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October 23, 2019

Go away, you silly English bed-wetting types!

Or Mike Hernandez will taunt you a second time.

Mike Hernandez of Yakima, Wash. farts in your general direction. His team "French Taunters" finished 15 points ahead of the pack in Blackout last weekend. Click through to see Mike's roster -- plus the perfect entry, the season-long rankings, and the percentage of use for Week 7.

Week 7 saw huge performances from unheralded players used by almost nobody. Mike didn't have any big misses, and he picked the better-known maximum-points players: Aaron Rodgers, DeAndre Hopkins, Josh Lambo, Greg Zuerlein and the Rams defense. Mike wins a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate because he's a superior human being.

Enter now for Week 8!

Week 7 winning score
Mike Hernandez - Yakima, Wash. - French Taunters
Pos	Player	Team	Score
QB	Aaron Rodgers	GB	48.05
QB	Russell Wilson	SEA	18.75
RB	Leonard Fournette	JAC	16.50
RB	Dalvin Cook	MIN	27.90
WR	Cooper Kupp	LAR	11.00
WR	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	25.60
WR	T.Y. Hilton	IND	19.40
TE	Austin Hooper	ATL	14.60
TE	Hunter Henry	LAC	15.70
PK	Josh Lambo	JAC	13.00
PK	Greg Zuerlein	LAR	13.00
ST	Tennessee	TEN	3.00
ST	LA Rams	LAR	17.00
Total	243.50

How many contestants used the top scoring players? We've added that information to this week's perfect score chart.

At the bottom of this page you can see the percentage of use for all players.

In Week 7 nobody started Marvin Jones or Matthew Stafford. Only one person started Chase Edmonds and one person started Allen Robinson. Latavius Murray was used by three contestants.

Week 7 perfect score
Position	Name	Team	Score	used by
QB	Aaron Rodgers	GB	48.05	2.9%
QB	Matthew Stafford	DET	34.20	0.0%
RB	Chase Edmonds	ARI	35.00	0.3%
RB	Latavius Murray	NO	32.00	0.9%
WR	Marvin Jones	DET	43.30	0.0%
WR	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	25.60	36.6%
WR	Allen Robinson	CHI	24.70	0.3%
TE	Darren Waller	OAK	31.60	7.0%
TE	Eric Ebron	IND	17.00	0.6%
PK	Brett Maher	DAL	13.00	4.7%
PK	Josh Lambo	JAC	13.00	17.8%
PK	Greg Zuerlein	LAR	13.00	41.5%
ST	Baltimore	BAL	17.00	2.3%
ST	Kansas City	KC	17.00	0.6%
ST	LA Rams	LAR	17.00	6.7%
	Total		351.45

Jacques Smith of Chevy Chase, Md. made it three straight weeks in first place, stretching his overall lead to 45 points.

Top 25 after Week 7 games
Rk	Last	Pts	Team	Owner	Hometown
1.	1.	1551.6	VooDoo	Jacques Smith	Chevy Chase, Md.
2.	3.	1506.9	put him in the bathroom	Ed Borcky	Wallingford, Pa.
3.	2.	1499.6	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami, Fla.
4.	6.	1490.4	Headbangers	Chad Henslee	Nederland, Texas
5.	4.	1490.0	Joe Mic's Picks	Joseph Michelangelo	Oceanside, N.Y.
6.	8.	1485.8	Demolition Men	Susan Mason	Huntersville, N.C.
7.	11.	1483.3	zten	Julius Habjanetz	Pittsburgh, Pa.
8.	13.	1478.9	Kenny M.	Kenny Micheletti	Kansas City, Mo.
9.	7.	1477.4	James C.	James Crawford	Atlanta, Ga.
10.	28.	1472.8	Super Bowl Cowboys	Jeff Roberts	Powell, Ohio
11.	21.	1466.8	Rob R.	Rob Rinehart	Petaluma, Calif.
12.	15.	1465.1	Barney's Rubble	Paul Banres	Silver Spring, Md.
13.	19.	1464.1	Jason S.	Jason Schuetz	Ft. Collins, Colo.
14.	5.	1456.8	Mile High Hoosier	Kevin Johnson	Rio Rancho, N.M.
15.	12.	1455.2	Frank S.	Frank Sui	New York, N.Y.
16.	29.	1453.8	Scott K.	Scott Kaliska	Winnipeg, Manitoba
17.	39.	1453.1	Crushers	James Zabloudil	Romeoville, Ill.
18.	10.	1450.9	DaddyoMaui	Christopher Kepler	Makawao, Hawaii
19.	38.	1448.7	Renegades	Mark Christie	Fairport, N.Y.
20.	31.	1448.2	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, Okla.
21.	9.	1447.1	Niner Nut	Vern Davis	Sacramento, Calif.
22.	24.	1445.7	zilladogg	Philip Browning	Honolulu, Hawaii
23.	47.	1445.2	Timothy B.	Timothy Bryner	Anchorage, Alaska
24.	23.	1443.9	VK	Victor Kitzes	Maple Valley, Wash.
25.	22.	1443.2	Miles	Brent Miles	Pasco, Wash.

Weekly scoring leaders, 2019 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect Score	Pct Perfect
7	Mike Hernandez	Yakima, Wash.	French Taunters	243.50	351.45	69.3%
6	Matthew Shaughnessy	Chicago	Matthew S.	234.15	324.80	72.1%
5	Dennis Snyder	Modesto, Calif.	Sophie's Choice	247.00	374.65	65.9%
4	Brian Van Dorn	Minneapolis	Schutt Air Advantage Plays	245.10	382.20	64.1%
3	Johnathan Hicks	Pasco, Wash.	Johnathan H.	282.95	394.00	71.8%
2	James Zabloudil	Romeoville, Ill.	Crushers	257.35	312.85	82.3%
1	Jeff Turner	Villa Rica, Ga.	Jeff T.	275.00	396.55	69.3%

Bummer for you if you started Evan Engram this week. He appeared in more than a third of lineups but contributed only 1.6 points.

Percentage of Week 7 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
Percent	Score	Name	Position	Team
54.7%	14.60	Austin Hooper	TE	ATL
52.6%	11.00	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR
51.2%	16.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
50.0%	16.50	Leonard Fournette	RB	JAC
47.4%	27.90	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
41.5%	13.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	LAR
36.6%	25.60	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	HOU
36.3%	1.60	Evan Engram	TE	NYG
35.1%	12.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
30.1%	8.15	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL
28.7%	18.75	Russell Wilson	QB	SEA
28.7%	6.80	George Kittle	TE	SF
28.1%	8.00	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
28.1%	16.40	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC
25.2%	15.30	Julio Jones	WR	ATL
24.3%	17.00	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
23.7%	3.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
22.5%	2.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
22.2%	22.60	Deshaun Watson	QB	HOU
21.9%	5.80	Zach Ertz	TE	PHI
20.8%	23.30	Josh Allen	QB	BUF
20.8%	6.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
19.9%	19.40	T.Y. Hilton	WR	IND
19.6%	27.70	Jared Goff	QB	LAR
17.8%	13.00	Josh Lambo	PK	JAC
17.3%	24.75	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
16.7%	6.40	Michael Gallup	WR	DAL
16.4%	4.00	LA Chargers	ST	LAC
15.8%	9.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	ARI
15.8%	15.70	Hunter Henry	TE	LAC
15.8%	26.70	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
15.5%	16.80	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
14.9%	12.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
14.6%	22.10	Michael Thomas	WR	NO
13.5%	5.90	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
13.2%	4.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
12.6%	6.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
11.7%	6.00	Matt Prater	PK	DET
9.4%	13.70	Julian Edelman	WR	NE
9.4%	4.20	Phillip Lindsay	RB	DEN
9.4%	10.30	D.J. Chark	WR	JAC
7.6%	9.50	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
7.0%	31.60	Darren Waller	TE	OAK
6.7%	17.00	LA Rams	ST	LAR
6.7%	1.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
6.4%	16.40	Josh Jacobs	RB	OAK
6.1%	19.30	John Brown	WR	BUF
5.3%	11.00	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU
5.0%	16.45	Tom Brady	QB	NE
5.0%	10.00	Wil Lutz	PK	NO
4.7%	13.00	Brett Maher	PK	DAL
4.7%	7.00	Calvin Ridley	WR	ATL
4.7%	4.00	Matt Bryant	PK	ATL
4.7%	10.40	Chris Carson	RB	SEA
4.4%	4.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
4.4%	24.95	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
3.8%	17.80	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
3.8%	9.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
3.8%	8.00	NY Giants	ST	NYG
3.5%	10.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
3.5%	10.10	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
3.2%	2.60	Devin Singletary	RB	BUF
3.2%	3.10	Kenny Golladay	WR	DET
3.2%	2.20	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI
2.9%	48.05	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
2.9%	14.70	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
2.9%	8.60	Marlon Mack	RB	IND
2.9%	18.65	Daniel Jones	QB	NYG
2.6%	3.00	Houston	ST	HOU
2.3%	9.90	Brandin Cooks	WR	LAR
2.3%	14.75	Carson Wentz	QB	PHI
2.3%	15.60	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
2.3%	0.20	David Johnson	RB	ARI
2.3%	17.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
2.1%	4.00	Adam Vinatieri	PK	IND
2.1%	0.00	Detroit	ST	DET
2.1%	6.00	Dan Bailey	PK	MIN
2.1%	15.00	Gerald Everett	TE	LAR
1.8%	8.10	Tevin Coleman	RB	SF
1.8%	13.60	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
1.8%	11.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
1.8%	2.00	NY Jets	ST	NYJ
1.8%	14.00	Golden Tate	WR	NYG
1.8%	6.60	Jamison Crowder	WR	NYJ
1.8%	7.60	Frank Gore	RB	BUF
1.8%	0.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
1.8%	8.60	Le'Veon Bell	RB	NYJ
1.5%	6.30	Mark Ingram	RB	BAL
1.5%	1.00	Denver	ST	DEN
1.5%	0.00	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
1.5%	5.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
1.5%	4.50	Devonta Freeman	RB	ATL
1.5%	10.90	Melvin Gordon	RB	LAC
1.5%	2.10	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
1.2%	4.20	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
1.2%	0.00	Davante Adams	WR	GB
1.2%	21.20	Stefon Diggs	WR	MIN
1.2%	3.00	Aldrick Rosas	PK	NYG
1.2%	12.40	Todd Gurley	RB	LAR
1.2%	0.00	Sam Ficken	PK	NYJ
1.2%	6.20	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
0.9%	2.00	Robby Anderson	WR	NYJ
0.9%	7.30	Jason Witten	TE	DAL
0.9%	25.50	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
0.9%	0.00	Tyrell Williams	WR	OAK
0.9%	32.55	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
0.9%	12.90	James White	RB	NE
0.9%	10.50	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN
0.9%	5.00	Cody Parkey	PK	TEN
0.9%	0.00	Chris Herndon	TE	NYJ
0.9%	32.00	Latavius Murray	RB	NO
0.9%	1.60	Will Fuller	WR	HOU
0.9%	5.00	Eddy Pineiro	PK	CHI
0.9%	7.20	Allen Lazard	WR	GB
0.9%	4.20	Sam Darnold	QB	NYJ
0.6%	13.60	Phillip Dorsett	WR	NE
0.6%	5.80	Alshon Jeffery	WR	PHI
0.6%	17.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
0.6%	9.50	Auden Tate	WR	CIN
0.6%	32.90	Jacoby Brissett	QB	IND
0.6%	13.10	Jamaal Williams	RB	GB
0.6%	17.00	Eric Ebron	TE	IND
0.6%	18.30	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
0.6%	0.00	Marquise Goodwin	WR	SF
0.6%	9.55	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	SF
0.6%	4.60	Matt Breida	RB	SF
0.6%	23.55	Gardner Minshew	QB	JAC
0.6%	14.00	Arizona	ST	ARI
0.6%	22.65	Derek Carr	QB	OAK
0.6%	16.50	Jimmy Graham	TE	GB
0.6%	3.30	Duke Williams	WR	BUF
0.6%	3.00	Tyler Eifert	TE	CIN
0.6%	2.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
0.6%	0.00	Christian Kirk	WR	ARI
0.3%	0.00	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
0.3%	0.00	Jared Cook	TE	NO
0.3%	4.90	Darrell Henderson	RB	LAR
0.3%	17.70	Dede Westbrook	WR	JAC
0.3%	1.00	Oakland	ST	OAK
0.3%	8.00	Adam Humphries	WR	TEN
0.3%	4.70	Darren Fells	TE	HOU
0.3%	2.30	Kerryon Johnson	RB	DET
0.3%	3.50	Carlos Hyde	RB	HOU
0.3%	0.00	Delanie Walker	TE	TEN
0.3%	9.70	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NE
0.3%	24.70	Allen Robinson	WR	CHI
0.3%	16.90	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
0.3%	22.75	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	NO
0.3%	3.90	David Montgomery	RB	CHI
0.3%	1.30	Mohamed Sanu	WR	ATL
0.3%	0.00	Malcolm Brown	RB	LAR
0.3%	7.40	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
0.3%	4.00	Washington	ST	WAS
0.3%	35.00	Chase Edmonds	RB	ARI

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