Howard Davenport of Metairie, La. takes home this week's $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate for putting up the top score in Fantasy Index Blackout. He put up 225.20 points, including four maximum points players: Austin Ekeler, A.J. Brown, T.J. Hockenson and the New Orleans defense / special teams. Click through to see his winning lineup, the perfect lineup, and the "wisdom of crowds" lineup.
Enter this week. Sign into your account and click "Your Stuff" at the top of the page. When the subscriber area page draws on your screen, click the link that says "Fantasy Index Blackout 2021" and choose your best lineup for this week (PPR scoring). We try to make it more challenging by removing some of the players that everybody would pick.
Week 8 winning score |
Howard Davenport, Metairie, La. - "Prince of Darkness" |
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 27.25 |
QB | Justin Herbert | LAC | 20.05 |
RB | Jonathan Taylor | IND | 21.20 |
RB | Austin Ekeler | LAC | 24.40 |
WR | A.J. Brown | TEN | 31.50 |
WR | Adam Thielen | MIN | 19.80 |
WR | DK Metcalf | SEA | 22.30 |
TE | T.J. Hockenson | DET | 18.90 |
TE | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 9.80 |
PK | Harrison Butker | KC | 8.00 |
PK | Graham Gano | NYG | 5.00 |
ST | New Orleans | NO | 15.00 |
ST | Cleveland | CLE | 2.00 |
| Total | | 225.20 |
Week 8 perfect score |
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Tom Brady | TB | 34.95 |
QB | Mike White | NYJ | 34.15 |
RB | Joe Mixon | CIN | 25.10 |
RB | Austin Ekeler | LAC | 24.40 |
WR | A.J. Brown | TEN | 31.50 |
WR | Michael Pittman | IND | 30.60 |
WR | Chris Godwin | TB | 28.00 |
TE | T.J. Hockenson | DET | 18.90 |
TE | Dan Arnold | JAC | 14.80 |
PK | Jake Elliott | PHI | 14.00 |
PK | Zane Gonzalez | CAR | 13.00 |
PK | Nick Folk | NE | 13.00 |
PK | Joey Slye | SF | 13.00 |
ST | New Orleans | NO | 15.00 |
ST | Philadelphia | PHI | 14.00 |
| Total | | 298.40 |
Last week we didn't black out A.J. Brown and T.J. Hockenson -- max points players who appeared in most lineups. Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook ruined a lot of lineups, though.
Week 8 Wisdom Of Crowds score |
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 27.25 |
QB | Kyler Murray | ARI | 15.80 |
RB | Dalvin Cook | MIN | 7.80 |
RB | Darrell Henderson | LAR | 22.30 |
WR | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 4.10 |
WR | A.J. Brown | TEN | 31.50 |
WR | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | 17.20 |
TE | T.J. Hockenson | DET | 18.90 |
TE | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 13.20 |
PK | Greg Zuerlein | DAL | 8.00 |
PK | Evan McPherson | CIN | 7.00 |
ST | San Francisco | SF | 6.00 |
ST | Tampa Bay | TB | 1.00 |
| Total | | 180.05 |
Suddenly the race is tighter! The top two scores are separated by less than 1 point. and 8th through 12th place are separated by 1 point.
Top 25 overall after the Week 8 games |
Rk | Last | Score | Team Name | Player Name | Hometown |
1. | 1. | 1706.35 | The First Crowëll | Duke Fame | Cincinnati, OH |
2. | 2. | 1705.55 | Barney's Rubble | Paul Barnes | Silver Spring, MD |
3. | 8. | 1683.95 | Rancor Keeper | Dwight Johnson | Columbia, MD |
4. | 17. | 1680.30 | Mike T. | Mike Taylor | Meridian, ID |
5. | 15. | 1679.55 | stevemealone | Steve Robbins | Moorestown, NJ |
6. | 4. | 1676.30 | Jerusalem Juggernauts | Mike Craig | Kokomo, IN |
7. | 20. | 1667.05 | StarBs | Russell Brown | New Orleans, LA |
8. | 11. | 1659.05 | FIUSER0824 | Victor Kitzes | Black Diamond, WA |
9. | 16. | 1658.95 | Fantasy Index (Ian Allan) | Ian Allan | Seattle, WA |
10. | 10. | 1658.60 | Kenny M. | Kenny Micheletti | Lees Summit, MO |
11. | 12. | 1658.45 | Ralph C. | Ralph Cunningham | Owasso, OK |
12. | 5. | 1658.05 | Trunk Monkey | Gary Allen | Hanahan, SC |
13. | 3. | 1657.05 | Flash | Cody Hager | Portland, OR |
14. | 9. | 1651.10 | SHADOW DAD | David Wilde | Mukwonago, WI |
15. | 6. | 1649.70 | Benton's Bullies | Benton Hitt | Lorton, VA |
16. | 13. | 1644.95 | Bruce B. | Bruce Boegel | Cottage Grove, MN |
17. | 7. | 1643.80 | Math Mania | Steven Math | Austin, TX |
18. | 14. | 1643.70 | T-Bones | Tim Ferschl | Menomonee Fls, WI |
19. | 24. | 1639.30 | Fantasy Index (official picks) | Fantasy Index | Seattle, WA |
20. | 47. | 1637.45 | Steven H. | Steven Hecker | Powell, OH |
21. | 21. | 1635.20 | Chris W. | Chris Weber | Appleton, WI |
22. | 32. | 1634.40 | Newman | Samuel Dugan | Wilkinsburg, PA |
23. | 23. | 1631.70 | Steve K. | Steve Klitzner | Miami |
24. | 35. | 1631.30 | The 546 Posse | Michael Livengood | Ward, AR |
25. | 48. | 1630.60 | Plano Guru | Larry Heffelfinger | Plano, TX |
Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season |
Week | Name | Hometown | Team | Points | Perfect score | Pct Perfect |
8 | Howard Davenport | Metairie, La. | Prince of Darkness | 225.20 | 298.40 | 75.5% |
7 | Russell Brown | New Orleans | StarBs | 253.95 | 313.95 | 80.9% |
6 | Duke Fame | Cincinnati | The First Crowëll | 251.00 | 317.60 | 79.0% |
5 | Richard Hodges | Tacoma, Wash. | IOFTHETIGER | 281.81 | 394.10 | 71.5% |
4 | Tim Lamarra | Pittsgrove, N.J. | Tim L. | 241.15 | 340.95 | 70.7% |
| Kevin Johnson | Rio Rancho, N.M. | Mile High Hoosier | 241.15 | 340.95 | 70.7% |
3 | John Distaffen | Rochester, N.Y. | John D. | 246.60 | 320.75 | 76.9% |
2 | Bruce Boegel | Cottage Grove, Minn. | Bruce B. | 273.20 | 369.05 | 74.0% |
1 | Mark Becker | Los Angeles | Mark B. | 228.40 | 326.10 | 70.0% |
The Vikings matchup looked tasty, but it ruined a lot of Blackout entries this week. Nobody started Mike White, who was a maximum points choice at quarterback.
Percentage of Week 8 lineups that included the player |
Pct | Score | Name | Pos | Team |
Percent | Score | Name | Position | Team |
54.0% | 27.25 | Matthew Stafford | QB | LAR |
49.6% | 4.10 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN |
46.8% | 6.00 | San Francisco | ST | SF |
41.7% | 7.80 | Dalvin Cook | RB | MIN |
38.5% | 8.00 | Greg Zuerlein | PK | DAL |
37.7% | 15.80 | Kyler Murray | QB | ARI |
35.7% | 18.90 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | DET |
34.1% | 1.00 | Tampa Bay | ST | TB |
33.7% | 13.20 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI |
29.8% | 9.80 | Mike Gesicki | TE | MIA |
29.0% | 7.00 | Evan McPherson | PK | CIN |
27.8% | 31.50 | A.J. Brown | WR | TEN |
26.2% | 24.85 | Joe Burrow | QB | CIN |
24.6% | 22.30 | Darrell Henderson | RB | LAR |
21.4% | 17.20 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL |
21.0% | 23.10 | Deebo Samuel | WR | SF |
21.0% | 19.80 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN |
21.0% | 8.00 | Harrison Butker | PK | KC |
20.2% | 12.25 | Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI |
20.2% | 7.00 | Younghoe Koo | PK | ATL |
20.2% | 2.00 | Cleveland | ST | CLE |
19.8% | 28.00 | Chris Godwin | WR | TB |
19.4% | 3.00 | Matt Prater | PK | ARI |
18.7% | 21.20 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND |
17.1% | 11.30 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL |
16.7% | 34.95 | Tom Brady | QB | TB |
16.7% | 3.90 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC |
16.7% | 3.00 | Ryan Succop | PK | TB |
15.9% | 10.10 | D'Andre Swift | RB | DET |
14.7% | 9.00 | Denver | ST | DEN |
14.7% | 3.10 | Dalton Schultz | TE | DAL |
14.3% | 9.90 | DJ Moore | WR | CAR |
14.3% | 5.50 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LAR |
13.9% | 6.00 | Pittsburgh | ST | PIT |
13.5% | 15.00 | Kirk Cousins | QB | MIN |
13.5% | 10.00 | Greg Joseph | PK | MIN |
13.1% | 7.90 | Robert Tonyan | TE | GB |
11.5% | 2.80 | Noah Fant | TE | DEN |
11.1% | 20.70 | Robert Woods | WR | LAR |
11.1% | 16.60 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO |
10.7% | 21.00 | Najee Harris | RB | PIT |
10.7% | 5.00 | Brandon McManus | PK | DEN |
10.3% | 12.80 | Mike Evans | WR | TB |
9.9% | 25.10 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN |
9.9% | 0.00 | Chicago | ST | CHI |
9.1% | 24.40 | Austin Ekeler | RB | LAC |
9.1% | 20.05 | Justin Herbert | QB | LAC |
9.1% | 9.00 | Seattle | ST | SEA |
8.7% | 22.30 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA |
8.7% | 8.60 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | ARI |
8.7% | 7.30 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | CIN |
8.3% | 15.80 | Diontae Johnson | WR | PIT |
8.3% | 0.00 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | TB |
7.5% | 24.00 | Aaron Jones | RB | GB |
7.5% | 8.20 | Zach Ertz | TE | ARI |
7.5% | 0.00 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | BUF |
6.8% | 30.60 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND |
6.8% | 19.70 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC |
6.4% | 3.00 | L.A. Chargers | ST | LAC |
5.6% | 14.00 | Damien Harris | RB | NE |
5.6% | 13.00 | Nick Folk | PK | NE |
5.6% | 5.00 | Kansas City | ST | KC |
5.6% | 4.90 | James Robinson | RB | JAC |
5.6% | 1.00 | Dallas | ST | DAL |
5.2% | 6.50 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS |
5.2% | 2.00 | Atlanta | ST | ATL |
4.8% | 4.30 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE |
4.4% | 0.00 | Calvin Ridley | WR | ATL |
4.4% | 0.00 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL |
4.0% | 14.00 | Philadelphia | ST | PHI |
4.0% | 7.90 | Nick Chubb | RB | CLE |
3.6% | 18.20 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | ATL |
3.6% | 17.00 | Darrel Williams | RB | KC |
3.6% | 13.00 | New England | ST | NE |
3.6% | 7.00 | Indianapolis | ST | IND |
3.2% | 10.00 | Randy Bullock | PK | TEN |
3.2% | 6.00 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN |
3.2% | 3.20 | Ricky Seals-Jones | TE | WAS |
2.8% | 20.30 | Daniel Jones | QB | NYG |
2.8% | 15.00 | New Orleans | ST | NO |
2.8% | 8.50 | Marvin Jones | WR | JAC |
2.4% | 13.70 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN |
2.0% | 14.00 | Jake Elliott | PK | PHI |
2.0% | 10.10 | Chase Claypool | WR | PIT |
2.0% | 7.30 | Leonard Fournette | RB | TB |
2.0% | 7.00 | Jason Myers | PK | SEA |
2.0% | 7.00 | Carolina | ST | CAR |
2.0% | 6.50 | Sterling Shepard | WR | NYG |
2.0% | 5.00 | Graham Gano | PK | NYG |
2.0% | 4.00 | Chase McLaughlin | PK | CLE |
2.0% | 3.00 | Chris Boswell | PK | PIT |
2.0% | 1.00 | Arizona | ST | ARI |
1.6% | 26.20 | Amari Cooper | WR | DAL |
1.6% | 17.00 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | JAC |
1.6% | 14.40 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT |
1.6% | 11.60 | Matt Ryan | QB | ATL |
1.6% | 10.70 | Tyler Conklin | TE | MIN |
1.6% | 10.50 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG |
1.6% | 7.00 | Minnesota | ST | MIN |
1.6% | 6.00 | N.Y Giants | ST | NYG |
1.6% | 6.00 | Dustin Hopkins | PK | LAC |
1.6% | 6.00 | Mason Crosby | PK | GB |
1.2% | 24.65 | Carson Wentz | QB | IND |
1.2% | 21.00 | Cole Beasley | WR | BUF |
1.2% | 20.30 | Brandin Cooks | WR | HOU |
1.2% | 17.50 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB |
1.2% | 13.00 | Tennessee | ST | TEN |
1.2% | 2.50 | DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI |
1.2% | 0.00 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | IND |
0.8% | 26.20 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA |
0.8% | 14.80 | Dan Arnold | TE | JAC |
0.8% | 14.75 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | DEN |
0.8% | 13.00 | Joey Slye | PK | SF |
0.8% | 12.00 | Brian Johnson | PK | NO |
0.8% | 8.80 | Khalil Herbert | RB | CHI |
0.8% | 7.90 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | DEN |
0.8% | 6.90 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA |
0.8% | 4.50 | Jared Cook | TE | LAC |
0.4% | 27.85 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | TEN |
0.4% | 19.70 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | SF |
0.4% | 19.25 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | MIA |
0.4% | 18.50 | Taylor Heinicke | QB | WAS |
0.4% | 17.50 | Devontae Booker | RB | NYG |
0.4% | 17.30 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | PIT |
0.4% | 14.20 | James Conner | RB | ARI |
0.4% | 13.90 | Mac Jones | QB | NE |
0.4% | 13.05 | Sam Darnold | QB | CAR |
0.4% | 13.00 | Zane Gonzalez | PK | CAR |
0.4% | 11.80 | Van Jefferson | WR | LAR |
0.4% | 11.10 | Jared Goff | QB | DET |
0.4% | 10.80 | Jameis Winston | QB | NO |
0.4% | 10.00 | Cairo Santos | PK | CHI |
0.4% | 8.50 | Myles Gaskin | RB | MIA |
0.4% | 8.40 | Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS |
0.4% | 8.00 | Matt Ammendola | PK | NYJ |
0.4% | 7.00 | Michael Badgley | PK | IND |
0.4% | 6.90 | David Njoku | TE | CLE |
0.4% | 6.00 | Washington | ST | WAS |
0.4% | 5.00 | N.Y. Jets | ST | NYJ |
0.4% | 4.10 | Laviska Shenault | WR | JAC |
0.4% | 3.90 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | CLE |
0.4% | 3.70 | Tony Pollard | RB | DAL |
0.4% | 3.60 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND |
0.4% | 2.70 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | PHI |
0.4% | 2.40 | Hayden Hurst | TE | ATL |
0.4% | 1.20 | Gerald Everett | TE | SEA |
0.4% | 1.00 | Matthew Wright | PK | JAC |
0.4% | 0.00 | M. Valdes-Scantling | WR | GB |