3.60 | Mark Ingram | RB | NO |
1.2% | 7.40 | Chase Claypool | WR | PIT |
1.2% | 31.30 | Taysom Hill | QB | NO |
1.2% | 3.00 | Denver | ST | DEN |
1.2% | 6.70 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL |
1.2% | 20.30 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | MIA |
0.8% | 2.00 | N.Y Giants | ST | NYG |
0.8% | 3.00 | Las Vegas | ST | LV |
0.8% | 0.30 | Kendrick Bourne | WR | NE |
0.8% | 0.00 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE |
0.8% | 9.00 | Pittsburgh | ST | PIT |
0.8% | 28.80 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN |
0.8% | 9.80 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LAR |
0.8% | 0.00 | Chicago | ST | CHI |
0.8% | 0.00 | Darrell Henderson | RB | LAR |
0.8% | 7.10 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI |
0.8% | 2.00 | Washington | ST | WAS |
0.8% | 9.00 | Graham Gano | PK | NYG |
0.8% | 0.00 | Melvin Gordon | RB | DEN |
0.4% | 7.30 | Noah Fant | TE | DEN |
0.4% | 14.60 | Michael Gallup | WR | DAL |
0.4% | 6.00 | Chris Boswell | PK | PIT |
0.4% | 7.80 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | NE |
0.4% | 1.00 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | IND |
0.4% | 1.00 | Jacksonville | ST | JAC |
0.4% | 0.00 | Boston Scott | RB | PHI |
0.4% | 2.40 | DeSean Jackson | WR | LV |
0.4% | 15.05 | Matt Ryan | QB | ATL |
0.4% | 8.00 | Dustin Hopkins | PK | LAC |
0.4% | 21.05 | Russell Wilson | QB | SEA |
0.4% | 15.40 | Tony Pollard | RB | DAL |
0.4% | 0.00 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | NE |
0.4% | 22.95 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | SF |
0.4% | 10.80 | Odell Beckham | WR | LAR |
0.4% | 0.00 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO |
0.4% | 24.00 | Russell Gage | WR | ATL |
0.4% | 2.00 | Cairo Santos | PK | CHI |
0.4% | 3.60 | Devin Singletary | RB | BUF |
0.4% | 2.30 | Marquez Callaway | WR | NO |
0.4% | 0.65 | Mac Jones | QB | NE |
0.4% | 6.10 | Amari Cooper | WR | DAL |
0.4% | 26.90 | Jared Goff | QB | DET |
0.4% | 5.90 | Jared Cook | TE | LAC |
0.4% | 1.40 | Christian Kirk | WR | ARI |
0.4% | 0.00 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | PK | HOU |
0.4% | 3.00 | New Orleans | ST | NO |
0.4% | 2.70 | Will Dissly | TE | SEA |
0.4% | 2.10 | Cole Beasley | WR | BUF |