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October 04, 2022

Cassidy wins Blackout by going all-in against crummy defenses

Robert Cassidy of Florence, Ore. loaded up on Lions (against the Seahawks) and Chargers (against the Texans). Their big performances powered his week-high score (265.4 points) in Fantasy Index Blackout. You have to figure that Robert will be going all-in against the Lions this week. At any rate, we're sending Robert a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate. Click through to see his winning lineup, the perfect lineup for the week, the most frequently picked players, and the overall top 25.

Week 4 highest score
Robert Cassidy, Florence, Ore., "SHAMROCKS"
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Jared Goff	DET	39.00
QB	Justin Herbert	LAC	24.50
RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	34.90
RB	Jamaal Williams	DET	23.90
WR	Mike Williams	LAC	19.00
WR	A.J. Brown	PHI	14.50
WR	Mike Evans	TB	30.30
TE	T.J. Hockenson	DET	39.90
TE	Darren Waller	LV	5.40
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	8.00
PK	Daniel Carlson	LV	14.00
ST	Dallas	DAL	6.00
ST	Green Bay	GB	6.00
	Total		265.40

Week 4 perfect score
(Blackouts in ~~strikethrough~~)
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Jared Goff	DET	39.00
QB	Geno Smith	SEA	34.90
RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	34.90
RB	Josh Jacobs	LV	34.50
WR	~~Justin Jefferson~~	~~MIN~~	~~31.00~~
WR	Mike Evans	TB	30.30
WR	~~Cooper Kupp~~	~~LAR~~	~~26.20~~
WR	~~Tyreek Hill~~	~~MIA~~	~~25.90~~
WR	Tee Higgins	CIN	25.40
WR	Deebo Samuel	SF	23.70
TE	T.J. Hockenson	DET	39.90
TE	~~Travis Kelce~~	KC	~~24.20~~
TE	Tyler Higbee	LAR	17.30
PK	Greg Joseph	MIN	16.00
PK	Daniel Carlson	LV	14.00
ST	San Francisco	SF	17.00
ST	Philadelphia	PHI	14.00

The most frequently used players this week had a good week. If Joe Average had started T.J. Hockenson instead of Kyle Pitts, it would have been a very good week.

Week 4 Wisdom Of Crowds score
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
46.8%	24.50	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
32.0%	26.95	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
41.3%	20.70	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
31.1%	23.90	Jamaal Williams	RB	DET
42.7%	19.50	Davante Adams	WR	LV
41.6%	14.50	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI
37.5%	12.10	JaMarr Chase	WR	CIN
36.9%	3.50	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
28.8%	39.90	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
31.7%	14.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
27.6%	8.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
52.3%	6.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
46.2%	6.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
	219.55	Total

Chris Hertzberg of Austin, Texas, had the high score in Week 2, and he climbed into first place overall this week.

Equally noteworthy: This week's top scorer, Robert Cassidy, vaulted from 37th to 3rd place overall, and Brad Dengler of Morton, Wash. leapt from outside the top 50 to 7th overall. It takes only one big week, so keep playing!

Top 25 overall after the Week 4 games
Rk	Last	Score	Team Name	Player Name	Hometown
1.	4.	859.5	Austin Oh-Fers	Chris Hertzberg	Austin, TX
2.	5.	857.4	zilladogg	Philip Browning	Honolulu, HI
3.	37.	848.1	SHAMROCKS	Robert Cassidy	Florence, OR
4.	2.	846.2	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami, FL
5.	14.	841.1	Renegades	Mark Christie	Fairport, NY
6.	3.	836.8	The Smokin' Jays	Bradley Contento	Tucson, AZ
7.	-	835.0	18 rocks	Brad Dengler	Morton, WA
8.	6.	828.4	Ralph C.	Ralph Cunningham	Owasso, OK
9.	1.	821.1	Bellview Bashers	Treavor Phipps	Salem, IN
10.	33.	817.0	Mike T.	Mike Taylor	Meridian, ID
11.	13.	809.2	The Last Kid Picked	Fred Hesch	Claremont, NH
12.	26.	808.4	Miles	Brent Miles	Pasco, WA
13.	18.	807.5	Saquon Destroy	Michael Livengood	Ward, AR
14.	48.	804.5	Pro VK	Vin Kmetz	Danbury, CT
15.	19.	800.6	O Club	John Sokolosky	Wilburton, OK
16.	17.	799.8	Steven H.	Steven Hecker	Powell, OH
17.	12.	799.5	SVEN87	Ken Edwards	Salinas, CA
18.	16.	798.9	Headbangers	Chad Henslee	Nederland, TX
19.	-	798.8	Putridboy	Jeff Zwiers	Bellingham, WA
20.	10.	798.1	Flash	Cody Hager	Portland, OR
21.	46.	796.9	Henne to Manningham	Michael Garves	La Crosse, WI
22.	45.	796.9	GiWizard	Keith Wolfe	Parkville, MD
23.	24.	795.1	BUCXPRESS	Robert Buckmann	Mount Dora, FL
24.	43.	793.0	Naugatuck Riverrattlers	Chris Bielik	Beacon Falls, CT
25.	-	792.0	Paulie's Playhouse	Paul Grubb	Timnath, CO

Weekly scoring leaders, 2022 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
4	Robert Cassidy	Florence, Ore	SHAMROCKS	265.40	340.90	77.9%
3	Jason Schuetz	Fort Collins, Colo.	Jason S.	220.00	294.40	74.7%
2	Chris Hertzberg	Austin, Texas	Austin Oh-Fers	282.65	389.25	72.6%
1	John Wulf	Williamsville, N.Y.	Wulf	229.25	292.65	78.3%

It's important to update your lineups, folks. You know you can change them up until the player's game kicks off, right? One out of every 12 Blackout entries last week included Amon-Ra St. Brown. It was known on Friday that he wouldn't play -- the Friday night Fantasy Index Weekly update said as much. Update those entries, people!

Percentage of Week 4 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
52.3%	6.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
46.8%	24.50	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
46.2%	6.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
42.7%	19.50	Davante Adams	WR	LV
41.6%	14.50	A.J. Brown	WR	PHI
41.3%	20.70	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
37.5%	12.10	JaMarr Chase	WR	CIN
36.9%	3.50	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
32.9%	6.10	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
32.0%	26.95	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
31.7%	14.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
31.1%	23.90	Jamaal Williams	RB	DET
29.4%	20.65	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
28.8%	39.90	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
28.5%	5.40	Darren Waller	TE	LV
27.6%	8.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
26.5%	12.20	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
25.0%	11.10	Khalil Herbert	RB	CHI
25.0%	34.90	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
23.6%	5.00	Pittsburgh	ST	PIT
23.6%	30.30	Mike Evans	WR	TB
22.7%	23.70	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
18.3%	9.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
18.0%	11.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
17.7%	11.00	Tyler Bass	PK	BUF
16.3%	25.80	Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR
15.1%	31.25	Tom Brady	QB	TB
14.8%	16.70	Zach Ertz	TE	ARI
14.0%	17.65	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
13.7%	23.70	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
13.4%	14.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
13.4%	4.40	George Kittle	TE	SF
13.4%	17.30	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
9.6%	13.40	Derek Carr	QB	LV
9.6%	0.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
9.3%	39.00	Jared Goff	QB	DET
9.0%	11.70	David Njoku	TE	CLE
8.7%	8.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
8.7%	29.85	Russell Wilson	QB	DEN
8.7%	0.00	Amon-Ra St.Brown	WR	DET
8.1%	5.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
8.1%	8.00	Graham Gano	PK	NYG
8.1%	12.00	N.Y Giants	ST	NYG
8.1%	16.20	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
7.9%	6.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
7.6%	13.00	Brett Maher	PK	DAL
7.3%	9.00	Matt Gay	PK	LAR
7.0%	7.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TB
6.7%	5.50	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	MIA
6.4%	19.00	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
5.8%	7.40	Najee Harris	RB	PIT
5.8%	14.50	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
5.8%	2.30	Gabe Davis	WR	BUF
5.8%	1.90	Amari Cooper	WR	CLE
5.5%	8.00	Cade York	PK	CLE
5.5%	6.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
5.2%	17.40	Trevor Lawrence	QB	JAC
5.2%	7.25	Marcus Mariota	QB	ATL
5.2%	18.40	Leonard Fournette	RB	TB
4.9%	13.30	Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR
4.9%	2.00	Denver	ST	DEN
4.9%	8.30	Christian Kirk	WR	JAC
4.7%	17.10	Gerald Everett	TE	LAC
4.7%	15.50	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT
4.7%	15.70	Romeo Doubs	WR	GB
4.4%	17.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
4.4%	3.70	Drake London	WR	ATL
4.1%	16.00	Greg Joseph	PK	MIN
4.1%	8.00	L.A. Chargers	ST	LAC
4.1%	16.70	Chris Olave	WR	NO
4.1%	25.40	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN
4.1%	20.80	Marquise Brown	WR	ARI
3.8%	10.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	LAC
3.8%	25.90	Dameon Pierce	RB	HOU
3.8%	17.60	Allen Lazard	WR	GB
3.5%	5.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
3.5%	17.40	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
3.5%	3.70	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN
3.5%	7.00	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
3.5%	4.20	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
3.2%	9.80	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL
2.9%	6.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
2.9%	34.90	Geno Smith	QB	SEA
2.9%	8.10	Taysom Hill	TE	NO
2.9%	7.70	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF
2.9%	18.70	Brandin Cooks	WR	HOU
2.9%	21.90	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA
2.3%	5.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	IND
2.3%	5.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
2.3%	5.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
2.0%	13.40	Jeff Wilson	RB	SF
2.0%	2.60	Evan Engram	TE	JAC
1.7%	0.00	Austin Seibert	PK	DET
1.7%	16.25	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	SF
1.7%	2.90	James Robinson	RB	JAC
1.7%	2.00	Detroit	ST	DET
1.7%	2.70	Allen Robinson	WR	LAR
1.7%	15.30	Jerry Jeudy	WR	DEN
1.7%	4.70	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI
1.5%	5.00	Wil Lutz	PK	NO
1.5%	3.00	Riley Patterson	PK	JAC
1.5%	6.00	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU
1.5%	9.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
1.5%	1.30	Cam Akers	RB	LAR
1.5%	8.20	Tyler Conklin	TE	NYJ
1.5%	4.70	Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL
1.5%	15.20	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
1.2%	8.00	Matt Prater	PK	ARI
1.2%	6.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
1.2%	25.40	Matt Ryan	QB	IND
1.2%	0.00	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
1.2%	10.60	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
1.2%	3.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
1.2%	3.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
1.2%	0.00	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL
1.2%	15.10	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
1.2%	6.10	Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ
0.9%	0.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
0.9%	4.00	Joey Slye	PK	WAS
0.9%	19.85	Cooper Rush	QB	DAL
0.9%	13.00	Carson Wentz	QB	WAS
0.9%	28.70	Rashaad Penny	RB	SEA
0.9%	10.70	James Conner	RB	ARI
0.9%	9.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
0.9%	1.00	Miami	ST	MIA
0.9%	11.00	New England	ST	NE
0.9%	5.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
0.9%	5.30	Irv Smith	TE	MIN
0.9%	10.20	Robert Tonyan	TE	GB
0.9%	6.90	Logan Thomas	TE	WAS
0.9%	1.60	Greg Dortch	WR	ARI
0.9%	12.10	DJ Moore	WR	CAR
0.9%	7.80	Curtis Samuel	WR	WAS
0.6%	4.00	Eddy Pineiro	PK	CAR
0.6%	12.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
0.6%	9.00	Jason Sanders	PK	MIA
0.6%	19.30	Jacoby Brissett	QB	CLE
0.6%	1.80	Tony Pollard	RB	DAL
0.6%	6.90	Darrell Henderson	RB	LAR
0.6%	34.50	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV
0.6%	11.00	Las Vegas	ST	LV
0.6%	10.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
0.6%	5.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
0.6%	4.30	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
0.6%	0.00	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
0.6%	0.00	DJ Chark	WR	DET
0.6%	9.60	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	KC
0.3%	6.00	Randy Bullock	PK	TEN
0.3%	11.00	Matthew Wright	PK	KC
0.3%	15.75	Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN
0.3%	0.00	Jameis Winston	QB	NO
0.3%	13.90	Justin Fields	QB	CHI
0.3%	4.90	Michael Carter	RB	NYJ
0.3%	10.00	Chase Edmonds	RB	MIA
0.3%	15.80	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ
0.3%	22.30	J.K. Dobbins	RB	BAL
0.3%	13.60	Devin Singletary	RB	BUF
0.3%	8.80	Kareem Hunt	RB	CLE
0.3%	11.00	N.Y. Jets	ST	NYJ
0.3%	5.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
0.3%	8.00	Arizona	ST	ARI
0.3%	5.00	Atlanta	ST	ATL
0.3%	5.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
0.3%	7.20	Noah Fant	TE	SEA
0.3%	13.90	Will Dissly	TE	SEA
0.3%	0.00	Ross Dwelley	TE	SF
0.3%	11.70	Hayden Hurst	TE	CIN
0.3%	0.00	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	DEN
0.3%	3.50	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
0.3%	10.40	Michael Gallup	WR	DAL
0.3%	9.10	Devin Duvernay	WR	BAL
0.3%	9.10	Noah Brown	WR	DAL
0.3%	0.00	Chase Claypool	WR	PIT
0.3%	12.10	Isaiah McKenzie	WR	BUF
0.3%	21.10	Josh Reynolds	WR	DET

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