FI Columnist Viva Murillo! of Brandon, FL takes over 2nd place in the season long contest by pairing last week’s 3rd place with a win in Week 6. His roster was powered by top scoring QB Trevor Lawrence, who appeared on under 5-percent of rosters.
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It was a low scoring week all around in the Blackout. Viva Murillo! selected just two top scoring players, Lawrence and DeAndre Swift who finished as the RB2 as the 3rd most selected back. Rahmondre Stevenson and Jaylen Warren were more popular but disappointed with a combined 13.40 points. Sticking with Matthew Golden turned out to be a good play as he finished as the WR4 but earned starts on just 15-percent of rosters. Here is the winning roster :
| Week 6 highest score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viva Murillo, Brandon, FL | ||||
| (Maximum-points picks in bold) | ||||
| % Started | Pos | Name | Team | Score |
| 4.68% | QB | Trevor Lawrence | JAC | 32.40 |
| 69.23% | QB | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 19.10 |
| 25.08% | RB | D'Andre Swift | CHI | 23.00 |
| 25.08% | RB | Chuba Hubbard | CAR | 19.10 |
| 55.52% | WR | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | 16.00 |
| 32.11% | WR | Chris Olave | NO | 14.30 |
| 15.38% | WR | Matthew Golden | GB | 22.40 |
| 7.36% | TE | Brenton Strange | JAC | 9.40 |
| 50.50% | TE | Travis Kelce | KC | 9.30 |
| 31.77% | PK | Cam Little | JAC | 7.00 |
| 7.36% | PK | Trey Smack | GB | 11.00 |
| 25.08% | ST | Indianapolis Colts | IND | 2.00 |
| 16.39% | ST | Carolina Panthers | CAR | 3.00 |
| Total | 188.00 | |||
The most popular roster had a rough week netting just 45-percent of the available points and not a single top scoring player. CeeDee Lamb (WR12), Drake London (WR21) and Chris Olave (WR16) proved to be good traps this week. As did Tucker Kraft and Travis Kelce who both were selected at over 50-percent and failed to top 10 fantasy points. The next table will show that this was a tough week for picking top finishers, but the wisdom of the crowd store did come up well short of the brass ring this time :
| Week 6 Wisdom Of The Crowd Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Maximum-points picks in bold) | ||||
| % Started | Pos | Name | Team | Score |
| 69.23% | QB | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 19.10 |
| 43.81% | QB | Dak Prescott | DAL | 17.60 |
| 42.14% | RB | Rhamondre Stevenson | NE | 3.60 |
| 32.78% | RB | Jaylen Warren | PIT | 9.80 |
| 55.52% | WR | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | 16.00 |
| 42.47% | WR | Drake London | ATL | 12.20 |
| 32.11% | WR | Chris Olave | NO | 14.30 |
| 53.51% | TE | Tucker Kraft | GB | 8.70 |
| 50.50% | TE | Travis Kelce | KC | 9.30 |
| 34.45% | PK | Ka'imi Fairbairn | HOU | 10.00 |
| 31.77% | PK | Cam Little | JAC | 7.00 |
| 43.14% | ST | Los Angeles Rams | LAR | 2.00 |
| 25.08% | ST | Indianapolis Colts | IND | 2.00 |
| Total | 131.60 | |||
Only three of the top scoring players managed even a double-digit selection percentage this week. Malik Nabers was the 4th most selected WR and Swift provided a solid contribution for 25-percent of managers but Bayshul Tuten’s RB2 finish was predicted by just 5-percent of players. Not a single entry included the top scoring defense, the inexplicable Tennessee Titans. Headed into Week 6 they had two takeaways and 10 sacks. Against Throwback Daniel Jones they had three takeaways, six sacks and a TD. Here is the max points roster:
| Week 6 Perfect Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Blackouts in | ||||
| % Started | Pos | Name | Team | Score |
| 4.68% | QB | Trevor Lawrence | JAC | 32.40 |
| 3.34% | QB | Tyler Shough | NO | 28.40 |
| 5.02% | RB | Bhayshul Tuten | JAC | 24.70 |
| 25.08% | RB | D'Andre Swift | CHI | 23.00 |
| 27.09% | WR | Malik Nabers | NYG | 28.50 |
| 2.34% | WR | Tre Tucker | LV | 26.70 |
| 2.68% | WR | Germie Bernard | PIT | 25.70 |
| 2.01% | TE | Kyle Pitts | ATL | 23.00 |
| 8.03% | TE | Colston Loveland | CHI | 18.50 |
| 0.33% | PK | Chad Ryland | ARI | 18.00 |
| 16.05% | PK | Tyler Bass | BUF | 15.00 |
| 0.00% | ST | Tennessee Titans | TEN | 18.00 |
| 2.68% | ST | New Orleans Saints | NO | 13.00 |
| Total | 294.90 | |||
Five teams chalked up their 5th top 100 finish this week. Former last team standing, FISH ON, got back to his winning ways with his 5th. He’s in 26th overall.
Viva Murillo! has been steadily productive this year. This win is his 4th finish in the top 55 and moves him all the way up to 2nd place. Matt G. held the top spot with 94th place this week. His lead actually grew to 16.25 points as Brian B. (who had been hot on his trail) fell to 4th after a rough week highlighted by a goose egg from Juwan Johnson. Here is a look at the Top 25 overall through six weeks:
| Top 25 Overall | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team Name | Score |
| 1 | Matt G. | 1156.50 |
| 2 | Fantasy Index (Viva Murillo!) | 1140.25 |
| 3 | Naugatuck Riverrattlers | 1126.40 |
| 4 | Brian B. | 1123.15 |
| 5 | Alpha Wolves | 1121.80 |
| 6 | Relm | 1113.95 |
| 7 | The Crushers | 1111.50 |
| 8 | Jeffrey b. | 1098.10 |
| 9 | JOHN L. | 1096.90 |
| 10 | Steve K. | 1093.85 |
| 11 | Scott K | 1089.15 |
| 12 | David B. | 1088.30 |
| 13 | Jim V. | 1084.90 |
| 14 | Team Tom | 1084.60 |
| 15 | SHAMROCKS | 1082.10 |
| 16 | Spyboys | 1081.70 |
| 17 | Miles | 1081.50 |
| 18 | Pigskin Krazies | 1080.45 |
| 19 | Barry Sanders Rod Woodson | 1078.30 |
| 20 | Juggernauts | 1078.10 |
| 21 | Purple Cobras | 1077.80 |
| 22 | FYFFL | 1077.00 |
| 23 | Dave W. | 1076.00 |
| 24 | GameBoyHump | 1074.60 |
| 25 | fallfromgrace | 1074.20 |
Here’s a look at the Top 25 from this week :
| Top 25 Week 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team Name | Score |
| 1 | Fantasy Index (Viva Murillo!) | 188.00 |
| 2 | Xiola Blue | 187.45 |
| 3 | Fantasy Index (Arthur) | 183.40 |
| 4 | Fighting Farmers | 182.10 |
| 5 | South Bay Borrachos | 181.95 |
| 6 | Col. Jessup's Code Red | 180.60 |
| 7 | David B. | 179.80 |
| 8 | Northern King | 179.70 |
| 9 | Jay B. | 179.10 |
| 10 | Tank You Very Much | 178.55 |
| 11 | JOHN L. | 177.35 |
| 12 | Jeffrey b. | 177.20 |
| 13 | Barry Sanders Rod Woodson | 177.10 |
| 14 | SlappyWhite | 176.90 |
| 15 | Bullies | 176.30 |
| 16 | The First Crowëll | 176.25 |
| 17 | St Catharines Stompers | 174.35 |
| 18 | O Club | 173.55 |
| 19 | Rodeo Clowns | 172.05 |
| 20 | FIUSER0824 | 171.80 |
| 21 | GREGH987 | 171.60 |
| 21 | Math Mania | 171.60 |
| 21 | Spoilsports | 171.60 |
| 22 | Super Bowl Cowboys | 171.20 |
| 23 | Clownpunchers | 170.45 |
| 24 | Roughriders | 169.55 |
| 24 | Macthedog22 | 169.55 |
| 25 | Eric M. | 169.45 |

