In a wild week that saw sleepers, backups and struggling players on struggling teams claim many of the top spots, Rob hit on both of the top QBs, the WR2 and the TE1 to take the top score. (Click through to see his winning lineup, the perfect lineup for the week, the most frequently picked players, and the overall top 25.)
Thanks to everyone for participating in Week 3. Next week will be another standard format Blackout.
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There were several roads to the Top Five this week. The only players featured on all five were Ja’Marr Chase(WR2) and Brandon Aiyuk(WR33). Rob sidestepped Devon Achane(RB23) and was one of just two in the Top Five to hit on Dallas Goedert(TE1) which was enough to claim the top spot. Check out this week’s winning roster:
Week 3 highest score | |||
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Rob Rinehart, Petaluma, CA | |||
(Maximum-points picks in bold) | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Dak Prescott | DAL | 33.65 |
QB | Brock Purdy | SF | 30.70 |
RB | James Cook | BUF | 18.70 |
RB | Zach Charbonnet | SEA | 25.70 |
WR | Ja'Marr Chase | CIN | 29.80 |
WR | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | 9.80 |
WR | Chris Olave | NO | 20.60 |
TE | Hunter Henry | NE | 2.90 |
TE | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 27.00 |
PK | Jake Elliott | PHI | 1.00 |
PK | Tyler Bass | BUF | 11.00 |
ST | Los Angeles Chargers | LAC | 4.00 |
ST | Houston Texans | HOU | 4.00 |
Total | 218.85 |
The field struggled again this week but I don’t think it’s fair to point any fingers. The Blackout rebounded, taking six of the top scoring players off the table. There was very little reason to predict Jauan Jennings WR1 performance for the 49ers or Chuba Hubbard’s shocking RB2 performance in the Panther’s mashing of the Raiders after looking like a historically inept team in the early going. Amari Cooper’s WR3 outing in another tough game for the Browns was also a surprise. While AJ Brown’s absence likely led to Dallas Godert(TE1) seeing a reasonable 16% roster rate, the three managers who selected Cole Kmet(TE2) showed far more faith in the Bears than the first two games ought to have inspired. Take a look at the highest possible scoring roster:
Week 3 Perfect Score | |||||
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% Started | POS | Name | Team | Score | |
28.83% | QB | Dak Prescott | DAL | 33.65 | |
0.00% | |||||
17.35% | QB | Brock Purdy | SF | 30.70 | |
0.00% | |||||
5.10% | RB | Kyren Williams | LAR | 31.60 | |
0.00% | |||||
0.00% | RB | Chuba Hubbard | CAR | 27.90 | |
1.28% | WR | Jauan Jennings | SF | 46.50 | |
69.39% | WR | Ja'Marr Chase | CIN | 29.80 | |
0.00% | |||||
0.00% | |||||
2.04% | WR | Amari Cooper | CLE | 27.60 | |
15.82% | TE | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 27.00 | |
0.77% | TE | Cole Kmet | CHI | 25.70 | |
0.26% | PK | Wil Lutz | DEN | 14.00 | |
0.00% | PK | Eddy Pineiro | CAR | 12.00 | |
0.00% | |||||
0.77% | ST | New York Giants | NYG | 12.00 | |
0.51% | ST | Denver Broncos | DEN | 11.00 | |
Total | 329.45 |
The top scores from outside the player pool came from Raiders third year WR Tre Tucker, who’s 7 receptions on 9 targets for 96 yards and a TD nearly doubled his career targets and nearly tripled his career yardage. Tucker would have been the WR8 on the week had he been eligible.
Week 3 hit in some of the predictable spots. Kyren Williams(RB1), Johnathan Taylor(RB5) and Ja’Marr Chase(WR2) were safe plays that returned value. Other stud players like Brandon Aiyuk(WR33), Devon Achane(RB23) and Travis Kelce(TE11) led many managers astray. The most popular roster put up the fewest points of the year in Week 3, 142.85, an underwhelming 43% of the available points. Take a look at the most selected roster of Week 3:
Week 3 Wisdom Of Crowds score | ||||
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(Maximum-points picks in bold) | ||||
% Started | POS | Name | Team | Score |
29.34% | QB | Derek Carr | NO | 11.40 |
28.83% | QB | Dak Prescott | DAL | 33.65 |
37.76% | RB | DeVon Achane | MIA | 8.80 |
31.63% | RB | James Cook | BUF | 18.70 |
69.39% | WR | Ja'Marr Chase | CIN | 29.8 |
40.31% | WR | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | 9.80 |
20.92% | WR | Zay Flowers | BAL | 5.30 |
70.41% | TE | Travis Kelce | KC | 7.00 |
21.17% | TE | Isaiah Likely | BAL | 1.40 |
30.36% | PK | Daniel Carlson | LV | 2.00 |
26.28% | PK | Chase McLaughlin | TB | 1.00 |
40.31% | ST | Pittsburgh Steelers | PIT | 5.00 |
27.55% | ST | New York Jets | NYJ | 9.00 |
Total | 142.85 |
GREGH987 maintained his place atop the overall leaderboard with a terrific 5th place finish on the week. He has now scored over 200 points in all three weeks and has opened his lead to 35.6. Pairing his 2nd place finish last week with 5th this week is the stuff Blackout Championships are made of. This week’s winner, FYFFL slides into 5th overall with the win. Here’s a look at the Top 25 Overall:
Top 25 Overall after Week 3: | |||
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Overall | Total | Team Name | Location |
1 | 635.15 | GREGH987 | Cameron Park, CA |
2 | 599.55 | Joe Mic's Picks | Oceanside, NY |
3 | 592.95 | STORM CHASERS | Myrtle Beach, SC |
4 | 589.00 | FYFFL | Petaluma, CA |
5 | 587.60 | Joe Kapp | Mount Carroll, IL |
6 | 583.25 | Scott K | Winnipeg, MB |
7 | 568.45 | T-Bones | Menomonee Fls, WI |
8 | 567.40 | Northern King | Rochester, NY |
9 | 567.25 | Bob R. | Mukwonago, WI |
10 | 565.55 | mtn maniac | Ocean Park, WA |
11 | 565.05 | CDUB 23 | Grapevine, TX |
12 | 562.85 | Tom Take Two | Odenton, MD |
13 | 561.55 | Frank C | Rio Grande, NJ |
14 | 559.95 | Dallas Jerryatrics | Richardson, TX |
15 | 559.90 | PRIME TIME | Sturgeon Bay, WI |
16 | 559.75 | CRAIG MACHINE | Humble, TX |
17 | 559.35 | For Who? For What? | West Chester, PA |
18 | 559.30 | More than a Thielen | Schenectady, NY |
19 | 557.15 | TROY S. | Arden Hills, MN |
20 | 555.20 | Jerusalem Juggernauts | Kokomo, IN |
21 | 555.10 | Col. Jessup's Code Red | Canton, GA |
22 | 554.35 | Jubbs | Mesa, AZ |
23 | 553.95 | Steve K. | Miami, FL |
24 | 552.55 | Paul B. | Lakeville, MN |
25 | 551.00 | DT BOMBERS | Royal Oaks, CA |
Here are the Top 25 finishes from Week 3:
Top 25 Week 3 Scores: | |||
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Rk | Wk3 | Team Name | Location |
1 | 218.85 | FYFFL | Petaluma, CA |
2 | 218.20 | Jerusalem Juggernauts | Kokomo, IN |
3 | 215.55 | Joe Mic's Picks | Oceanside, NY |
4 | 213.80 | PDXHawkFan | Portland, OR |
5 | 208.95 | GREGH987 | Cameron Park, CA |
6 | 208.65 | IOFTHETIGER | Tacoma, WA |
7 | 208.60 | Frank C | Rio Grande, NJ |
8 | 205.75 | Jubbs | Mesa, AZ |
9 | 203.40 | JOHN L. | White Plains, NY |
10 | 202.70 | More than a Thielen | Schenectady, NY |
11 | 201.50 | Northern King | Rochester, NY |
12 | 201.40 | Flyers | |
13 | 201.35 | Scott K | Winnipeg, MB |
14 | 200.50 | CDUB 23 | Grapevine, TX |
15 | 199.30 | Rott Was I Thinking? | GARDNERVILLE, NV |
16 | 198.80 | FIUSER0824 | Black Diamond, WA |
17 | 197.60 | I Accidentally Chose Tucker Carlson at Kicker | Minneapolis, MN |
18 | 197.50 | Trimsters Union | Spokane, WA |
19 | 194.65 | Steve K. | Miami, FL |
20 | 194.05 | C-Phu | Fort Wayne, IN |
21 | 192.45 | STORM CHASERS | Myrtle Beach, SC |
21 | 192.45 | Steven T. | Nipomo, CA |
22 | 190.55 | CRAIG MACHINE | Humble, TX |
23 | 190.05 | Bob R. | Mukwonago, WI |
24 | 189.20 | Col. Jessup's Code Red | Canton, GA |
24 | 189.20 | BigRichie | Ephrata, WA |
25 | 188.95 | DaddyoMaui | Makawao, HI |
Percentage of Week 3 lineups that included the player | ||||
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Percent | Score | Name | Position | Team |
70.41% | 7.00 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC |
69.39% | 29.80 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | CIN |
40.31% | 9.80 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | SF |
40.31% | 5.00 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ST | PIT |
37.76% | 8.80 | DeVon Achane | RB | MIA |
31.63% | 18.70 | James Cook | RB | BUF |
30.36% | 2.00 | Daniel Carlson | PK | LV |
29.34% | 11.40 | Derek Carr | QB | NO |
28.83% | 33.65 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL |
28.06% | 26.50 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND |
27.55% | 9.00 | New York Jets | ST | NYJ |
27.04% | 12.15 | Baker Mayfield | QB | TB |
26.28% | 1.00 | Chase McLaughlin | PK | TB |
23.21% | 18.55 | Jared Goff | QB | DET |
22.19% | 30.60 | Jayden Daniels | QB | WAS |
21.17% | 1.40 | Isaiah Likely | TE | BAL |
20.92% | 5.30 | Zay Flowers | WR | BAL |
20.15% | 2.90 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE |
19.64% | 7.00 | Tyreek Hill | WR | MIA |
19.64% | 2.00 | Cincinnati Bengals | ST | CIN |
19.64% | 20.60 | Chris Olave | WR | NO |
19.13% | 1.20 | Jameson Williams | WR | DET |
19.13% | 11.00 | Tyler Bass | PK | BUF |
18.88% | 4.00 | Los Angeles Chargers | ST | LAC |
17.35% | 8.70 | Mike Gesicki | TE | CIN |
17.35% | 30.70 | Brock Purdy | QB | SF |
16.58% | 4.00 | Kansas City Chiefs | ST | KC |
15.82% | 27.00 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI |
15.82% | 14.30 | Garrett Wilson | WR | NYJ |
15.05% | 3.70 | Mike Evans | WR | TB |
15.05% | 8.00 | Chris Boswell | PK | PIT |
14.54% | 5.00 | Younghoe Koo | PK | ATL |
14.54% | 6.00 | Jason Myers | PK | SEA |
14.29% | 10.75 | Anthony Richardson | QB | IND |
13.78% | 15.50 | Jake Ferguson | TE | DAL |
13.78% | 3.50 | James Conner | RB | ARI |
13.78% | 4.00 | Houston Texans | ST | HOU |
13.01% | 1.00 | Jake Elliott | PK | PHI |
12.24% | 5.90 | Tony Pollard | RB | TEN |
12.24% | 7.00 | Matt Prater | PK | ARI |
11.73% | 2.00 | Jake Bates | PK | DET |
11.48% | 3.00 | Tennessee Titans | ST | TEN |
11.48% | 20.40 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA |
11.48% | 0.00 | Rashid Shaheed | WR | NO |
10.71% | 10.00 | Indianapolis Colts | ST | IND |
10.20% | 18.25 | Geno Smith | QB | SEA |
9.95% | 25.70 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | SEA |
7.91% | 1.00 | Dustin Hopkins | PK | CLE |
7.65% | 4.00 | Cameron Dicker | PK | LAC |
7.40% | 8.40 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | LAC |
6.89% | 4.00 | Baltimore Ravens | ST | BAL |
6.38% | 12.50 | Travis Etienne | RB | JAC |
6.12% | 3.40 | Zamir White | RB | LV |
5.87% | 7.30 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT |
5.87% | 25.05 | Sam Darnold | QB | MIN |
5.61% | 20.05 | Stefon Diggs | WR | HOU |
5.61% | 21.20 | David Montgomery | RB | DET |
5.36% | 8.00 | New Orleans Saints | ST | NO |
5.36% | 0.00 | Dallas Cowboys | ST | DAL |
5.10% | 31.60 | Kyren Williams | RB | LAR |
4.85% | 8.80 | Zach Ertz | TE | WAS |
4.85% | 10.70 | Brian Robinson | RB | WAS |
4.59% | 6.90 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | SEA |
4.59% | 19.20 | Khalil Shakir | WR | BUF |
4.34% | 18.10 | Gardner Minshew | QB | LV |
4.08% | 9.00 | Minnesota Vikings | ST | MIN |
3.83% | 4.00 | Cairo Santos | PK | CHI |
3.57% | 3.00 | Matt Gay | PK | IND |
3.32% | 9.20 | Brenton Strange | TE | JAC |
3.32% | 15.40 | Kirk Cousins | QB | ATL |
3.06% | 5.10 | Colby Parkinson | TE | LAR |
3.06% | 20.70 | Zack Moss | RB | CIN |
3.06% | 0.00 | Taysom Hill | TE | NO |
2.81% | 2.30 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | NE |
2.81% | 5.00 | Xavier Worthy | WR | KC |
2.81% | 0.00 | Evan Engram | TE | JAC |
2.81% | 6.20 | D'Andre Swift | RB | CHI |
2.55% | 15.20 | DJ Moore | WR | CHI |
2.55% | 22.40 | Deshaun Watson | QB | CLE |
2.55% | 8.00 | Austin Seibert | PK | WAS |
2.30% | 3.80 | Jonnu Smith | TE | MIA |
2.30% | 3.10 | Dalton Schultz | TE | HOU |
2.30% | 9.90 | Cam Akers | RB | HOU |
2.30% | 11.20 | Tank Dell | WR | HOU |
2.30% | 10.00 | Will Reichard | PK | MIN |
2.04% | 27.60 | Amari Cooper | WR | CLE |
2.04% | 3.00 | Detroit Lions | ST | DET |
2.04% | 4.20 | Demarcus Robinson | WR | LAR |
2.04% | 6.00 | Greg Zuerlein | PK | NYJ |
1.79% | 8.50 | Rachaad White | RB | TB |
1.79% | 10.70 | George Pickens | WR | PIT |
1.79% | 12.00 | Brayden Narveson | PK | GB |
1.53% | 2.00 | New England Patriots | ST | NE |
1.53% | 25.80 | Aaron Jones | RB | MIN |
1.53% | 10.90 | Jayden Reed | WR | GB |
1.53% | 26.20 | Diontae Johnson | WR | CAR |
1.53% | 18.70 | Drake London | WR | ATL |
1.53% | 2.00 | Atlanta Falcons | ST | ATL |
1.28% | 46.50 | Jauan Jennings | WR | SF |
1.28% | 5.40 | Alec Pierce | WR | IND |
1.28% | 10.00 | Jerome Ford | RB | CLE |
1.28% | 9.80 | Brian Thomas | WR | JAC |
1.28% | 13.20 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | JAC |
1.28% | 3.00 | Jason Sanders | PK | MIA |
1.28% | 20.00 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS |
1.28% | 3.00 | Philadelphia Eagles | ST | PHI |
1.28% | 0.00 | Joe Mixon | RB | HOU |
1.02% | 7.60 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND |
1.02% | 14.60 | Darnell Mooney | WR | ATL |
1.02% | 4.00 | Cam Little | PK | JAC |
1.02% | 12.00 | Noah Fant | TE | SEA |
1.02% | 12.40 | Jalen Nailor | WR | MIN |
1.02% | 11.70 | Cade Otton | TE | TB |
1.02% | 0.00 | Juwan Johnson | TE | NO |
1.02% | 2.00 | Nick Folk | PK | TEN |
0.77% | 0.00 | Jacksonville Jaguars | ST | JAC |
0.77% | 23.85 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | NYJ |
0.77% | 0.00 | Jordan Love | QB | GB |
0.77% | 12.00 | New York Giants | ST | NYG |
0.77% | 1.20 | Foster Moreau | TE | NO |
0.77% | 8.10 | Javonte Williams | RB | DEN |
0.77% | 20.80 | Devin Singletary | RB | NYG |
0.77% | 8.40 | Carson Steele | RB | KC |
0.77% | 13.00 | Adam Thielen | WR | CAR |
0.77% | 25.70 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI |
0.77% | 21.20 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | LV |
0.51% | 11.40 | Bucky Irving | RB | TB |
0.51% | 27.75 | Andy Dalton | QB | CAR |
0.51% | 0.00 | Greg Dulcich | TE | DEN |
0.51% | 0.00 | David Njoku | TE | CLE |
0.51% | 7.00 | Samaje Perine | RB | KC |
0.51% | 6.90 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN |
0.51% | 9.40 | Keon Coleman | WR | BUF |
0.51% | 11.00 | Denver Broncos | ST | DEN |
0.51% | 10.25 | Justin Herbert | QB | LAC |
0.51% | 13.70 | Austin Ekeler | RB | WAS |
0.51% | 9.00 | Joshua Karty | PK | LAR |
0.51% | 3.50 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE | TEN |
0.51% | 9.80 | Braelon Allen | RB | NYJ |
0.51% | 12.40 | Quentin Johnston | WR | LAC |
0.51% | 22.85 | Justin Fields | QB | PIT |
0.51% | 4.00 | Arizona Cardinals | ST | ARI |
0.51% | 8.70 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | CLE |
0.51% | 13.60 | Najee Harris | RB | PIT |
0.51% | 26.95 | Caleb Williams | QB | CHI |
0.51% | 3.60 | Brandin Cooks | WR | DAL |
0.51% | 8.90 | Chase Brown | RB | CIN |
0.26% | 5.35 | Skylar Thompson | QB | MIA |
0.26% | 3.00 | Joey Slye | PK | NE |
0.26% | 15.05 | Matthew Stafford | QB | LAR |
0.26% | 23.40 | Rome Odunze | WR | CHI |
0.26% | 0.00 | Raheem Mostert | RB | MIA |
0.26% | 0.50 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | CLE |
0.26% | 15.90 | Christian Kirk | WR | JAC |
0.26% | 2.00 | Washington Commanders | ST | WAS |
0.26% | 2.80 | Romeo Doubs | WR | GB |
0.26% | 5.80 | Jordan Whittington | WR | LAR |
0.26% | 8.60 | Rico Dowdle | RB | DAL |
0.26% | 8.70 | Christian Watson | WR | GB |
0.26% | 13.80 | Allen Lazard | WR | NYJ |
0.26% | 3.00 | Los Angeles Rams | ST | LAR |
0.26% | 14.00 | Wil Lutz | PK | DEN |
0.26% | 13.40 | Alexander Mattison | RB | LV |
0.26% | 7.00 | Miami Dolphins | ST | MIA |
0.26% | 7.40 | Ladd McConkey | WR | LAC |
0.26% | 14.30 | Tyler Conklin | TE | NYJ |
0.26% | 3.50 | Hayden Hurst | TE | LAC |
0.26% | 9.60 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA |
0.26% | 0.00 | Kenneth Walker | RB | SEA |