Fantasy football’s first big bye week disruption can send you to a dark place

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Loftis, D. (2026, October 16). Fantasy football’s first big bye week disruption can send you to a dark place. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/sports/fantasy-footballs-bye-week-disruption-can-lead-to-browns-receivers/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-16 · by Drew Loftis

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The article discusses how fantasy football players face their first significant challenge with multiple teams on bye weeks during Week 5, specifically naming the Chiefs, Panthers, Bengals, Dolphins, Lions, and Vikings as being off in upcoming weeks. The author compares managing these disruptions to gradually increasing the difficulty level on a treadmill workout, warning that the schedule will become even more demanding by Week 11 when six teams are on bye.

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Week 5 of fantasy football introduced its first significant challenge with two teams on a bye week. Now, as of 2026-10-16, Week 6 brings an even bigger disruption, with four teams—the Bengals, Dolphins, Lions, and Vikings—sitting out. This trend will continue for the next three weeks before peaking in Week 11 when six teams will be on bye. Drew Loftis from the New York Post suggests that fantasy footballers brace themselves for increasingly difficult challenges as the season progresses.

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📰 Fantasy Football Bye Week Disruption

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Who wrote this

Drew Loftis

7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 Don’t worry, it will get more difficult in Week 11 when six teams will be off, so we have that to look forward to.

2026-10-16 · assertive framing · Fantasy football’s first big bye week disruption can send you to a dark place

🔮 With his return, whatever problems your fantasy team had, they now will be magically solved, right?

2026-10-09 · assertive framing · Jayden Daniels’ return comes with reason for fantasy football caution despite plenty of hype

🔮 People sometimes might tell you that you need to put your feelings aside.

2026-10-03 · assertive framing · The numbers paint a clear picture about about Bryce Young’s Week 4 fantasy football viability

🔮 Like: To be the devil’s advocate, the Madman would say the movie “Devil’s Advocate” is terribly underrated.

2026-09-26 · assertive framing · Why going chalk could actually be the contrarian play in Week 3 of fantasy football DFS

🔮 For example, let’s run a real-world test directed at those of you who have Caleb Williams on your fantasy rosters.

2026-09-21 · assertive framing · Caleb Williams’ fantasy football absence can be survived — but it won’t be easy

🔮 But that would require a different topic.

2026-09-15 · mixed framing · The fantasy football revelations of Week 1 running back workloads

Also by Drew Loftis

Jayden Daniels’ return comes with reason for fantasy football caution despite plenty of hype

2026-10-09 · New York Post

The numbers paint a clear picture about about Bryce Young’s Week 4 fantasy football viability

2026-10-03 · New York Post

Why going chalk could actually be the contrarian play in Week 3 of fantasy football DFS

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Bengals Chiefs Dolphins Lions Panthers

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Bengals ORG · 1× Chiefs ORG · 1× Dolphins ORG · 1× Lions ORG · 1× Panthers ORG · 1× Vikings ORG · 1×

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Don’t worry, it will get more difficult in Week 11 when six teams will be off, so we have that to look forward to.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17

🔮 Don’t worry, it will get more difficult in Week 11 when six teams will be off, so we have that to look forward to.

2026-10-17 · New York Post

Fantasy football’s first big bye week disruption can send you to a dark place · assertive framing

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When you set an exercise program on the treadmill, it doesn’t start you at the hardest level. asserted

it → set → level

You begin with an easy jog and work your way into faster strides and steeper inclines. asserted

You → begin → strides

We went from a leisurely trot the first four weeks to a pair of byes, with the Chiefs and Panthers off. asserted

We → go → Chiefs

This week we level up again, to four teams off — the Bengals, Dolphins, Lions and Vikings. asserted

we → level → teams

We’re gonna stay here for the next three weeks, so get used to this new, harder pace. asserted

We → go → pace

Don’t worry, it will get more difficult in Week 11 when six teams will be off, so we have that to look forward to. asserted

we → worry → that

In the meantime, let’s address this week. asserted

’s → let → meantime

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