We've posted preliminary Blackout scores for Week 17. We are waiting to see how the NFL handles the suspended game between the Bills and Bengals. If the NFL completes the game eventually, then the stats for that game will be applied to Week 17 Blackout entries and the season-long totals. (That's why we are not including Week 17 standings in this post.)

If the NFL chooses to abandon the game altogether, then we will use the official NFL stats for Bills and Bengals players in Week 17, which are likely to be zeroes.

Not very cheery news for those of us - the Blacker-Outer included - who are trailing but within striking distance in our championship games.

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