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December 27, 2022

Clifford's big dawgs crush in Week 16

"The Crushers" -- the Blackout entry of Joe Clifford of Cumberland, R.I. -- led all Blackout entrants with 251.50 points in Week 16 -- good for a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate. Click through to see his winning lineup, the perfect lineup for the week, the most frequently picked players, and the overall top 25.

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Week 16 highest score
Joe Clifford, Cumberland, R.I. - "The Crushers"
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Kirk Cousins	MIN	27.15
QB	Justin Herbert	LAC	11.85
RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	23.90
RB	Dalvin Cook	MIN	10.70
WR	Amon-Ra St.Brown	DET	14.60
WR	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	34.00
WR	Keenan Allen	LAC	21.40
TE	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	35.90
TE	George Kittle	SF	30.00
PK	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	13.00
PK	Brett Maher	DAL	16.00
ST	San Francisco	SF	6.00
ST	Tampa Bay	TB	7.00
	Total		251.50

It was a pretty great week to load up on L.A. Rams. You know you're having a good week when even Spongebob's buddy Patrick Star is making fun of your opponent.

Week 16 perfect score
(Blackouts in ~~strikethrough~~)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Dak Prescott	DAL	33.45
QB	Gardner Minshew	PHI	32.25
RB	Cam Akers	LAR	34.70
RB	Saquon Barkley	NYG	27.30
WR	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	34.00
WR	~~Justin Jefferson~~	~~MIN~~	~~31.30~~
WR	DeVonta Smith	PHI	31.30
WR	Tee Higgins	CIN	26.80
TE	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	35.90
TE	Tyler Higbee	LAR	30.40
PK	Brett Maher	DAL	16.00
PK	Matt Gay	LAR	15.00
ST	L.A. Rams	LAR	20.00
ST	New England	NE	14.00
ST	Philadelphia	PHI	14.00
	Total		351.10

Justin Herbert disappointed the 52.5 percent of contest participants who had him in their lineup.

Week 16 Wisdom Of Crowds score
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Justin Herbert	LAC	11.85
QB	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	19.50
RB	Derrick Henry	TEN	20.60
RB	Christian McCaffrey	SF	13.80
WR	JaMarr Chase	CIN	15.90
WR	Amon-Ra St.Brown	DET	14.60
WR	DK Metcalf	SEA	15.10
TE	George Kittle	SF	30.00
TE	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	35.90
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	9.00
PK	Brett Maher	DAL	16.00
ST	San Francisco	SF	6.00
ST	Baltimore	BAL	4.00
	Total		212.25

We had some big movers in the standings this week, but the most notable development was Mark Christie stretching his overall lead to 10 points.

Top 25 overall after the Week 16 games
Rk	Last	Pts	Team	Owner	Hometown
1.	1.	3244.85	Renegades	Mark Christie	Fairport, NY
2.	2.	3234.85	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami, FL
3.	14.	3208.45	Crushers	James Zabloudil	Plainfield, IL
4.	18.	3199.40	#EvilGenius	Ken Edwards	Salinas, CA
5.	3.	3193.60	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, OK
6.	6.	3177.20	Henne to Manningham	Michael Garves	La Crosse, WI
7.	5.	3174.40	Travis P.	Travis Perry	Coeburn, VA
8.	7.	3167.35	Bob R.	Bob Reck	Mukwonago, WI
9.	16.	3166.50	Steven H.	Steven Hecker	Powell, OH
10.	4.	3166.45	Bellview Bashers	Treavor Phipps	Salem, IN
11.	8.	3164.25	Mike T.	Mike Taylor	Meridian, ID
12.	13.	3163.00	18 rocks	Brad Dengler	Morton, WA
13.	9.	3157.75	CRAIG MACHINE	Craig Smith	Humble, TX
14.	10.	3152.95	SA Maddogs	Micahel Espinosa	Helotes, TX
15.	17.	3150.20	Last Call	Steve Brun	Beavercreek, OH
16.	12.	3150.05	DT BOMBERS	Dennis Thomas	Royal Oaks, CA
17.	25.	3149.15	Manifest Density	Mike McIlraith	Livingston, TX
18.	20.	3140.85	SHAMROCKS	Robert Cassidy	Florence, OR
19.	11.	3140.05	FIUSER0824	Victor Kitzes	Black Diamond, WA
20.	19.	3139.85	Steven T.	Steven Torres	Nipomo, CA
21.	15.	3128.95	Paulie's Playhouse	Paul Grubb	Timnath, CO
22.	22.	3127.45	For Who? For What?	Steve Knight	West Chester, PA
23.	33.	3117.10	Joe Kapp	David Weissmiller	Mount Carroll, IL
24.	21.	3115.30	@AngryMoose1	Ben MacLeod	Concord, NH
25.	31.	3110.95	Matt G.	Matt Garves	La Crosse, WI

Weekly scoring leaders, 2022 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
16	Joe Clifford	Cumberland, R.I.	The Crushers	251.50	351.10	71.6%	212.25	60.5%	84.4%
15	Rob Elmlinger	Cincinnati, Ohio	Relm	219.30	345.50	63.5%	171.85
14	Jack Silverman	Mendota Heights, Minn.	Douches	249.15	329.45	75.6%	241.15
13	Michael Espinosa	Helotes, Texas	SA Maddogs	236.30	322.90	73.2%	184.95
12	Fred Wright	New Palestine, Ind.	Newpal	255.15	314.95	81.0%	218.50
11	Marc DeStefano	King Of Prussia, Pa.	Marc D.	235.85	331.80	71.1%	203.65
10	Ed Burke	Clifton Heights, Pa.	Ed From Philly	237.00	322.75	73.4%	166.60
9	David Weissmiller	Mount Carroll, Ill.	Joe Kapp	269.05	355.25	75.7%	201.75
8	Robert Cassidy	Florence, Ore	SHAMROCKS	297.00	345.20	86.0%	246.20
7	John Yert	Kirtland, Ohio	YRTY	198.25	305.45	64.9%	152.95
6	Bob Adelman	St. Louis, Mo.	Bob A.	216.90	297.25	73.0%	183.40
5	Scott Behiel	Angels Camp, Calif.	ScottBLucky	227.15	322.85	70.4%	179.75
4	Robert Cassidy	Florence, Ore	SHAMROCKS	265.40	340.90	77.9%	219.55
3	Jason Schuetz	Fort Collins, Colo.	Jason S.	220.00	294.40	74.7%	171.10
2	Chris Hertzberg	Austin, Texas	Austin Oh-Fers	282.65	389.25	72.6%	226.25
1	John Wulf	Williamsville, N.Y.	Wulfpack	229.25	292.65	78.3%	168.65

Justin Herbert and Stefon Diggs were probably the biggest disappointments in Week 16. We probably should have blacked out more tight ends, including the two most heavily-used players at the position (George Kittle and T.J. Hockenson).

Percentage of Week 16 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
57.5%	20.60	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
52.1%	11.85	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
50.8%	15.90	JaMarr Chase	WR	CIN
50.0%	13.80	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF
42.5%	30.00	George Kittle	TE	SF
41.3%	14.60	Amon-Ra St.Brown	WR	DET
38.8%	6.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
38.3%	19.50	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	MIA
35.4%	9.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
33.8%	15.10	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA
32.9%	4.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
30.0%	35.90	T.J. Hockenson	TE	MIN
29.2%	7.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
28.3%	16.00	Brett Maher	PK	DAL
27.9%	6.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
27.5%	23.90	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
26.7%	4.60	Stefon Diggs	WR	BUF
25.8%	7.50	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
25.4%	9.70	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
24.2%	25.30	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA
22.1%	34.00	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL
20.4%	8.00	Cameron Dicker	PK	LAC
20.4%	27.15	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
20.4%	16.35	Geno Smith	QB	SEA
18.8%	11.05	Justin Fields	QB	CHI
17.9%	4.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
17.5%	21.40	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
17.5%	0.00	Denver	ST	DEN
16.3%	6.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
14.6%	7.30	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL
14.2%	11.60	Taysom Hill	TE	NO
13.3%	18.15	Tom Brady	QB	TB
13.3%	16.30	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI
11.7%	10.90	Christian Watson	WR	GB
11.3%	9.00	Greg Joseph	PK	MIN
10.8%	14.30	Chris Godwin	WR	TB
10.4%	10.00	Graham Gano	PK	NYG
10.4%	10.70	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
8.3%	3.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
7.5%	13.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
7.1%	18.30	Evan Engram	TE	JAC
7.1%	27.30	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
7.1%	2.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
7.1%	26.10	Daniel Jones	QB	NYG
6.7%	5.90	Mike Evans	WR	TB
6.7%	6.00	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV
6.3%	5.90	J.K. Dobbins	RB	BAL
6.3%	3.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	IND
6.3%	13.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TB
6.3%	9.80	Darren Waller	TE	LV
5.4%	13.00	L.A. Chargers	ST	LAC
5.4%	17.70	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
5.4%	11.60	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
4.6%	8.00	Jason Sanders	PK	MIA
4.6%	0.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
4.6%	8.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
4.2%	31.25	Jared Goff	QB	DET
4.2%	13.60	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT
4.2%	3.00	Tyler Bass	PK	BUF
4.2%	31.30	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI
4.2%	33.45	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
3.8%	10.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
3.8%	12.80	Jerick McKinnon	RB	KC
3.8%	1.90	Juwan Johnson	TE	NO
3.8%	14.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
3.3%	13.90	Greg Dulcich	TE	DEN
3.3%	11.90	Darius Slayton	WR	NYG
3.3%	3.20	Cade Otton	TE	TB
3.3%	32.25	Gardner Minshew	QB	PHI
3.3%	1.40	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	ARI
3.3%	11.20	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
2.9%	12.80	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
2.9%	4.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
2.9%	0.00	Gerald Everett	TE	LAC
2.9%	22.55	Trevor Lawrence	QB	JAC
2.5%	14.00	Tony Pollard	RB	DAL
2.5%	6.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
2.5%	9.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
2.5%	0.00	Detroit	ST	DET
2.5%	5.00	Michael Badgley	PK	DET
2.5%	5.70	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	KC
2.5%	4.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
2.1%	13.00	Eddy Pineiro	PK	CAR
2.1%	10.00	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC
2.1%	2.30	Robert Tonyan	TE	GB
1.7%	5.40	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
1.7%	20.10	DJ Moore	WR	CAR
1.7%	17.80	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
1.7%	14.00	New England	ST	NE
1.7%	7.90	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
1.7%	4.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
1.7%	15.50	Najee Harris	RB	PIT
1.3%	8.00	Zack Moss	RB	IND
1.3%	20.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
1.3%	25.00	James Conner	RB	ARI
1.3%	3.40	David Njoku	TE	CLE
1.3%	17.70	Jerry Jeudy	WR	DEN
1.3%	5.30	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE
1.3%	4.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
1.3%	8.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
1.3%	2.00	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TE	TEN
1.3%	13.10	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF
1.3%	7.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
1.3%	19.00	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
1.3%	6.90	Raheem Mostert	RB	MIA
1.3%	7.00	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ
0.8%	0.00	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
0.8%	7.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
0.8%	4.00	Miami	ST	MIA
0.8%	12.80	AJ Dillon	RB	GB
0.8%	10.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
0.8%	7.15	Nick Foles	QB	IND
0.8%	9.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
0.8%	6.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
0.8%	2.00	Joey Slye	PK	WAS
0.8%	7.00	Latavius Murray	RB	DEN
0.8%	3.00	N.Y. Jets	ST	NYJ
0.8%	8.10	Miles Sanders	RB	PHI
0.8%	10.00	Matt Prater	PK	ARI
0.8%	22.90	Isaiah Hodgins	WR	NYG
0.4%	7.30	Jelani Woods	TE	IND
0.4%	5.60	Christian Kirk	WR	JAC
0.4%	12.50	Kenneth Walker	RB	SEA
0.4%	3.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	NYJ
0.4%	1.60	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
0.4%	20.50	Devin Singletary	RB	BUF
0.4%	14.10	Derek Carr	QB	LV
0.4%	2.10	Zay Jones	WR	JAC
0.4%	25.20	Leonard Fournette	RB	TB
0.4%	30.40	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
0.4%	15.90	Taylor Heinicke	QB	WAS
0.4%	3.50	D'Andre Swift	RB	DET
0.4%	26.80	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN
0.4%	4.00	Austin Hooper	TE	TEN
0.4%	20.30	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NE
0.4%	9.20	Noah Fant	TE	SEA
0.4%	13.40	Brandin Cooks	WR	HOU
0.4%	17.70	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
0.4%	22.50	D'Onta Foreman	RB	CAR
0.4%	0.00	Kylen Granson	TE	IND
0.4%	2.00	Randy Bullock	PK	TEN
0.4%	4.90	Van Jefferson	WR	LAR
0.4%	0.00	Marquise Goodwin	WR	SEA
0.4%	15.00	Matt Gay	PK	LAR
0.4%	4.00	Cade York	PK	CLE
0.4%	20.30	Brock Purdy	QB	SF
0.4%	3.40	Jamaal Williams	RB	DET
0.4%	6.70	Daniel Bellinger	TE	NYG

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