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September 20, 2022

Blackout: Oh Fer Chris's sake

Chris Hertzberg of Austin, Texas, wins this week's $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate. Chris's Fantasy Index Blackout team ("Austin Oh-Fers") hit home runs with Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill, and three other max points players, and he hit doubles at all the other positions to roll up the week's highest score (282.65 points). Click through to see his lineup, the perfect lineup, and the overall standings.

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Week 2 highest score
Chris Hertzberg, Austin, Texas, "Austin Oh-Fers"
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Matthew Stafford	LAR	25.6
QB	Jalen Hurts	PHI	38.35
RB	Dalvin Cook	MIN	7.6
RB	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	16.8
WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	44.8
WR	Tyreek Hill	MIA	42
WR	Cooper Kupp	LAR	33.8
TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	25.7
TE	Darren Waller	LV	17
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	8
PK	Tyler Bass	BUF	11
ST	L.A. Rams	LAR	9
ST	New Orleans	NO	3
	Total		282.65

Week 2 perfect score
(Blackouts in ~~strikethrough~~)
Name	Pos	Tm	Score
Tua Tagovailoa	QB	MIA	47.55
Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL	45.80
Nick Chubb	RB	CLE	32.30
Aaron Jones	RB	GB	32.00
Stefon Diggs	WR	BUF	44.80
Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	42.00
Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	40.10
Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	25.70
Darren Waller	TE	LV	17.00
Graham Gano	PK	NYG	13.00
Tyler Bass	PK	BUF	11.00
Daniel Carlson	PK	LV	11.00
Tampa Bay	ST	TB	22.00
Buffalo	ST	BUF	16.00
Total			389.25

The most frequently chosen players had a pretty good week, although Saquon Barkley and Davante Adams were disappointments.

Week 2 Wisdom Of Crowds score
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Score	Name	Pos	Tm
38.35	Jalen Hurts	QB	PHI
28.80	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
11.80	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
16.80	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR
33.80	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR
10.80	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN
9.20	Davante Adams	WR	LV
25.70	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
17.00	Darren Waller	TE	LV
8.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
6.00	Cade York	PK	CLE
4.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
16.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
226.25	Total

One strong week can get you into the top 25. Look at all of the dashes in the "Last" column. Those people weren't in the top 25 last week.

Top 25 overall after the Week 2 games
Rk	Last	Score	Team Name	Player Name	Hometown
1.	-	461.6	Austin Oh-Fers	Chris Hertzberg	Austin, TX
2.	1.	455.3	Wulfpack	John Wulf	Williamsville, NY
3.	-	442.4	Bellview Bashers	Treavor Phipps	Salem, IN
4.	-	436.8	O Club	John Sokolosky	Wilburton, OK
5.	-	430.6	james w04005	James Wentworth	Beddeford, ME
6.	-	429.9	Flash	Cody Hager	Portland, OR
7.	10.	429.3	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, OK
8.	-	428.9	Comet’s Crushers	Joel Van Diggelen	Vernon Hills, IL
9.	35.	428.3	Headbangers	Chad Henslee	Nederland, TX
10.	-	425.4	T-Bones	Tim Ferschi	Menomonee Falls, WI
11.	-	425.3	Cheektavegas Dawgs	John Smyczynski	Cheektowaga, NY
12.	-	424.6	Benton's Bullies	Benton Hitt	Lorton, VA
13.	14.	424.0	SHADOW DAD	David Wilde	Mukwonago, WI
14.	-	423.1	Slitherbacks	Tom Clair	Adair, OK
15.	-	422.9	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami, FL
16.	27.	422.7	zilladogg	Philip Browning	Honolulu, HI
17.	12.	421.2	Tee-oh-dub-dee	Todd McFeeley	Pittsburgh, PA
18.	17.	420.6	SVEN87	Ken Edwards	Salinas, CA
19.	-	420.2	GRIZZMUNDI	Grizz Jacobs	Cincinnati, OH
20.	-	419.0	SeaHawkins	Shaun Hawkins	Albany, GA
21.	-	417.9	John L.	John Lesjack	Freedom, PA
22.	-	417.9	Miles	Brent Miles	Pasco, WA
23.	-	416.8	PR Lightning	Doug Beesley	Brigham City, UT
24.	-	416.7	Rookie Tom	Thomas Mignone	Odenton, MD
25.	-	415.9	Jim V.	Jim Valla	Farmington, IL

Weekly scoring leaders, 2022 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
2	Chris Hertzberg	Austin, Texas	Austin Oh-Fers	282.65	389.25	72.6%
1	John Wulf	Williamsville, N.Y.	Wulf	229.25	292.65	78.3%

Check out the last name on the list.

Percentage of Week 2 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
Percent	Score	Name	Position	Team
67.2%	25.70	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
66.2%	33.80	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR
61.5%	10.80	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN
47.4%	11.80	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
45.9%	9.20	Davante Adams	WR	LV
37.4%	38.35	Jalen Hurts	QB	PHI
37.2%	16.80	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR
35.6%	28.80	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
35.4%	10.80	JaMarr Chase	WR	CIN
34.9%	4.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
34.6%	16.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
33.6%	8.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
33.1%	17.00	Darren Waller	TE	LV
32.8%	5.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
26.9%	9.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
25.9%	7.60	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
25.4%	6.00	Cade York	PK	CLE
25.1%	11.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
24.4%	44.80	Stefon Diggs	WR	BUF
21.3%	9.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
20.5%	45.80	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
19.7%	11.00	Tyler Bass	PK	BUF
18.5%	21.50	Derek Carr	QB	LV
18.0%	3.90	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
17.7%	3.00	Denver	ST	DEN
13.9%	18.55	Joe Burrow	QB	CIN
13.9%	7.00	Matt Gay	PK	LAR
13.6%	3.80	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL
13.6%	11.30	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
13.1%	25.60	Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR
12.6%	15.25	Russell Wilson	QB	DEN
12.3%	5.60	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
12.1%	17.05	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
11.5%	10.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
11.5%	13.20	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
11.5%	9.50	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN
11.0%	2.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
9.7%	30.65	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
9.5%	18.40	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
9.2%	32.30	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
7.2%	22.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
7.2%	11.90	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI
6.7%	16.70	D'Andre Swift	RB	DET
6.4%	6.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
6.4%	20.70	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
6.4%	8.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TB
6.2%	12.20	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT
6.2%	14.70	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
5.6%	0.00	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
5.4%	32.00	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
5.4%	15.50	Zach Ertz	TE	ARI
5.1%	1.40	Taysom Hill	TE	NO
5.1%	1.00	Greg Joseph	PK	MIN
4.6%	8.50	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
4.4%	5.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
4.1%	39.40	Amon-Ra St.Brown	WR	DET
4.1%	25.30	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
3.9%	11.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
3.6%	12.10	Antonio Gibson	RB	WAS
3.3%	0.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
3.3%	0.00	Gabriel Davis	WR	BUF
3.3%	13.10	Gerald Everett	TE	LAC
3.1%	4.00	Wil Lutz	PK	NO
2.8%	2.20	Jerry Jeudy	WR	DEN
2.8%	8.10	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
2.6%	14.10	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
2.6%	6.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	LAC
2.6%	0.00	Miami	ST	MIA
2.3%	42.00	Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA
2.3%	3.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
2.3%	6.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
2.3%	9.75	Matt Ryan	QB	IND
2.3%	7.10	James Conner	RB	ARI
2.1%	13.30	Tom Brady	QB	TB
2.1%	9.10	Mike Evans	WR	TB
2.1%	33.15	Carson Wentz	QB	WAS
2.1%	4.10	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL
1.8%	9.40	Leonard Fournette	RB	TB
1.5%	9.10	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV
1.5%	8.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
1.5%	10.70	Darrell Henderson	RB	LAR
1.5%	15.30	Allen Robinson	WR	LAR
1.5%	19.70	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
1.5%	2.80	Trey Lance	QB	SF
1.3%	0.00	Cole Kmet	TE	CHI
1.3%	9.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
1.3%	12.20	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
1.3%	6.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
1.3%	12.70	Logan Thomas	TE	WAS
1.3%	1.00	Matt Prater	PK	ARI
1.3%	6.00	Jason Sanders	PK	MIA
1.0%	19.10	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN
1.0%	3.00	Las Vegas	ST	LV
1.0%	9.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
1.0%	25.80	Christian Kirk	WR	JAC
1.0%	5.90	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
1.0%	13.30	DJ Moore	WR	CAR
1.0%	7.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
1.0%	5.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
1.0%	5.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
1.0%	5.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
1.0%	13.70	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
1.0%	6.00	N.Y Giants	ST	NYG
0.8%	11.60	Evan Engram	TE	JAC
0.8%	4.00	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	KC
0.8%	7.00	Detroit	ST	DET
0.8%	7.40	Hayden Hurst	TE	CIN
0.8%	3.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
0.8%	0.00	Hunter Henry	TE	NE
0.8%	0.00	George Kittle	TE	SF
0.8%	15.80	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	KC
0.8%	9.30	Allen Lazard	WR	GB
0.8%	0.00	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	DEN
0.8%	11.60	Miles Sanders	RB	PHI
0.8%	3.10	Robert Tonyan	TE	GB
0.8%	9.00	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU
0.5%	6.05	Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN
0.5%	7.70	AJ Dillon	RB	GB
0.5%	16.00	Jameis Winston	QB	NO
0.5%	9.40	Brandin Cooks	WR	HOU
0.5%	0.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	IND
0.5%	10.00	Eddy Pineiro	PK	CAR
0.5%	4.10	Devin Singletary	RB	BUF
0.5%	40.10	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA
0.5%	12.30	Jeff Wilson	RB	SF
0.3%	8.00	Brett Maher	PK	DAL
0.3%	15.60	David Montgomery	RB	CHI
0.3%	18.50	Michael Thomas	WR	NO
0.3%	1.00	Joey Slye	PK	WAS
0.3%	9.20	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
0.3%	1.90	Cameron Brate	TE	TB
0.3%	10.00	Austin Seibert	PK	DET
0.3%	0.00	J.K. Dobbins	RB	BAL
0.3%	14.10	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
0.3%	9.00	Matt Ammendola	PK	KC
0.3%	13.00	Graham Gano	PK	NYG
0.3%	8.70	Dameon Pierce	RB	HOU
0.3%	5.00	Houston	ST	HOU
0.3%	3.40	Kylen Granson	TE	IND
0.3%	11.50	Justin Fields	QB	CHI
0.3%	0.00	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
0.3%	25.10	Amari Cooper	WR	CLE
0.3%	21.40	Marcus Mariota	QB	ATL
0.3%	15.10	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL
0.3%	9.40	Kareem Hunt	RB	CLE
0.3%	20.80	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL
0.3%	11.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
0.3%	6.20	Robbie Anderson	WR	CAR
0.3%	8.00	Juwan Johnson	TE	NO
0.3%	7.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	NYJ
0.3%	3.00	N.Y. Jets	ST	NYJ
0.3%	47.55	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	MIA

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