Fantasy Index Blackout

December 10, 2019

Ed Taylor brings Blackout title to Wenatchee, Wash.

Ed Taylor of Wenatchee, Wash. won Blackout in Week 14 in a week when we blacked out an unusually large number of players. His lineup included Jameis Winston, Ryan Tannehill and a bunch of L.A. Rams. We're recognizing Ed's superiority with a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate. Click through to his roster -- plus the perfect entry, the season-long rankings, and the percentage of use for Week 14.

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Week 14 winning score
Ed Taylor - "Ed and Roberta" - Wenatchee, Wash.
Pos	Player	Team	Score
QB	Jameis Winston	TB	45.30
QB	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	33.45
RB	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	23.30
RB	Alvin Kamara	NO	8.30
WR	Robert Woods	LAR	25.70
WR	D.J. Moore	CAR	12.10
WR	Cooper Kupp	LAR	14.50
TE	Travis Kelce	KC	20.00
TE	Austin Hooper	ATL	5.20
PK	Matt Gay	TB	8.00
PK	Greg Zuerlein	LAR	4.00
ST	Carolina	CAR	1.00
ST	Atlanta	ATL	13.00
	Total		213.85

This week's perfect score table includes a final column showing the percentage of Blackout lineups that included the player in Week 14. Ed's team managed only 59.3 percent of the perfect score this week. That was the lowest figure this season, but don't judge! We blacked out a large number of players for Week 14, and because a lot of off-the-radar players had big weeks. And he did better than the rest of us.

Week 14 perfect score
Player	Position	Team	Score	Pct
Jameis Winston	QB	TB	45.30	20.6
Drew Brees	QB	NO	43.55	2.7
Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC	31.30	2.7
Aaron Jones	RB	GB	31.20	12.7
Emmanuel Sanders	WR	SF	34.45	1.0
A.J. Brown	WR	TEN	33.60	3.8
Darius Slayton	WR	NYG	32.40	0.3
~~Zach Ertz~~	TE	~~PHI~~	~~30.10~~	~~0.0~~
Noah Fant	TE	DEN	21.30	0.3
Jared Cook	TE	NO	20.40	2.4
Jason Sanders	PK	MIA	21.00	0.7
Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL	16.00	13.4
~~Pittsburgh~~	ST	~~PIT~~	~~16.00~~	~~0.0~~
Denver	ST	DEN	15.00	0.0
Indianapolis	ST	IND	15.00	7.5
Total			360.50

Last week Steve Klitzner and Jacques Smith were separated by less than one point. So without doing any math, we know that Smith outscored Klitzner by about 25 points in Week 14 to reclaim the lead in the season-long points chase.

Top 25 after Week 14 games
Rk	Last	Pts	Team	Owner	Hometown
1.	2.	2869.6	VooDoo	Jacques Smith	Chevy Chase, Md.
2.	1.	2844.9	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami, Fla.
3.	4.	2816.5	Joe Mic's Picks	Joseph Michelangelo	Oceanside, N.Y.
4.	3.	2812.7	It Ertz when I Wentz	Kenneth Yuen	Arlington Heights, Ill.
5.	10.	2793.6	Calvert T.	Calvert Thomas	New York, N.Y.
6.	7.	2792.0	zten	Julius Habjanetz	Pittsburgh, Pa.
7.	8.	2787.2	SlappyWhite	Steve Lantvit	Lisle, Ill.
8.	5.	2783.8	FYFFL	Rob Rinehart	Petaluma, Calif.
9.	6.	2769.0	Renegades	Mark Christie	Fairport, N.Y.
10.	9.	2768.3	VK	Victor Kitzes	Maple Valley, Wash.
11.	15.	2768.0	SDBOLTGUY	Michael Genesi	Oceanside, Calif.
12.	16.	2763.6	Niner Nut	Vern Davis	Sacramento, Calif.
13.	28.	2753.7	BASHERS	Dan Bowman	Liberty, Mo.
14.	11.	2750.8	zilladogg	Philip Browning	Honolulu, Hawaii
15.	13.	2745.1	Jubbs	Justin Warkenthien	Mesa, Ariz.
16.	27.	2743.6	Bellview Bashers	Treavor Phipps	Salem, Ind.
17.	20.	2743.5	Kenny M.	Kenny Micheletti	Kansas City, Mo.
18.	12.	2743.4	Mike T.	Mike Taylor	Meridian, Idaho
19.	24.	2740.5	BUCXPRESS	Robert Buckmann	Mount Dora, Fla.
20.	21.	2732.5	Scott A.	Scott Anderson	Troy, N.Y.
21.	17.	2730.8	Miles	Brent Miles	Pasco, Wash.
22.	19.	2725.5	18 rocks	Brad Dengler	Morton, Wash.
23.	18.	2723.4	Demolition Men	Susan Mason	Huntersville, N.C.
24.	30.	2722.9	Naugatuck Riverrattlers	Chris Bielik	Beacon Falls, Conn.
25.	23.	2720.8	IOFTHETIGER	Richard Hodges	Tacoma, Wash.

Weekly scoring leaders, 2019 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
14	Ed Taylor	Wenatchee, Wash.	Ed and Roberta	213.85	360.50	59.3%
13	Kenneth Yuen	Arington Hts, Ill.	It Ertz When I Wentz	225.10	323.85	69.5%
12	Gary Allen	Hanahan, S.C.	Trunk Monkey	264.10	331.40	79.7%
11	Steve Lantvit	Lisle, Ill.	SlappyWhite	222.75	312.10	71.4%
10	Kenneth Yuen	Arington Hts, Ill.	It Ertz When I Wentz	224.95	339.10	66.3%
9	Billy Friedrich	Raleigh, N.C.	Billy F.	212.30	299.65	70.8%
8	Lucille Johnston	Sequim, Wash.	Devil Dogs	265.65	346.55	76.7%
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%

Percentage of Week 14 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
51.4%	8.10	Davante Adams	WR	GB
50.3%	20.00	Travis Kelce	TE	KC
47.6%	2.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
42.1%	12.10	D.J. Moore	WR	CAR
39.7%	15.35	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
39.0%	10.00	Wil Lutz	PK	NO
36.3%	4.70	Jack Doyle	TE	IND
35.6%	8.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
34.3%	12.70	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
32.2%	4.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	LAR
31.9%	18.75	Patrick Mahomes	QB	KC
29.1%	4.80	DeVante Parker	WR	MIA
27.7%	15.05	Russell Wilson	QB	SEA
26.7%	13.00	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC
24.3%	9.30	Leonard Fournette	RB	JAC
23.6%	23.30	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
22.3%	5.20	Austin Hooper	TE	ATL
20.6%	45.30	Jameis Winston	QB	TB
20.2%	5.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
20.2%	8.30	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
19.5%	25.15	Carson Wentz	QB	PHI
18.2%	24.30	Julian Edelman	WR	NE
17.5%	3.10	Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN
17.1%	11.60	Julio Jones	WR	ATL
17.1%	11.90	Hunter Henry	TE	LAC
16.8%	19.40	Melvin Gordon	RB	LAC
16.1%	11.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
15.4%	8.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
15.4%	8.00	Matt Gay	PK	TB
14.7%	2.40	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
14.0%	14.50	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR
13.4%	16.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
13.0%	10.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
13.0%	4.00	N.Y. Jets	ST	NYJ
12.7%	31.20	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
12.0%	0.00	Alshon Jeffery	WR	PHI
11.6%	33.45	Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN
10.3%	5.00	New England	ST	NE
9.9%	9.70	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
9.6%	5.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
9.3%	1.30	Vance McDonald	TE	PIT
8.2%	11.60	Jarvis Landry	WR	CLE
8.2%	2.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
7.5%	15.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
7.5%	19.40	Devonta Freeman	RB	ATL
7.5%	24.45	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL
7.2%	25.70	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
6.9%	21.80	Sam Darnold	QB	NYJ
6.2%	18.60	Calvin Ridley	WR	ATL
5.8%	1.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
5.5%	10.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
5.5%	6.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
5.1%	21.30	Todd Gurley	RB	LAR
5.1%	8.00	Joey Slye	PK	CAR
5.1%	10.90	Miles Sanders	RB	PHI
4.8%	12.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
4.8%	13.00	Atlanta	ST	ATL
4.8%	1.60	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
4.8%	1.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
4.5%	13.30	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
4.5%	8.40	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
4.5%	2.00	L.A. Chargers	ST	LAC
4.1%	14.45	Tom Brady	QB	NE
4.1%	5.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	ARI
4.1%	8.30	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
4.1%	10.90	Mark Ingram	RB	BAL
3.8%	1.00	Matt Prater	PK	DET
3.8%	6.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
3.8%	18.75	Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	MIA
3.8%	5.90	Odell Beckham	WR	CLE
3.8%	12.75	James White	RB	NE
3.8%	33.60	A.J. Brown	WR	TEN
3.8%	25.00	Robby Anderson	WR	NYJ
3.4%	0.00	Cody Hollister	WR	SEA
3.4%	0.00	Josh Jacobs	RB	OAK
3.4%	20.40	Zach Pascal	WR	IND
3.4%	9.00	Mike Badgley	PK	LAC
3.1%	18.60	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
3.1%	3.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
3.1%	17.80	Kenny Golladay	WR	DET
3.1%	16.90	Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE
3.1%	16.50	D.J. Chark	WR	JAC
3.1%	4.00	Josh Lambo	PK	JAC
2.7%	20.80	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
2.7%	43.55	Drew Brees	QB	NO
2.7%	31.30	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
2.4%	23.05	Jared Goff	QB	LAR
2.4%	7.30	James Washington	WR	PIT
2.4%	20.30	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
2.4%	14.80	Kareem Hunt	RB	CLE
2.4%	8.40	Alexander Mattison	RB	MIN
2.4%	20.40	Jared Cook	TE	NO
2.4%	7.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
2.1%	1.80	Ryan Griffin	TE	NYJ
2.1%	4.20	Derrius Guice	RB	WAS
2.1%	6.00	Jamison Crowder	WR	NYJ
2.1%	3.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
2.1%	13.20	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN
2.1%	2.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
2.1%	1.90	Sony Michel	RB	NE
1.7%	3.00	Miami	ST	MIA
1.7%	2.20	Darren Fells	TE	HOU
1.7%	6.00	Brett Maher	PK	DAL
1.7%	25.15	Jacoby Brissett	QB	IND
1.7%	12.10	Chris Carson	RB	SEA
1.7%	7.10	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
1.7%	7.60	Sterling Shepard	WR	NYG
1.7%	14.20	Josh Allen	QB	BUF
1.7%	21.80	Allen Robinson	WR	CHI
1.4%	7.00	Arizona	ST	ARI
1.4%	6.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TEN
1.4%	13.80	D.K. Metcalf	WR	SEA
1.4%	8.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
1.4%	0.00	Will Fuller	WR	HOU
1.4%	8.70	Jason Witten	TE	DAL
1.4%	5.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
1.4%	10.00	Sam Ficken	PK	NYJ
1.0%	9.00	Stephen Hauschka	PK	BUF
1.0%	16.70	Ian Thomas	TE	CAR
1.0%	5.30	LeSean McCoy	RB	KC
1.0%	2.80	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
1.0%	27.05	Kyle Allen	QB	CAR
1.0%	0.00	LeVeon Bell	RB	NYJ
1.0%	34.45	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	SF
0.7%	8.00	Bo Scarbrough	RB	DET
0.7%	16.90	Michael Gallup	WR	DAL
0.7%	17.90	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
0.7%	13.50	Phillip Lindsay	RB	DEN
0.7%	17.80	Devin Singletary	RB	BUF
0.7%	21.00	Jason Sanders	PK	MIA
0.7%	6.50	Tyrell Williams	WR	OAK
0.7%	18.05	Eli Manning	QB	NYG
0.7%	5.00	Aldrick Rosas	PK	NYG
0.7%	6.00	Washington	ST	WAS
0.7%	15.90	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
0.7%	5.60	John Brown	WR	BUF
0.7%	15.20	Gardner Minshew	QB	JAC
0.7%	3.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	OAK
0.3%	6.20	Curtis Samuel	WR	CAR
0.3%	22.85	Derek Carr	QB	OAK
0.3%	24.90	Raheem Mostert	RB	SF
0.3%	32.40	Darius Slayton	WR	NYG
0.3%	2.90	Kaden Smith	TE	NYG
0.3%	9.70	Kenyan Drake	RB	ARI
0.3%	6.80	Marvin Jones	WR	DET
0.3%	2.10	Golden Tate	WR	NYG
0.3%	11.30	O.J. Howard	TE	TB
0.3%	15.00	Devlin Hodges	QB	PIT
0.3%	5.00	N.Y. Giants	ST	NYG
0.3%	9.90	Ronald Jones	RB	TB
0.3%	4.70	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
0.3%	21.30	Noah Fant	TE	DEN
0.3%	0.00	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
0.3%	1.40	David Njoku	TE	CLE
0.3%	2.00	Oakland	ST	OAK
0.3%	12.60	Patrick Laird	RB	MIA
0.3%	8.60	David Montgomery	RB	CHI
0.3%	5.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
0.3%	7.90	Jimmy Graham	TE	GB

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