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December 17, 2025

Plano Guru Wins Blackout

Larry Heffelfinger from Plano, TX started six top scoring players, including of course, Kyle Pitts. Larry has a punchers chance after jumping into the top-80 with this win. How is your entry looking with just three games to go?

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Pitts was the third most selected tight end but appeared on just 17-percent of rosters. His massive 45.60 points were over 20 points higher than the 2nd eligible tight end, making him a must start for anyone wanting to contend this week. James Cook and Travis Etienne were the second and third most selected backs, appearing on around one third of rosters while Nico Collins was included in nearly half of entries. Larry’s team got consistent production from all but one position and earned 74-percent of the available points. Here is this week’s winning roster :

Week 15 highest score
Larry Heffelfinger, Plano, TX
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
% StartedPosNameTeamScore
7.82%QBPatrick MahomesKC16.95
28.91%QBJalen HurtsPHI24.65
31.29%RBJames CookBUF31.10
33.33%RBTravis EtienneJAC31.50
37.76%WRRashee RiceKC12.10
36.05%WRDavante AdamsLAR11.10
48.30%WRNico CollinsHOU23.50
15.99%TEKyle PittsATL45.60
49.66%TEHarold FanninCLE12.00
32.65%PKEddy PineiroSF13.00
43.88%PKCam LittleJAC12.00
50.00%STChicago BearsCHI11.00
8.84%STCarolina PanthersCAR5.00
Total249.50

The most popular roster selected four top scoring players but netted just 57-percent of the available points. Saquon Barkley was the most selected back (38-percent) but scored 13 fewer points than Cook and Etienne, giving a distinct advantage to managers who passed on him. Nico came through in a big way but fellow low-hanging fruits Rashee Rice and George Pickens busted by Blackout standards. The 49ers Defense did absolutely no favors for the 54-percent of managers who started them. Take a look at the most selected roster of Week 15:

Week 15 Wisdom Of The Crowd Score
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
% StartedPosNameTeamScore
65.99%QBMatthew StaffordLAR26.60
41.16%QBDak PrescottDAL14.90
38.44%RBSaquon BarkleyPHI17.20
33.33%RBTravis EtienneJAC31.50
49.32%WRGeorge PickensDAL6.30
48.30%WRNico CollinsHOU23.50
37.76%WRRashee RiceKC12.10
49.66%TEHarold FanninCLE12.00
18.71%TETravis KelceKC14.00
43.88%PKCam LittleJAC12.00
32.65%PKEddy PineiroSF13.00
53.74%STSan Francisco 49ersSF0.00
50.00%STChicago BearsCHI11.00
Total194.10

Seven of the top scoring players were blacked out this week and the perfect roster topped 300 points again. It was a mix of popular plays like Cook, Etienne, Pinero and Collins with several deep cuts upsetting expectations. Both top scoring quarterbacks appeared on less than 6-percent of rosters, with only a handful of managers selecting the QB2 Bo Nix. Less than 3-percent of entries included his teammate, Courtland Sutton, who finished as the WR2 and Jameson Williams took the top spot. He has finished with more than 16.5 points in eight of the Lion’s last ten games but scored zero in the other two. Here is the max points roster:

Week 15 Perfect Score
(Blackouts in strikethrough).
% StartedPosNameTeamScore
5.44%QBTrevor LawrenceJAC47.60
1.36%QBBo NixDEN32.10
n/aRBBijan RobinsonATL31.50
33.33%RBTravis EtienneJAC31.50
31.29%RBJames CookBUF31.10
n/aWRAmon-Ra St.BrownDET41.40
n/aWRPuka NacuaLAR27.90
10.20%WRJameson WilliamsDET26.40
2.38%WRCourtland SuttonDEN24.30
48.30%WRNico CollinsHOU23.50
15.99%TEKyle PittsATL45.60
n/aTETrey McBrideARI37.40
6.80%TEDallas GoedertPHI25.00
n/aPKJason MyersSEA18.00
n/aPKKa'imi FairbairnHOU16.00
n/aPKBrandon AubreyDAL14.60
1.36%PKBrandon McManusGB14.00
32.65%PKEddy PineiroSF13.00
0.68%STBaltimore RavensBAL13.00
50.00%STChicago BearsCHI11.00
Total338.10

Plano Guru won the week and is sitting at 75th overall. It would take a couple more wins to climb the leader board but he’s taken the first step. Nostrildamus finished 13th this week, his best finish and 8th in the top 80. That was good enough to vault from 7th all the way into the top spot. Donald D. has controlled the leader board for several weeks but finished outside the top 250 to fall to 6th. Ian Allan had the 27th best roster this week and is once again just outside the top 10. Here is a look at the Top 25 overall through 1 weeks:

Top 25 Overall
RkTeam NameScore
1Nostrildamus2,703.05
2Math Mania2,694.60
3Nate S.2,686.10
4Miles2,684.10
5Frosty Mugs2,679.30
6Donald D.2,668.70
7CRAIG MACHINE2,657.20
8Whoops Eiferted2,655.90
9Headbangers2,654.05
10ToTheTop2,647.75
11Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)2,638.30
12Pro VK2,636.50
13BigRichie2,636.25
14Texan Eddie2,635.40
15Naugatuck Riverrattlers2,624.20
16Frank M.2,622.75
17Sphynx-sters2,622.50
18Col. Jessup's Code Red2,616.00
19RK Edge2,614.40
20BlimpMayham2,614.20
21SCOTT BRADY’S BUNCH2,611.00
22GREGH9872,609.65
23Bull 512,603.70"
24Northern King2,603.65
25PRIME TIME2,601.15

Here’s a look at the Top 25 from this week :

Top 25 Week 15
RkTeam NameScore
1Plano Guru249.50
2Calvert T.243.70
3French Taunters238.95
4Sphynx-sters237.85
5CRAIG MACHINE237.40
6Barney's Rubble234.75
7Special Eds232.50
8AZTECS231.05
9WestCoast WiseAsses229.70
10Brian B.229.35
11Headbangers225.25
12Matt G.224.55
13Nostrildamus224.35
14Jerry M224.05
15Cincinnati Buckeye223.75
16Livonia Lampoons223.05
17Whoops Eiferted221.35
18Renegades221.15
19Skoobiesnax219.75
19Scott K219.75
20Cheektavegas Dawgs218.60
21mtn maniac218.25
22STORM CHASERS217.80
23River Rats217.30
24DawgsGoneWild215.55
25Fantasy Index (Andy Richardson)212.70

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