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September 15, 2022

John Wulf tops Fantasy Index Blackout; Enter now for Week 2

A $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate is headed toward John Wulf of Williamsville, N.Y., who had the highest Blackout score (229.25 points) in Week 1. Click through to see his lineup, the perfect lineup, and the overall standings.

We removed eight players from the pool who otherwise would have been top scorers at their positions. That's about as good as it gets for the Fantasy Index Blacker-Outer. Too bad he didn't remember to submit his lineup until Monday, when he could only pick from Broncos and Seahawks.

We are accepting Week 2 Blackout lineups now.

It takes only a couple of minutes to make your picks. The game is low-stress, and surprisingly fun. Play alongside the Fantasy Index crew: Ian Allan, Andy Richardson, Justin Eleff, Michael Murillo and Bruce Taylor -- the gang's all here.

How to play: Sign into your Fantasy Index account and click the blue "Your stuff" button in the top right corner. Then look for the link to Fantasy Index Blackout 2022 on the right side of the page. Click on the tab to acknowledge the 2022 rules, and click on the Week 2 Entry tab and make your picks.

Week 1 highest score
John Wulf, Williamsville, N.Y., "Wulf"
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Joe Burrow	CIN	31.60
QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL	24.35
RB	Joe Mixon	CIN	21.50
RB	D'Andre Swift	DET	26.50
WR	Davante Adams	LV	30.10
WR	Michael Pittman	IND	27.10
WR	Mike Evans	TB	18.10
TE	T.J. Hockenson	DET	7.80
TE	Dalton Schultz	DAL	13.20
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	6.00
PK	Evan McPherson	CIN	6.00
ST	Buffalo	BUF	13.00
ST	Dallas	DAL	4.00
	Total		229.25

Week 1 perfect score
(Blackouts in ~~strikethrough~~)
Name	Position	Team	Score
~~Patrick Mahomes~~	QB	KC	~~38.50~~
~~Josh Allen~~	QB	~~BUF~~	~~38.45~~
Carson Wentz	QB	WAS	34.85
Joe Burrow	QB	CIN	31.60
Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG	33.40
~~Jonathan Taylor~~	RB	~~IND~~	~~27.50~~
D'Andre Swift	RB	DET	26.50
~~Justin Jefferson~~	WR	~~MIN~~	~~39.40~~
~~Cooper Kupp~~	WR	~~LAR~~	~~31.80~~
Davante Adams	WR	LV	30.10
~~JaMarr Chase~~	WR	~~CIN~~	~~28.90~~
Michael Pittman	WR	IND	27.10
~~Stefon Diggs~~	WR	~~BUF~~	~~26.20~~
A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	25.50
~~Travis Kelce~~	TE	KC	~~26.10~~
Gerald Everett	TE	LAC	14.40
Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL	13.20
Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL	14.00
Cade York	PK	CLE	14.00
Atlanta	PK	ATL	14.00
Cleveland	PK	CLE	14.00
Total			292.65

Often the "wisdom of crowds" picks do very well. This was not one of those weeks. Despite hitting four maximum points players, the crowdsourced picks were pretty lousy.

Week 1 Wisdom Of Crowds score
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Score	Name	Position	Team
24.35	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
21.20	Russell Wilson	QB	DEN
15.70	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR
8.20	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
4.90	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL
30.10	Davante Adams	WR	LV
27.10	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
3.90	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
13.20	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL
6.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
6.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
4.00	Denver	ST	DEN
4.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
168.65	Total

Top 25 overall after the Week 1 games
Rk	Score	Team Name	Player Name	Hometown
1.	229.3	Wulfpack	John Wulf	Williamsville, NY
2.	214.1	Unfinished Business	Frank Catalano	Houston, PA
3.	213.0	Nicko Jones	Eddy Alvarez	Miami, FL
4.	204.7	Dantes inferno	Pasquale DiGiulio	Philadelphia, PA
5.	204.3	mac62	Matthew McCarthy	Monee, IL
6.	204.1	WB Frogs	Joe Tyrrell	W Bloomfield, MI
7.	198.1	Rob H Wabash	Robert Haney	Wabash, IN
8.	197.7	Therapy	Burleigh Chillcott	Webster, NY
9.	196.0	Grim Reaper	Patrick Murphy II	Reno, NV
10.	194.8	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, OK
11.	194.3	Happy Harry 26	Harry Smitt	Philadelphia, PA
12.	194.2	Tee-oh-dub-dee	Todd McFeeley	Pittsburgh, PA
13.	193.8	Mighty Grimmace's	Todd Blinn	Obetz, OH
14.	193.7	SHADOW DAD	David Wilde	Mukwonago, WI
15.	193.5	Steven H.	Steven Hecker	Powell, OH
16.	193.4	SHAMROCKS	Robert Cassidy	Florence, OR
17.	193.3	SVEN87	Ken Edwards	Salinas, CA
18.	193.1	NY Skylines	Ernest Moody	Forest Hts, MD
19.	192.8	Farley Freight Trains	Daniel Mauldin	Farley, MO
20.	192.8	HighwayToGoodell	Peter Chen	Palo Alto, CA
21.	192.5	Plano Guru	Larry Heffelfinger	Plano, TX
22.	192.4	The First Crowëll	Duke Fame	Cincinnati, OH
23.	192.3	Tom C.	Tom Caputo	Norwell, MA
24.	191.8	Creatures of the Night	Richard Cole	Marysville, OH
25.	191.4	Alan E.	Alan Erickson	Waddell, AZ

Kyle Pitts, CeeDee Lamb and Justin Tucker let down a lot of folks. Davante Adams was a popular pick.

Percentage of Week 1 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
47.6%	6.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
43.7%	15.70	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR
39.6%	3.90	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
38.9%	24.35	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
38.1%	4.90	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL
37.8%	13.20	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL
37.3%	30.10	Davante Adams	WR	LV
34.2%	6.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
32.7%	8.20	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
32.3%	21.20	Russell Wilson	QB	DEN
31.8%	4.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
30.8%	27.15	Jalen Hurts	QB	PHI
28.8%	27.10	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
26.6%	4.00	Denver	ST	DEN
24.8%	4.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
23.1%	7.80	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
19.7%	7.60	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
19.1%	7.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
18.1%	18.10	Mike Evans	WR	TB
17.4%	7.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
16.5%	9.00	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
16.1%	11.20	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
14.2%	21.50	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
13.4%	13.80	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
13.2%	5.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
13.2%	7.00	Tyler Bass	PK	BUF
12.7%	14.60	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
12.4%	31.60	Joe Burrow	QB	CIN
12.4%	10.60	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
11.2%	3.00	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
10.8%	0.00	Cole Kmet	TE	CHI
10.3%	22.55	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
9.9%	10.60	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
9.9%	25.50	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI
9.9%	7.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
9.6%	18.00	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA
9.3%	0.00	George Kittle	TE	SF
8.1%	21.85	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
7.8%	4.70	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN
7.8%	11.90	Darren Waller	TE	LV
7.5%	10.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
7.2%	9.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
7.2%	8.00	Rodrigo Blankenship	PK	IND
6.8%	18.80	Gabriel Davis	WR	BUF
6.8%	22.75	Derek Carr	QB	LV
6.7%	14.50	Tom Brady	QB	TB
6.2%	4.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
6.2%	9.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
6.0%	26.50	D'Andre Swift	RB	DET
5.9%	13.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
5.7%	1.50	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
5.4%	21.80	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN
4.9%	4.90	Dameon Pierce	RB	HOU
4.7%	14.30	Marquise Brown	WR	ARI
4.7%	7.80	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
4.7%	16.20	Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR
4.4%	2.20	Allen Robinson	WR	LAR
4.4%	8.00	DJ Moore	WR	CAR
4.2%	11.40	Zach Ertz	TE	ARI
4.2%	16.50	James Conner	RB	ARI
4.1%	6.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
4.1%	12.50	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT
4.1%	6.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	LAC
4.1%	13.60	Trey Lance	QB	SF
3.9%	8.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
3.8%	9.65	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
3.8%	14.00	Miami	ST	MIA
3.3%	33.40	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
3.3%	20.20	Jerry Jeudy	WR	DEN
3.1%	7.00	Wil Lutz	PK	NO
3.1%	0.00	Allen Lazard	WR	GB
2.9%	10.60	Najee Harris	RB	PIT
2.8%	4.00	Matt Gay	PK	LAR
2.8%	1.00	Matt Prater	PK	ARI
2.8%	1.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
2.8%	22.80	Matt Ryan	QB	IND
2.8%	20.40	Amon-Ra St.Brown	WR	DET
2.6%	13.80	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
2.4%	13.90	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	KC
2.4%	10.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
2.4%	13.90	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL
2.4%	1.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
2.3%	6.60	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
2.3%	6.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
2.1%	11.00	Greg Joseph	PK	MIN
2.1%	1.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
2.0%	14.00	Cade York	PK	CLE
2.0%	12.00	L.A. Chargers	ST	LAC
1.8%	10.60	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA
1.8%	8.30	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	DEN
1.8%	17.70	Christian Kirk	WR	JAC
1.8%	3.00	New England	ST	NE
1.8%	0.00	Isaiah Likely	TE	BAL
1.6%	15.30	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
1.6%	3.00	Brett Maher	PK	DAL
1.6%	4.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
1.6%	4.10	Elijah Mitchell	RB	SF
1.5%	3.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
1.5%	24.35	Jameis Winston	QB	NO
1.5%	8.00	Jason Sanders	PK	MIA
1.5%	17.50	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	MIA
1.5%	1.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
1.5%	6.60	Robert Tonyan	TE	GB
1.5%	0.00	Irv Smith	TE	MIN
1.5%	15.20	Brandin Cooks	WR	HOU
1.3%	6.70	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF
1.1%	20.00	Antonio Gibson	RB	WAS
1.1%	8.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
1.1%	13.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TB
1.1%	14.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
1.0%	22.35	Baker Mayfield	QB	CAR
1.0%	12.50	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
1.0%	5.10	Hunter Renfrow	WR	LV
0.8%	4.00	Washington	ST	WAS
0.8%	1.70	David Njoku	TE	CLE
0.8%	6.80	Evan Engram	TE	JAC
0.8%	4.60	Noah Fant	TE	SEA
0.8%	8.50	Travis Etienne	RB	JAC
0.8%	15.70	Leonard Fournette	RB	TB
0.7%	9.90	Isaiah McKenzie	WR	BUF
0.7%	9.10	Chris Olave	WR	NO
0.7%	8.00	Randy Bullock	PK	TEN
0.7%	8.70	Rashaad Penny	RB	SEA
0.7%	8.90	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
0.7%	11.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
0.7%	1.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
0.7%	6.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
0.7%	22.00	Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN
0.7%	0.00	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI
0.7%	8.10	M. Valdes-Scantling	WR	KC
0.5%	1.10	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
0.5%	22.40	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	KC
0.5%	18.15	Trevor Lawrence	QB	JAC
0.5%	8.00	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU
0.5%	1.80	Darnell Mooney	WR	CHI
0.5%	9.90	Elijah Moore	WR	NYJ
0.5%	1.70	Cameron Brate	TE	TB
0.5%	0.00	Las Vegas	ST	LV
0.5%	22.60	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL
0.5%	6.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
0.5%	17.70	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA
0.5%	8.20	Devin Singletary	RB	BUF
0.5%	5.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
0.5%	1.10	Mike Davis	RB	BAL
0.5%	4.00	Hunter Henry	TE	NE
0.5%	8.30	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV
0.5%	7.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
0.5%	19.65	Jared Goff	QB	DET
0.5%	16.85	Justin Fields	QB	CHI
0.5%	9.60	Hayden Hurst	TE	CIN
0.3%	10.50	Chase Edmonds	RB	MIA
0.3%	23.95	Marcus Mariota	QB	ATL
0.3%	7.80	Damien Harris	RB	NE
0.3%	5.80	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
0.3%	1.60	Austin Hooper	TE	TEN
0.3%	13.30	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN
0.3%	6.00	Eddy Pineiro	PK	CAR
0.3%	23.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
0.3%	14.40	Gerald Everett	TE	LAC
0.3%	5.90	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
0.3%	0.00	Drew Lock	QB	SEA
0.3%	1.30	George Pickens	WR	PIT
0.3%	22.70	Michael Thomas	WR	NO
0.3%	20.10	AJ Dillon	RB	GB
0.2%	4.70	Amari Cooper	WR	CLE
0.2%	1.00	Graham Gano	PK	NYG
0.2%	2.00	Arizona	ST	ARI
0.2%	4.20	Tony Pollard	RB	DAL
0.2%	12.10	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ
0.2%	19.90	Davis Mills	QB	HOU
0.2%	3.30	Russell Gage	WR	TB
0.2%	9.20	Melvin Gordon	RB	DEN
0.2%	9.40	Chase Claypool	WR	PIT
0.2%	12.40	Drake London	WR	ATL
0.2%	21.90	Daniel Jones	QB	NYG
0.2%	3.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	NYJ
0.2%	18.00	Jahan Dotson	WR	WAS
0.2%	0.00	Cam Akers	RB	LAR
0.2%	8.00	David Montgomery	RB	CHI
0.2%	2.30	Robert Woods	WR	TEN
0.2%	15.20	DJ Chark	WR	DET
0.2%	5.00	Austin Seibert	PK	DET
0.2%	18.50	Miles Sanders	RB	PHI

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