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December 05, 2023

Blanda’s Bombers Wins Blackout

David Battersby From Bellevue, WA Wins in Week 13

David was the only manager to select Geno Smith, the top scoring QB this week. Even Jake Browning, who finished as QB2 among eligible players, was selected three times. A total of four top scoring players were on the winning roster including the WR1, DK Metcalf. What a week to ride the Seahawks stack. Very well done! (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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This was a week for wide receivers in the Blackout. All three of the top scorers were eligible and together they contributed 107.30 points, that’s 34% of the perfect score roster. Blanda’s Bombers picked only one of the three, DK Metcalf, who appeared on only seven rosters this week. Of the others, D.Samuel was on 19% of rosters while N.Collins was picked by 15% of managers. Check out this week’s winning roster:

Week 13 highest score
Blanda’s Bombers from Bellevue, WA
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Russel Wilson	DEN	23.70
QB	Geno Smith	SEA	35.30
RB	Isiah Pacheco	KC	21.30
RB	Rachaad White	TB	19.60
WR	Courtland Sutton	DEN	15.70
WR	DK Metcalf	SEA	37.40
WR	DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	18.90
TE	Tayson Hill	NO	15.40
TE	Noah Fant	SEA	7.30
PK	Riley Patterson	DET	9.00
PK	Matt Gay	IND	13.00
ST	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	6.00
ST	Green Bay Packers	GB	5.00
	Total		227.60

The Blackout continued to make it tough in Week 13. Eight of the top scoring players were blacked out this week including the top three TEs and two of the top three QBs.

Week 13 Perfect Score
(Blackouts in ~~strikethrough~~)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Geno Smith	SEA	35.30
QB	~~Brock Purdy~~	SF	~~32.60~~
QB	~~Dak Prescott~~	~~DAL~~	~~31.25~~
QB	Jake Browning	CIN	30.20
RB	Joe Mixon	CIN	29.70
RB	~~Alvin Kamara~~	NO	~~28.90~~
RB	DeVon Achane	MIA	25.30
WR	DK Metcalf	SEA	37.40
WR	Deebo Samuel	SF	35.80
WR	Nico Collins	HOU	34.10
TE	~~Sam Laporta~~	~~DET~~	~~29.00~~
TE	~~Evan Engram~~	~~JAC~~	~~23.20~~
TE	~~Trey McBride~~	~~ARI~~	~~22.90~~
TE	Jake Ferguson	DAL	19.70
TE	Taysom Hill	NO	15.40
PK	~~Brandon Aubrey~~	~~DAL~~	~~15.00~~
PK	Matt Gay	IND	13.00
PK	Evan McPherson	CIN	10.00
ST	Indianapolis Colts	IND	16.00
ST	~~Miami Dolphins~~	~~MIA~~	~~11.00~~
ST	Atlanta Falcons	ATL	10.00
	Total		311.90

There were some significant performances from outside of the player pool this week. Most noteworthy is Harrison Bryant, TE, CLE. Bryant’s 15.90 points would have been good for TE2 had he been eligible. Alec Pierce, WR, IND and Parker Washington, WR, HOU had 19.00 and 18.10 points respectively and are sure to be hot waiver targets this week.

The crowd struggled again in Week 13. Only two players from the maximum points roster were among the most selected. Although there was a lot of scoring this week, the most popular players managed just 53% of the available points.

Week 13 Wisdom Of Crowds score
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	27.70
QB	Justin Herbert	LAC	10.10
RB	Zack Moss	IND	7.70
RB	Rachaad White	TB	19.60
WR	Jalen Waddle	MIA	10.20
WR	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	15.60
WR	Michael Pittman	IND	27.50
TE	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	5.90
TE	Taysom Hill	NO	15.40
PK	Matt Gay	IND	13.00
PK	Chris Boswell	PIT	4.00
ST	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	4.00
ST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	5.00
	Total		165.70

Blanda’s Bombers is in 235th place after his win in Week 13. In the overall standings, Mighty Grimmace’s is still perched on the top spot behind a 90th place finish in Week 13. The Grimmace’s are relentless, with ten top 100 finishes including in eight of the last nine weeks. The lead is now 77.90 points, down 4.15 from last week. Here’s a look at the Top 25 Overall:

Top 25 Overall after Week 13:
Rk	WK 13	Pts	Team	Hometown
1	175.25	2533.15	Mighty Grimmace's	Obetz
2	179.40	2455.25	Forth and Long	Hamilton
3	176.75	2450.75	Joe Kapp	Mount Carroll, IL
4	187.30	2442.75	Plano Guru	Plano, TX
5	174.70	2438.90	DT BOMBERS	Royal Oaks, CA
6	183.35	2438.75	Pizza Pie	Henderson
7	167.60	2426.30	CCBluecats	Dallas
8	148.55	2423.55	Travis P.	Coeburn, VA
9	195.35	2417.55	Juggernauts	Rocky Hill, CT
10	168.20	2417.35	Highs Guys	Lakewood Ranch, FL
11	175.80	2416.60	CRAIG MACHINE	Humble, TX
12	184.70	2414.90	Matthew S.	Chicago, IL
13	159.45	2412.40	Ken's Confused	Phoenix
14	178.40	2412.40	O Club	Wilburton, OK
15	163.45	2400.50	It Ertz when I Lose	Arlington Heights
16	188.35	2399.65	Jason S.	Fort Collins
17	170.20	2398.70	Steve K.	Miami
18	188.40	2396.55	Renegades	Fairport, NY
19	175.60	2393.75	David D.	Norristown
20	196.95	2392.90	Saquon Destroy	Ward
21	160.20	2390.65	Barney's Rubble	Orlando
22	187.90	2387.65	David M.	New Lenox, IL
23	182.15	2387.65	FIUSER0824	Black Diamond
24	134.30	2385.60	Fantasy Index (official picks)	Seattle, WA
25	162.90	2382.80	Serving Crow	Lone Tree

Here’s a look at the top 25 scoring teams from Week 13:

Top 25 Week 13 Scores:
Rk	WK 13	Pts	Team	Hometown
1	227.60	2013.35	Blanda's Bombers	Bellevue, WA
2	217.90	2247.60	David G.	Huntingtn Bch, CA
3	211.10	2283.10	Grim Reaper	Reno, NV
4	208.65	2252.20	Lunatic Fringe	Rochester, NY
5	207.55	2184.75	Super Bowl Cowboys	Powell, OH
6	205.80	1582.15	Jane W.	Wooster, OH
7	200.65	2104.90	Mike Gola - Mercer Digital Printing	Trenton, NJ
8	198.95	2275.10	Rancor Keeper	Columbia, MD
9	198.15	1601.75	POOLER21	Sacramento
10	198.05	2067.25	BassEyes	Pittsburgh, PA
11	196.95	2392.90	Saquon Destroy	Ward
12	195.80	2036.50	Tatooine Tan-Tans	La Quinta
13	195.35	2417.55	Juggernauts	Rocky Hill, CT
14	192.65	2228.30	AMARI 2600	South Lyon, MI
15	192.20	2362.90	Bull 51	"Avondale, PA
16	191.80	2193.55	Devil Dogs	Sequim, WA
17	191.15	2227.50	The Crushers	Cumberland, RI
18	190.85	2266.25	NINER NUT	Sacramento, CA
19	190.65	2294.00	JR'S RAMMERS	Fort Myers, FL
20	189.85	2372.65	Unleashed	Duluth, MN
21	189.60	2012.75	james w04005	Biddeford, ME
22	189.60	1951.20	French Taunters	Yakima, WA
23	189.35	2316.65	Warriors	Westborough, MA
24	189.35	2264.45	Riley M.	Kennewick
25	188.95	2348.70	Ralph C.	Owasso

Percentage of Week 13 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Position	Team
66.34%	27.70	Trevor Lawrence	QB	JAC
50.33%	7.70	Zack Moss	RB	IND
48.04%	5.90	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT
46.41%	10.20	Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA
43.14%	10.10	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
41.18%	15.40	Taysom Hill	TE	NO
41.18%	15.60	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF
40.20%	4.00	Jacksonville Jaguars	ST	JAC
34.64%	3.70	David Njoku	TE	CLE
34.64%	5.00	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	ST	TB
33.99%	13.00	Matt Gay	PK	IND
31.70%	19.60	Rachaad White	RB	TB
29.41%	10.00	Atlanta Falcons	ST	ATL
29.41%	27.50	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
25.82%	22.45	Sam Howell	QB	WAS
25.49%	4.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
24.18%	21.30	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC
22.22%	6.00	Jake Moody	PK	SF
22.22%	19.70	Jake Ferguson	TE	DAL
21.57%	7.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
19.28%	2.00	Kansas City Chiefs	ST	KC
18.30%	24.60	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI
17.97%	35.80	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
17.32%	7.30	Calvin Ridley	WR	JAC
16.99%	6.00	Cameron Dicker	PK	LAC
15.36%	18.45	Jared Goff	QB	DET
15.36%	6.40	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET
14.71%	6.00	Los Angeles Rams	ST	LAR
14.71%	31.55	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN
14.71%	34.10	Nico Collins	WR	HOU
14.71%	5.00	Wil Lutz	PK	DEN
14.38%	12.10	Raheem Mostert	RB	MIA
14.38%	7.00	Los Angeles Chargers	ST	LAC
13.73%	0.00	Dalton Schultz	TE	HOU
12.75%	15.70	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
12.42%	9.00	Riley Patterson	PK	DET
12.09%	23.70	Russell Wilson	QB	DEN
11.11%	12.50	David Montgomery	RB	DET
10.13%	16.90	Chris Olave	WR	NO
10.13%	7.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	CLE
9.80%	10.50	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ
9.80%	14.40	Rashee Rice	WR	KC
9.48%	16.00	Indianapolis Colts	ST	IND
7.84%	4.90	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE
7.52%	3.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	TB
7.52%	3.60	Christian Kirk	WR	JAC
7.19%	3.00	San Francisco 49ers	ST	SF
6.54%	13.25	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
5.88%	15.90	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR
5.88%	26.35	Jordan Love	QB	GB
5.23%	23.90	Puka Nacua	WR	LAR
5.23%	2.00	Logan Thomas	TE	WAS
4.90%	4.00	Blake Grupe	PK	NO
4.58%	5.50	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
4.58%	8.40	Gerald Everett	TE	LAC
4.25%	13.90	Baker Mayfield	QB	TB
4.25%	2.00	Philadelphia Eagles	ST	PHI
4.25%	9.70	Najee Harris	RB	PIT
4.25%	8.00	Nick Folk	PK	TEN
3.92%	6.50	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT
3.92%	5.50	Adam Thielen	WR	CAR
3.59%	25.75	Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR
3.59%	29.70	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
3.59%	16.50	Brandin Cooks	WR	DAL
3.59%	0.00	Juwan Johnson	TE	NO
3.59%	10.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
3.59%	0.00	Cade Otton	TE	TB
2.94%	5.00	Denver Broncos	ST	DEN
2.94%	6.00	Detroit Lions	ST	DET
2.94%	23.80	Gardner Minshew	QB	IND
2.61%	15.20	Derek Carr	QB	NO
2.61%	27.60	Christian Watson	WR	GB
2.61%	9.00	Houston Texans	ST	HOU
2.29%	9.10	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
2.29%	6.00	Matt Prater	PK	ARI
2.29%	5.60	Jayden Reed	WR	GB
2.29%	37.40	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA
1.96%	1.00	New Orleans Saints	ST	NO
1.96%	10.00	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN
1.96%	12.60	George Pickens	WR	PIT
1.96%	18.90	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	TEN
1.96%	6.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	NYJ
1.96%	10.50	Curtis Samuel	WR	WAS
1.63%	5.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
1.63%	25.30	DeVon Achane	RB	MIA
1.63%	4.00	Cincinnati Bengals	ST	CIN
1.63%	9.00	Anders Carlson	PK	GB
1.63%	5.00	Devin Singletary	RB	HOU
1.63%	4.00	D'Andre Swift	RB	PHI
1.31%	11.20	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB
1.31%	7.50	Tanner Hudson	TE	CIN
1.31%	13.30	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
1.31%	4.40	Josh Downs	WR	IND
1.31%	1.90	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	JAC
1.31%	0.00	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
1.31%	10.00	Lucas Havrisik	PK	LAR
1.31%	10.00	Matt Ammendola	PK	HOU
0.98%	30.20	Jake Browning	QB	CIN
0.98%	3.80	Kenny Pickett	QB	PIT
0.98%	0.00	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND
0.98%	3.50	Hunter Henry	TE	NE
0.98%	0.00	Irv Smith	TE	CIN
0.98%	5.00	Green Bay Packers	ST	GB
0.65%	6.70	Tucker Kraft	TE	GB
0.65%	10.00	Jameson Williams	WR	DET
0.65%	22.50	James Conner	RB	ARI
0.65%	8.00	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ
0.65%	9.70	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
0.65%	9.70	AJ Dillon	RB	GB
0.65%	0.00	Justin Watson	WR	KC
0.65%	0.00	New England Patriots	ST	NE
0.65%	22.40	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR
0.65%	14.20	Jerome Ford	RB	CLE
0.33%	2.00	Arizona Cardinals	ST	ARI
0.33%	0.00	Noah Brown	WR	HOU
0.33%	1.60	Adam Trautman	TE	DEN
0.33%	6.60	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN
0.33%	4.00	A.T. Perry	WR	NO
0.33%	0.00	Michael Gallup	WR	DAL
0.33%	6.40	Amari Cooper	WR	CLE
0.33%	7.30	Noah Fant	TE	SEA
0.33%	1.10	Jeff Wilson	RB	MIA
0.33%	1.90	Tutu Atwell	WR	LAR
0.33%	12.80	Zay Jones	WR	JAC
0.33%	0.00	Mike Gesicki	TE	NE
0.33%	1.00	Joey Slye	PK	WAS
0.33%	0.00	Washington Commanders	ST	WAS
0.33%	1.80	Drake London	WR	ATL
0.33%	10.10	Dameon Pierce	RB	HOU
0.33%	35.30	Geno Smith	QB	SEA
0.33%	5.30	Brian Robinson	RB	WAS
0.33%	0.00	Marquise Brown	WR	ARI
0.33%	4.30	Jahan Dotson	WR	WAS
0.33%	3.00	Jonnu Smith	TE	ATL
0.33%	7.90	Chris Godwin	WR	TB
0.33%	6.50	Tyler Conklin	TE	NYJ
0.33%	3.20	Donald Parham	TE	LAC

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