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December 19, 2018

James Zabloudil crushes it in Week 15 Blackout competition

Season-long race tightens; David Wilde's lead reduced to only 2.9 points

Week 15 was brutal for all but Zabloudil. Click through to James' winning lineup for Week 15, the perfect score, the percentage-of-use chart and the season-long Top 25.

James finished 10 points clear of the second place finisher for Week 15. In a week when many of the brightest stars disappointed, he picked three of the players who scored maximum points at their position: Matt Ryan, DeAndre Hopkins, Kaimi Fairbairn. We're sending James a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate in recognition of his ability to navigate a soul-crushing week.

How difficult was it to pick star players in week 15? James Zabloudil had the lowest winning Blackout score this year. He's the only winner this year to pick as few as three max-points players. The perfect score was the lowest of the year as well.

Enter now for Week 16!

Week 15 winning score
James Zabloudil, Romeoville, Ill - Crushers
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	19.5
QB	Matt Ryan	ATL	27.4
RB	Saquon Barkley	NYG	5.6
RB	Alvin Kamara	NO	16.3
WR	Julio Jones	ATL	14.2
WR	Antonio Brown	PIT	10.9
WR	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	29.0
TE	Zach Ertz	PHI	2.2
TE	George Kittle	SF	5.1
PK	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	17.0
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	8.0
ST	Chicago	CHI	7.0
ST	Jacksonville	JAC	9.0
	Total		171.1

Perfect score - Week 15
Name	Position	Team	Score
Matt Ryan	QB	ATL	27.35
Philip Rivers	QB	LAC	25.65
Derrick Henry	RB	TEN	29.30
Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN	28.30
Mike Williams	WR	LAC	29.50
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	HOU	29.00
Doug Baldwin	WR	SEA	19.70
Trey Burton	TE	CHI	9.60
Evan Engram	TE	NYG	7.50
Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU	17.00
Robbie Gould	PK	SF	14.00
Atlanta	ST	ATL	19.00
Miami	ST	MIA	10.00
Washington	ST	WAS	10.00
			265.9

In the season-long race, David Wilde's lead has shrunk from 58.2 points to 32.1 points to only 2.9 points over the past two weeks. With two week's to go, this is anybody's ballgame.

Overall standings after Week 15
Rk	Last	Pts	Team	Owner	Hometown
1.	1.	2736.2	SHADOW DAD	David Wilde	Mukwonago, Wisc.
2.	2.	2733.3	BUCXPRESS	Robert Buckmann	Mount Dora, Fla.
3.	3.	2701.4	James C.	James Crawford	Atlanta
4.	6.	2693.7	Honolulu Hawk	John Roberts	Kapolei, Hawaii
5.	7.	2687.0	David G.	David Garibalidi	Huntington Beach, Calif.
6.	5.	2684.7	Math Mania	Steven Math	Austin, Texas
7.	10.	2682.1	Friar Tuck	Mike Tucker	Baton Rouge, La.
8.	4.	2680.8	Steve R.	Steve Robertson	Phoenix, Ore.
9.	9.	2677.6	STEVE K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami
10.	7.	2674.6	Rich Z.	Rich Zenor	Schaumburg, Ill.
11.	11.	2672.2	JK Too	John Kunka	Orland Park, Ill.
12.	14.	2671.7	Matthew S.	Matthew Shaughnessy	Chicago
13.	19.	2657.7	Mshea11	Mitchell Shea	Weston, Fla.
14.	13.	2657.3	Warriors	Sam Wood	Northborough, Mass.
15.	16.	2657.3	spencedog	Jeffrey Spencer	Clearwater, Fla.
16.	12.	2652.2	GOP	Greg Green	Lynnwood, Wash.
17.	31.	2640.3	Purple Reign	Robert Lantvit	Berwyn, Ill.
18.	18.	2639.8	Frank S.	Frank Sui	New York, N.Y.
19.	25.	2638.0	Los Pollos Hermanos	Dave Sjogren	Vienna, Va.
20.	22.	2637.7	Renegades	Mark Christie	Fairport, N.Y.
21.	20.	2634.2	Mike T.	Mike Taylor	Meridian, Idaho
22.	21.	2630.1	UserME59	Norm Costin	Cohasset, Mass.
23.	28.	2628.8	Scott K.	Scott Kaliska	Winnipeg, Manitoba
24.	15.	2623.9	Ed and Roberta	Ed Taylor	Wenatchee, Wash.
25.	17.	2623.5	Baitfish	Phil Scarcella	Palm Coast, Fla.

Weekly winners for the 2018 season
Week	Name	Town	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
15	James Zabloudil	Romeoville, Ill.	Crushers	171.1	265.9	64.3%
14	Edward Caruso	Devin, Pa.	Special Eds	229.8	325.2	70.7%
13	Dennis Lyons	Elk Grove, Calif.	Dennis L.	214.3	270.0	79.4%
12	Ben Hogevoll	Siletz, Ore.	Gag Green	211.1	274.0	77.0%
11	Philip Browning	Honolulu, Hawaii	Zilladogg	214.0	284.8	75.1%
10	Jon Schrempp	Coon Rapids, Minn	The Corsair Killers	217.8	304.4	71.6%
9	Brian Baker	Sparta, Mich.	Brian B.	237.8	291.8	81.5%
8	Duke Fame	Cincinnati	The First Crowëll	201.6	273.6	73.7%
7	Todd Voorhees	Chula Vista, Calif.	South Bay Borrachos	209.1	299.1	69.91%
6	Tom Clair	Adair, Okla.	Slitherbacks	265.1	317.8	83.43%
5	Matt Mumford	Tilliamook, Ore.	Aztecs	212.4	309.2	68.69%
4	Carl Noble	Ellicott City, Md.	Nobes	237.0	327.8	72.30%
3	Michael Day	Stoneham, Mass.	Scruff Dog	199.8	282.8	70.65%
2	Clay Tolonen	Forest Lake, Minn	TOLO	237.1	310.0	76.48%
1	Michael Livengood	Ward, Ark.	Saquon Destroy	249.1	331.8	75.08%

Percent of use - Week 15
Percent	Score	Name	Position	Team
54.8%	11.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	LAR
51.7%	5.60	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
51.0%	4.90	Michael Thomas	WR	NO
48.3%	18.05	Jared Goff	QB	LAR
46.9%	8.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
44.2%	0.80	Eric Ebron	TE	IND
43.5%	12.80	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
42.5%	2.10	Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE
42.2%	3.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
41.8%	19.45	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT
41.8%	10.90	Antonio Brown	WR	PIT
41.2%	2.20	Zach Ertz	TE	PHI
33.3%	9.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
33.0%	18.50	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR
30.3%	5.10	George Kittle	TE	SF
26.2%	5.00	Houston	ST	HOU
25.9%	9.95	Drew Brees	QB	NO
25.2%	29.00	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	HOU
23.1%	4.00	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	PIT
22.5%	0.00	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
22.1%	7.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
21.4%	6.00	Wil Lutz	PK	NO
20.8%	9.30	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
19.4%	4.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
18.4%	25.65	Philip Rivers	QB	LAC
18.0%	5.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
17.0%	14.20	Julio Jones	WR	ATL
16.0%	2.00	LA Rams	ST	LAR
16.0%	2.30	Jared Cook	TE	OAK
15.3%	17.95	Tom Brady	QB	NE
15.3%	11.60	Andrew Luck	QB	IND
14.6%	13.90	Davante Adams	WR	GB
13.3%	1.90	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
12.2%	4.10	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC
11.9%	16.30	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
11.6%	25.00	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
10.9%	9.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
10.9%	4.30	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
9.2%	5.90	Brandin Cooks	WR	LAR
8.5%	17.00	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU
8.2%	4.40	Phillip Lindsay	RB	DEN
7.8%	4.00	Stephen Gostkowski	PK	NE
7.5%	0.00	Brett Maher	PK	DAL
6.8%	6.40	Leonard Fournette	RB	JAC
6.8%	28.30	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
6.1%	0.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
5.4%	10.00	Matt Bryant	PK	ATL
4.4%	1.40	Ian Thomas	TE	CAR
4.1%	8.50	T.Y. Hilton	WR	IND
4.1%	25.30	Deshaun Watson	QB	HOU
4.1%	21.35	Russell Wilson	QB	SEA
4.1%	9.00	Julian Edelman	WR	NE
3.7%	10.00	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
3.4%	8.05	Cam Newton	QB	CAR
2.7%	18.20	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
2.4%	1.00	Detroit	ST	DET
2.4%	9.80	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN
2.4%	8.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
2.4%	2.30	Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN
2.4%	11.80	Stefon Diggs	WR	MIN
2.4%	11.00	Adam Vinatieri	PK	IND
2.4%	16.10	David Johnson	RB	ARI
2.0%	0.90	Cameron Brate	TE	TB
2.0%	11.20	Tarik Cohen	RB	CHI
2.0%	21.80	Josh Allen	QB	BUF
1.7%	19.00	Atlanta	ST	ATL
1.7%	2.80	Benjamin Watson	TE	NO
1.7%	20.80	Chris Carson	RB	SEA
1.7%	5.00	Sebastian Janikowski	PK	SEA
1.7%	4.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
1.7%	20.05	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
1.7%	3.00	Mike Badgley	PK	LAC
1.7%	3.00	David Njoku	TE	CLE
1.7%	0.00	Aldrick Rosas	PK	NYG
1.7%	21.35	Mitchell Trubisky	QB	CHI
1.7%	2.50	Curtis Samuel	WR	CAR
1.4%	3.40	D.J. Moore	WR	CAR
1.4%	6.00	Denver	ST	DEN
1.4%	7.85	Jameis Winston	QB	TB
1.4%	27.35	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL
1.4%	5.60	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
1.4%	1.00	Chandler Catanzaro	PK	CAR
1.4%	7.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
1.4%	11.00	Dan Bailey	PK	MIN
1.4%	2.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
1.0%	10.30	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
1.0%	12.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
1.0%	4.00	Jason Myers	PK	NYJ
1.0%	0.00	Odell Beckham	WR	NYG
1.0%	19.45	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
1.0%	1.00	Matt Prater	PK	DET
1.0%	2.70	C.J. Uzomah	TE	CIN
1.0%	20.50	Tevin Coleman	RB	ATL
1.0%	10.00	Washington	ST	WAS
0.7%	18.00	Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE
0.7%	10.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
0.7%	2.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	ARI
0.7%	5.00	Kenneth Dixon	RB	BAL
0.7%	3.30	Corey Davis	WR	TEN
0.7%	8.20	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI
0.7%	6.00	Cody Parkey	PK	CHI
0.7%	5.40	Allen Robinson	WR	CHI
0.7%	0.80	Lamar Miller	RB	HOU
0.7%	16.00	Alshon Jeffery	WR	PHI
0.7%	7.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
0.7%	29.30	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
0.7%	0.00	Anthony Firkser	TE	TEN
0.7%	1.90	Josh Gordon	WR	NE
0.7%	9.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
0.7%	0.00	Austin Hooper	TE	ATL
0.3%	4.20	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
0.3%	5.90	Sony Michel	RB	NE
0.3%	14.60	Kenny Golladay	WR	DET
0.3%	7.10	Adrian Peterson	RB	WAS
0.3%	29.50	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
0.3%	10.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	WAS
0.3%	1.60	Vernon Davis	TE	WAS
0.3%	0.00	LeSean McCoy	RB	BUF
0.3%	5.00	Greg Joseph	PK	CLE
0.3%	7.50	Evan Engram	TE	NYG
0.3%	12.10	Mike Evans	WR	TB
0.3%	14.50	Justin Jackson	RB	LAC
0.3%	16.25	Derek Carr	QB	OAK
0.3%	0.00	Graham Gano	PK	CAR
0.3%	4.60	Gerald Everett	TE	LAR
0.3%	13.10	Elijah McGuire	RB	NYJ
0.3%	14.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
0.3%	7.30	Vance McDonald	TE	PIT
0.3%	3.90	Doug Martin	RB	OAK
0.3%	7.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
0.3%	1.50	Alfred Blue	RB	HOU
0.3%	5.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TEN
0.3%	3.70	Jarvis Landry	WR	CLE
0.3%	8.30	Dante Pettis	WR	SF
0.3%	0.00	Josh Lambo	PK	JAC
0.3%	6.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
0.3%	12.00	Randy Bullock	PK	CIN
0.3%	0.00	Spencer Ware	RB	KC
0.3%	6.50	Tim Patrick	WR	DEN
0.3%	5.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
0.3%	9.60	Trey Burton	TE	CHI
0.3%	9.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
0.3%	17.20	Jaylen Samuels	RB	PIT
0.3%	16.40	Gus Edwards	RB	BAL

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