Keith selected four of the maximum points players on his way to the top spot and only one player failed to hit double digits. Between kickers and defenses The GIWizard outscored the second place finisher by 14.00 points. (Click through to see his winning lineup, the perfect lineup for the week, the most frequently picked players, and the overall top 25.)

Week 18 of the Blackout is live

Check out this week’s winning roster:

Week 17 highest score
GI Wizard from Parkville, MD
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
PosNameTeamScore
QBJustin FieldsCHI27.90
QBBaker MayfieldTB23.35
RBJonathan TaylorIND17.40
RBZamir WhiteLV15.60
WRDJ MooreCHI30.90
WRBrandon AiyukSF24.40
WRNico CollinsHOU15.70
TEJake FergusonDAL7.30
TEIsaiah LikelyBAL18.20
PKJason MyersSEA11.00
PKKa’imi FairbairnHOU14.00
STBuffalo BillsBUF17.00
STHouston TexansHOU14.00
Total236.75

The Blackout pulled no punches in Week 17. Lamar Jackson’s MVP performance was blacked out. CeeDee Lamb’s 227 yard monster was off limits. Kyren Williams’ huge game and Breece Hall’s back to back big games were unavailable. Yet there were a lot of points left to be had this week. The eligible RB1, Isaiah Pacheco, was selected on just 4.5% of rosters while the RB2, James Conner, only made 1%. Crowd favorite DJ Moore provided another big game but the WR1, Davante Adams, made just 5.2% of entries and just 2.6% of rosters included the WR3, Jayden Reed. Juwan Johnson, who was the TE1 on the week, was only selected twice. Even after all that, the perfect roster score dropped significantly, down 41.45 points from last week, while the winning roster and most popular roster went up. So, it was a good week for managers as well as for the Blackout.

Week 17 Perfect Score
(Blackouts in strikethrough)
PosNameTeamScore
QBLamar JacksonBAL39.55
QBJordan LoveGB31.00
QBKyler MurrayARI28.00
RBKyren WilliamsLAR30.10
RBIsiah PachecoKC29.50
RBBreece HallNYJ27.60
RBJames ConnerARI26.30
WRCeeDee LambDAL42.20
WRDavante AdamsLV37.60
WRDJ MooreCHI30.90
WRJayden ReedGB26.90
TEJuwan JohnsonNO23.00
TEDavid NjokuCLE19.40
TEIsaiah LikelyBAL18.20
PKHarrison ButkerKC19.00
PKBrandon McManusJAC14.00
PKKa’imi FairbairnHOU14.00
STBuffalo BillsBUF17.00
STNew York GiantsNYG16.00
Total312.40

The biggest games from outside the player pool came from WRs again this week. Bo Melton, WR, GB showed up with 6/9 for 105 yards and a TD in just his third game of the season. Trey Palmer, WR, TB doled out some hope to dynasty managers with 18.40 points and Julio Jones, WR, PHI reemerged with 17.40 points on a hyper-efficient 2/2 for 2 TDs.

The crowd bounced back in a big way in Week 17 scoring 63.7% of the maximum points compared to 35.3% last week. Justin Fields missed being QB2 by 0.10 points when Kyler converted the only successful two-point try of the week. Travis Etienne and Brandon Aiyuk provided big scores and only four players under 10 points helped the crowd to recover.

Week 17 Wisdom Of Crowds score
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
PosNameTeamScore
QBMatthew StaffordLAR19.75
QBJustin FieldsCHI27.90
RBTravis EtienneJAC25.80
RBJonathan TaylorIND17.40
WRBrandon AiyukSF24.40
WRCooper KuppLAR12.70
WRChris OlaveNO5.60
TEIsaiah LikelyBAL18.20
TEJake FergusonDAL7.30
PKTyler BassBUF9.00
PKJason MyersSEA11.00
STBuffalo BillsBUF17.00
STDenver BroncosDEN3.00
Total199.05

GIWizard’s win in Week 17 moves him into 186th place overall. He has eight weeks in the top 100 and could be a contender except for missing Week 3. At the top of the leaderboard, DT BOMBERS failed to capitalize on having closed the lead to just 36.95 points. He fell to 3rd place behind a 197th place finish. Plano Guru stormed back from 4th to retake 2nd by a slim margin with a 20th place finish. However, Mighty Grimace’s is still in the top spot. His 171st place finish this week expanded his lead to 41.35. It’s entirely possible that someone catches him with a big game but he’s certainly the favorite heading into the final week of the season. Here’s a look at the Top 25 Overall:

Top 25 Overall after Week 17:
RkWK17PtsTeamHometown
1161.203207.60Mighty Grimmace'sObetz
2202.703166.25Plano GuruPlano, TX
3156.153165.60DT BOMBERSRoyal Oaks, CA
4215.503149.75Matthew S.Chicago, IL
5201.453149.65Barney's RubbleOrlando
6162.253126.55Juggernauts Rocky Hill, CT
7224.103117.10Jason S.Fort Collins
8163.253106.30Pizza PieHenderson
9216.703099.00Dmomo22White Lake, MI
10197.053098.40Highs GuysLakewood Ranch, FL
11174.453091.95Frank M.Bristol, PA
12185.103087.50Forth and LongHamilton
13215.253082.30Fantasy Index (official picks)Seattle, WA
14199.703079.75Serving CrowLone Tree
15231.053079.15BizzleWest Linn, OR
16192.953078.40David M.New Lenox, IL
17188.153076.60Joe KappMount Carroll, IL
18193.553074.00Steve K.Miami
19200.953073.75Rich Z.Schaumburg
20202.153071.20Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)Seattle
21182.853071.10CRAIG MACHINEHumble, TX
22189.753068.55FIUSER0824Black Diamond
23189.053065.85RenegadesFairport, NY
24180.803062.05Ken's ConfusedPhoenix
25164.053059.55Saquon DestroyWard

Here’s a look at the top 25 scoring teams from Week 17:

Top 25 Week 17 Scores:
RkWK17PtsTeamHometown
1236.752735.90GiWizardParkville, MD
2231.053079.15BizzleWest Linn, OR
3224.103117.10Jason S.Fort Collins
4221.353058.00Wayne E.Clearwater, FL
5220.152235.15AZTECSTillamook, OR
6216.703099.00Dmomo22White Lake, MI
7215.503149.75Matthew S.Chicago, IL
8215.253082.30Fantasy Index (official picks)Seattle, WA
9214.353050.80RoughridersBluffdale, UT
10212.801689.90The Last Kid PickedClaremont, NH
11212.652995.75BigRichieEphrata, WA
12210.552987.90Brian B.Niles, MI
13209.302763.90Mike Gola - Mercer Digital PrintingTrenton, NJ
14208.752875.40David G.Huntingtn Bch, CA
15207.102940.50Wing ItRedlands, CA
16207.003058.30Dam GuyMossyrock
17205.302873.15Manifest DensityLivingston, TX
18205.102476.60HarveynutsNaples, FL
19204.252918.10Lost in the SauceGloversville, NY
20202.703166.25Plano GuruPlano, TX
21202.402974.95Fantasy Index (Viva Murillo!)Brandon, FL
22202.153071.20Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)Seattle
23202.052895.85No MojoNewton, IA
24202.052787.50Mr KohoLunenburg, MA
25201.453149.65Barney's RubbleOrlando

Percentage of Week 17 lineups that included the player
PctScoreNamePositionTeam
55.64%17.00Buffalo BillsSTBUF
52.63%18.20Isaiah LikelyTEBAL
52.26%7.30Jake FergusonTEDAL
43.61%19.75Matthew StaffordQBLAR
34.21%24.40Brandon AiyukWRSF
33.46%27.90Justin FieldsQBCHI
32.71%12.70Cooper KuppWRLAR
32.71%5.60Chris OlaveWRNO
31.95%17.70Rashee RiceWRKC
29.70%15.70Nico CollinsWRHOU
27.44%9.00Tyler BassPKBUF
25.94%15.05C.J. StroudQBHOU
25.94%11.00Jason MyersPKSEA
25.56%14.00Ka'imi FairbairnPKHOU
25.19%15.70Dallas GoedertTEPHI
24.44%25.80Travis EtienneRBJAC
24.44%23.35Baker MayfieldQBTB
22.93%3.00Denver BroncosSTDEN
22.56%17.40Jonathan TaylorRBIND
19.55%7.60D'Andre SwiftRBPHI
19.17%7.00Jason SandersPKMIA
18.42%5.40James CookRBBUF
17.29%15.60DK MetcalfWRSEA
16.92%7.10Stefon DiggsWRBUF
15.79%6.00Kansas City ChiefsSTKC
15.79%8.00Los Angeles RamsSTLAR
15.79%30.90DJ MooreWRCHI
15.04%2.00Lucas HavrisikPKLAR
14.66%15.60Zamir WhiteRBLV
14.29%8.00Jacksonville JaguarsSTJAC
13.53%28.00Kyler MurrayQBARI
12.78%3.90Dalton SchultzTEHOU
12.41%11.00Matt GayPKIND
12.03%9.60Michael PittmanWRIND
11.65%5.00Dallas CowboysSTDAL
10.53%6.90Alvin KamaraRBNO
9.40%14.00Houston TexansSTHOU
9.40%1.00Chase McLaughlinPKTB
9.40%17.55Jared GoffQBDET
9.40%2.90Tee HigginsWRCIN
9.02%1.00Las Vegas RaidersSTLV
8.65%21.80Geno SmithQBSEA
8.65%11.60Bijan RobinsonRBATL
8.65%2.00Indianapolis ColtsSTIND
8.65%21.25Tua TagovailoaQBMIA
8.27%5.90Tony PollardRBDAL
8.27%6.00DeVonta SmithWRPHI
7.52%31.00Jordan LoveQBGB
7.14%8.80Saquon BarkleyRBNYG
6.77%5.00Younghoe KooPKATL
6.77%10.10Darren WallerTENYG
6.39%23.70DeVon AchaneRBMIA
6.39%0.00Cole KmetTECHI
6.02%12.50David MontgomeryRBDET
6.02%13.00Cairo SantosPKCHI
5.64%8.00Daniel CarlsonPKLV
5.64%11.65Taysom HillTENO
5.64%10.80Tucker KraftTEGB
5.26%5.00Evan McPhersonPKCIN
5.26%7.70Gerald EverettTELAC
5.26%6.00Austin EkelerRBLAC
5.26%37.60Davante AdamsWRLV
4.89%19.60Zay FlowersWRBAL
4.89%17.10Chris GodwinWRTB
4.89%9.00Cameron DickerPKLAC
4.51%18.70Joe MixonRBCIN
4.51%29.50Isiah PachecoRBKC
4.51%17.55Derek CarrQBNO
4.14%1.00Seattle SeahawksSTSEA
4.14%14.00Brandon McManusPKJAC
4.14%7.00Michael BadgleyPKDET
3.76%8.00Green Bay PackersSTGB
3.76%1.50Kyle PittsTEATL
3.38%0.00Amari CooperWRCLE
3.38%1.00Tampa Bay BuccaneersSTTB
3.38%0.00Josh JacobsRBLV
3.38%14.00Aaron JonesRBGB
3.01%7.40Pat FreiermuthTEPIT
3.01%3.00Pittsburgh SteelersSTPIT
3.01%9.00Anders CarlsonPKGB
3.01%16.50Kenneth WalkerRBSEA
3.01%0.00Raheem MostertRBMIA
3.01%3.00Nick FolkPKTEN
3.01%27.75Joe FlaccoQBCLE
2.63%11.60Devin SingletaryRBHOU
2.63%9.40Ty ChandlerRBMIN
2.63%20.10George PickensWRPIT
2.63%26.90Jayden ReedWRGB
2.63%4.00Greg JosephPKMIN
2.26%14.20DeAndre HopkinsWRTEN
2.26%6.40Chigoziem OkonkwoTETEN
2.26%11.50Ezekiel ElliottRBNE
2.26%2.00Los Angeles ChargersSTLAC
2.26%7.90Calvin RidleyWRJAC
2.26%12.20Tyler HigbeeTELAR
2.26%10.00Wil LutzPKDEN
1.88%0.00Clyde Edwards-HelaireRBKC
1.88%11.00Blake GrupePKNO
1.88%3.00Miami DolphinsSTMIA
1.88%0.00Trevor LawrenceQBJAC
1.88%5.80Romeo DoubsWRGB
1.50%2.00Minnesota VikingsSTMIN
1.50%3.40Rashid ShaheedWRNO
1.50%12.70Dalton KincaidTEBUF
1.50%5.80Jordan AddisonWRMIN
1.50%9.00New England PatriotsSTNE
1.50%12.00Chris BoswellPKPIT
1.50%3.00Atlanta FalconsSTATL
1.50%23.05Jake BrowningQBCIN
1.50%14.20Mason RudolphQBPIT
1.13%8.80Javonte WilliamsRBDEN
1.13%16.10Terry McLaurinWRWAS
1.13%3.00Cade OttonTETB
1.13%26.30James ConnerRBARI
1.13%9.00Matt PraterPKARI
1.13%15.80Jarrett StidhamQBDEN
1.13%0.00K.J. OsbornWRMIN
1.13%12.80Gus EdwardsRBBAL
0.75%9.80Adam ThielenWRCAR
0.75%0.00Dustin HopkinsPKCLE
0.75%5.00Logan ThomasTEWAS
0.75%0.00Keenan AllenWRLAC
0.75%2.00Tyler LockettWRSEA
0.75%5.00Detroit LionsSTDET
0.75%11.10Chuba HubbardRBCAR
0.75%23.00Juwan JohnsonTENO
0.75%9.90Garrett WilsonWRNYJ
0.38%3.00Chad RylandPKNE
0.38%7.00Mason CrosbyPKNYG
0.38%9.60Drake LondonWRATL
0.38%1.00Tennessee TitansSTTEN
0.38%4.00Cincinnati BengalsSTCIN
0.38%1.80Noah BrownWRHOU
0.38%0.00Hunter HenryTENE
0.38%8.20Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWRSEA
0.38%24.20Najee HarrisRBPIT
0.38%23.95Tyrod TaylorQBNYG
0.38%9.50Tyler ConklinTENYJ
0.38%15.20Demarcus RobinsonWRLAR
0.38%17.00Brandin CooksWRDAL
0.38%10.00New Orleans SaintsSTNO
0.38%0.00Jaylen WaddleWRMIA
0.38%2.80DJ CharkWRCAR
0.38%11.60Diontae JohnsonWRPIT
0.38%4.10Gabe DavisWRBUF
0.38%16.00New York GiantsSTNYG
0.38%19.80Jaylen WarrenRBPIT
0.38%0.00Courtland SuttonWRDEN
0.38%15.50Gardner MinshewQBIND
0.38%3.00Carolina PanthersSTCAR