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December 18, 2024

Frank C Wins Blackout

Frank B Cross from Rio Grande, NJ and his team Frank C win Week 15 of the Blackout with 295.90 points.

Frank picked a staggering 7 of the top scoring players to win the week with the highest top score and largest margin of victory this season. No other weekly winner has landed more than 5 top scorers this year.

Thanks to everyone for participating in Week 15 of the Blackout. Week 16 is another normal player pool.

Week 16 of the Blackout is live

Frank put together as close to a perfect roster as you’re likely to see in the Blackout. He picked the highest scoring player in all but two of the primary positions. Jalen Hurts(QB2) was the 2nd most selected QB and he appeared on all 5 of the top scoring rosters. Jared Goff(QB 1) gave a huge advantage to the 19.42% of managers that selected him, but only appeared on the top 2 of 5 top rosters. Devonta Smith (WR5) was one of the missteps for Frank. Three of the other top 5 hit the trifecta with Davante Adams(WR1), Amon Ra St.Brown(WR2) and Mike Evans(WR3) but Frank C more than made up the difference at RB. Both of the top 2 RBs, James Conner(RB1) and Jahmyr Gibbs(RB2) appeared on the top roster, giving Frank a 28.16 point lead over the average RB score of the other top finishers and delivering a dominant win. Check out this week’s winning roster:

Week 15 highest score
Frank B Cross, Rio Grande, NJ
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
PosNameTeamScore
QBJared GoffDET46.00
QBJalen HurtsPHI33.00
RBJahmyr GibbsDET28.40
RBJames ConnerARI30.80
WRAmon-Ra St.BrownDET39.30
WRDeVonta SmithPHI28.00
WRMike EvansTB36.90
TESam LaPortaDET18.10
TETucker KraftGB5.40
PKWill ReichardMIN12.00
PKJake ElliottPHI9.00
STLos Angeles ChargersLAC5.00
STArizona CardinalsARI4.00
Total295.90

The Blackout was serviceable this week. Six of the top scores were ineligible. Compared to recent weeks the perfect roster is populated primarily by players who were well represented in roster selections. Foster Moreau(TE2) and Cam Little (PK2) were both selected by under 1% of managers. Running Back were the difference here as well. James Conner(RB1) was selected by just 10.43% of teams and Jahmyr Gibbs by just 12.59%. Those are still healthy percentages, but considering the points they produced it was a big advantage for the relatively few managers who selected them. Take a look at the highest possible scoring roster:

Week 15 Perfect Score
(Blackouts in strikethrough)
% StartedPosNameTeamScore
19.42%QBJared GoffDET46.00
0.00%QBJosh AllenBUF44.90
0.00%QBLamar JacksonBAL41.00
32.37%QBJalen HurtsPHI33.00
10.43%RBJames ConnerARI30.80
12.59%RBJahmyr GibbsDET28.40
16.55%WRDavante AdamsNYJ42.80
62.59%WRAmon-Ra St.BrownDET39.30
24.10%WRMike EvansTB36.90
0.00%TEJonnu SmithMIA19.80
32.37%TESam LaPortaDET18.10
0.00%TETrey McBrideARI17.70
0.36%TEFoster MoreauNO13.90
6.12%PKChase McLaughlinTB16.00
0.00%PKCam LittleJAC13.00
16.91%STCincinnati BengalsCIN19.00
0.00%STKansas City ChiefsKC17.00
0.00%STDenver BroncosDEN16.00
6.83%STDallas CowboysDAL14.00
Total351.20

The most selected roster scored 68.68% of the maximum points. That’s the 2nd highest percentage of the season as well as the 2nd highest point total. The players who we expected to play well did play well for the most part this week. Nobody really obscure jumped onto the perfect roster. Only Derrick Henry and Travis Kelce busted from among the most selected players. Both are back in the pool for Week 16. Over the last 5 games Kelce has averaged 9.00 points and Henry just 12.28. If it seems too good to be true in the Blackout, usually it is. Take a look at the most selected roster:

Week 15 Wisdom Of Crowds score
(Maximum-points picks in bold)
% StartedPosNameTeamScore
51.08%QBJayden DanielsWAS25.90
32.37%QBJalen HurtsPHI33.00
72.30%RBDerrick HenryBAL6.70
24.46%RBChase BrownCIN26.30
62.59%WRAmon-Ra St.BrownDET39.30
24.1%WRMike EvansTB36.90
20.14%WRDrake LondonATL14.30
56.12%TETravis KelceKC6.70
32.37%TESam LaPortaDET18.10
37.41%PKBrandon AubreyDAL12.00
31.65%PKWill ReichardMIN12.00
46.40%STArizona CardinalsARI4.00
33.45%STNew York JetsNYJ6.00
Total241.20

Joe Kapp held onto the top spot in the overall rankings behind a 148th place finish this week. Northern King kept up the pressure with a 110th place finish but fell to 3rd after Tom Take Two’s 7th place finish catapulted him into 2nd all the way from 7th. Joe Kapp’s margin was cut nearly in half. He holds the lead by just 13.5 points with three weeks to go. Rounding out the Top 5, MAYORNICK1960 remains in 4th after a 56th place weekly finish and PRIMETIME takes over the 5th spot. He jumped up from 11th with a 15th place weekly score. Here’s a look at the Top 25 Overall:

Top 25 Overall after Week 15:
RkOverallTeam NameLocation
12916.90Joe KappMount Carroll, IL
22903.40Tom Take TwoOdenton, MD
32900.35Northern KingRochester, NY
42881.80MAYORNICK1960Reading, PA
52880.65PRIME TIMESturgeon Bay, WI
62880.45Bull 51Avondale, PA
72879.80Henne to ManninghamLa Crosse, WI
82875.25Steve K.Miami, FL
92865.05Scott KWinnipeg, MB
102860.60GameBoyHump
112860.20For Who? For What?West Chester, PA
122840.00Troy R.Muskegon, MI
132838.20Saquon DestroyWard, AR
142837.25More than a ThielenSchenectady, NY
152837.10Paul B.Lakeville, MN
162836.05Frank CRio Grande, NJ
172831.75JoeG RxFolsom, CA
182829.25Col. Jessup's Code RedCanton, GA
192828.95Calvert T.New York, NY
202827.10GREGH987Cameron Park, CA
212822.70CDUB 23Grapevine, TX
222815.85Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)Seattle, WA
232812.10AMARI 2600South Lyon, MI
242811.45FIUSER0824Black Diamond, WA
252810.25Whoops EifertedCranberry Twp, PA

Here are the Top 25 finishes from Week 15:

Top 25 Week 15 Scores:
RkWk 15Team NameLocation
1295.90Frank CRio Grande, NJ
2267.20BigRichieEphrata, WA
3262.70GameBoyHumpMarietta, OH
4262.60Col. Jessup's Code RedCanton, GA
5259.50Trimsters UnionSpokane, WA
6256.60Variety Blues
7250.10Tom Take TwoOdenton, MD
8249.60ZooiieeOronogo, MO
9247.60Taylor's Trailer TrashMiami, FL
10244.40Sanjprabs
11244.30RogersrippersPrescott, AZ
12244.10More than a ThielenSchenectady, NY
13243.80Sophie's choiceModesto, CA
14243.60Alex from discord
15243.10PRIME TIMESturgeon Bay, WI
16241.90Saquon DestroyWard, AR
17241.50RelmCincinnati, OH
18240.20UnleashedDuluth, MN
19239.70Bull 51Avondale, PA
20239.50TMO55Tinley Park, IL
21239.45Gary F (L&G)Marietta, GA
22238.20Whoops EifertedCranberry Twp, PA
23238.00Calvert T.New York, NY
24237.70John L. 2Cranberry Township, PA
25236.10Texas CougArgyle, TX
Percentage of Week 15 lineups that included the player
PercentPositionNameTeamScore
72.30%RBDerrick HenryBAL6.70
62.59%WRAmon-Ra St.BrownDET39.30
56.12%TETravis KelceKC6.70
51.08%QBJayden DanielsWAS25.90
46.40%STArizona CardinalsARI4.00
37.41%PKBrandon AubreyDAL12.00
33.45%STNew York JetsNYJ6.00
32.37%QBJalen HurtsPHI33.00
32.37%TESam LaPortaDET18.10
31.65%PKWill ReichardMIN12.00
31.65%PKCameron DickerLAC5.00
24.82%TEMark AndrewsBAL10.40
24.46%RBChase BrownCIN26.30
24.10%WRMike EvansTB36.90
23.74%QBBo NixDEN20.80
21.58%PKJustin TuckerBAL5.00
20.14%QBTua TagovailoaMIA13.80
20.14%RBChuba HubbardCAR8.90
20.14%WRDrake LondonATL14.30
19.42%QBJared GoffDET46.00
18.35%TEHunter HenryNE6.50
17.63%STLos Angeles ChargersLAC5.00
17.63%STGreen Bay PackersGB11.00
16.91%STCincinnati BengalsCIN19.00
16.55%WRJordan AddisonMIN13.30
16.55%WRDavante AdamsNYJ42.80
16.19%STAtlanta FalconsATL12.00
15.47%TETucker KraftGB5.40
14.75%PKYounghoe KooATL7.00
14.39%WRKhalil ShakirBUF15.90
12.95%WRTee HigginsCIN19.80
12.95%WRCooper KuppLAR0.00
12.59%PKTyler BassBUF12.00
12.59%RBJahmyr GibbsDET28.40
11.87%WRJaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA18.30
11.51%WRGarrett WilsonNYJ14.60
11.51%WRJerry JeudyCLE21.80
11.15%WRJauan JenningsSF5.10
10.43%RBJames ConnerARI30.80
10.43%TECade OttonTB4.40
9.71%TEJake FergusonDAL4.30
8.99%RBZach CharbonnetSEA13.60
8.99%RBKyren WilliamsLAR13.20
8.99%TEZach ErtzWAS4.50
8.99%QBBrock PurdySF7.40
8.63%WRLadd McConkeyLAC16.80
8.27%STHouston TexansHOU11.00
7.55%WRDJ MooreCHI15.00
7.55%PKJason SandersMIA6.00
7.19%RBBrian RobinsonWAS11.70
7.19%RBDavid MontgomeryDET7.50
6.83%STDallas CowboysDAL14.00
6.83%TEPat FreiermuthPIT11.20
6.12%PKChase McLaughlinTB16.00
6.12%QBKirk CousinsATL9.60
6.12%QBPatrick MahomesKC17.35
5.76%QBBaker MayfieldTB32.90
5.76%WRAdam ThielenCAR10.10
5.76%RBRico DowdleDAL14.90
5.76%PKJake ElliottPHI9.00
5.40%RBAaron JonesMIN18.60
5.04%WRMalik NabersNYG24.20
5.04%QBMatthew StaffordLAR9.80
4.68%PKBrandon McManusGB12.00
4.68%STSeattle SeahawksSEA2.00
4.68%QBJordan LoveGB19.85
4.68%PKJason MyersSEA7.00
4.68%PKJake MoodySF6.00
4.32%WRJaylen WaddleMIA0.00
4.32%STDetroit LionsDET0.00
3.96%WRBrian ThomasJAC32.50
3.96%PKChad RylandARI12.00
3.96%STTampa Bay BuccaneersTB7.00
3.60%WRDeVonta SmithPHI28.00
3.60%WRZay FlowersBAL11.30
3.24%WRDarnell MooneyATL0.00
3.24%TEKyle PittsATL6.80
3.24%RBAlvin KamaraNO17.00
3.24%WRCalvin RidleyTEN9.00
2.88%WRDK MetcalfSEA5.80
2.88%STCleveland BrownsCLE0.00
2.52%WRMarvin HarrisonARI5.20
2.52%STBuffalo BillsBUF5.00
2.52%QBC.J. StroudHOU14.95
2.52%PKDaniel CarlsonLV3.00
2.16%STLas Vegas RaidersLV5.00
2.16%STCarolina PanthersCAR3.00
2.16%WRJameson WilliamsDET12.70
2.16%PKEddy PineiroCAR2.00
2.16%QBJameis WinstonCLE7.10
2.16%RBJames CookBUF26.30
1.80%TEDalton KincaidBUF9.30
1.80%RBJonathan TaylorIND12.10
1.80%TECole KmetCHI2.40
1.80%TEGrant CalcaterraPHI3.20
1.80%QBAnthony RichardsonIND20.10
1.80%PKJoshua KartyLAR12.00
1.80%QBCaleb WilliamsCHI13.85
1.80%STChicago BearsCHI4.00
1.80%WRDeebo SamuelSF4.90
1.80%WRJayden ReedGB11.10
1.80%STIndianapolis ColtsIND7.00
1.80%STJacksonville JaguarsJAC0.00
1.80%WRJakobi MeyersLV10.90
1.44%STSan Francisco 49ersSF0.00
1.44%RBIsiah PachecoKC5.70
1.44%QBAaron RodgersNYJ32.95
1.44%STMiami DolphinsMIA6.00
1.08%WRDeAndre HopkinsKC8.60
1.08%RBD'Andre SwiftCHI9.90
1.08%TENoah GrayKC10.10
1.08%PKBlake GrupeNO7.00
1.08%QBBryce YoungCAR22.15
1.08%WRRome OdunzeCHI5.90
1.08%QBRussell WilsonPIT11.70
1.08%WRTank DellHOU6.10
0.72%RBTyrone TracyNYG4.50
0.72%QBDrake MayeNE21.50
0.72%QBWill LevisTEN4.45
0.72%PKMatt GayIND7.00
0.72%WRXavier WorthyKC19.60
0.72%TEMike GesickiCIN6.70
0.72%PKAnders CarlsonNYJ6.00
0.72%STTennessee TitansTEN7.00
0.72%STNew Orleans SaintsNO8.00
0.72%RBJavonte WilliamsDEN4.30
0.72%RBTony PollardTEN10.50
0.72%WRAmari CooperBUF0.00
0.72%TEJuwan JohnsonNO3.20
0.36%TEDalton SchultzHOU3.30
0.36%WRBrandin CooksDAL6.40
0.36%TEFoster MoreauNO13.90
0.36%WRN. Westbrook-IkhineTEN2.90
0.36%STLos Angeles RamsLAR5.00
0.36%PKJoey SlyeNE5.00
0.36%RBBraelon AllenNYJ0.50
0.36%WRTim PatrickDEN13.00
0.36%TETyler ConklinNYJ0.00
0.36%WRKeenan AllenCHI20.20
0.36%WRM. Valdes-ScantlingNO8.80
0.36%WRQuentin JohnstonLAC15.50
0.36%WRRashod BatemanBAL23.00
0.36%RBRachaad WhiteTB16.10
0.36%RBAlexander MattisonLV4.40
0.36%TEWill DisslyLAC0.00
0.36%QBGeno SmithSEA7.95
0.36%PKCairo SantosCHI6.00
0.36%STNew York GiantsNYG5.00

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