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

It gets hazy this week. So hazy, we’re willing to look toward — avert your eyes — Cleveland!

By Drew Loftis · New York Post

Published: Friday, 16 October 2026 at 9:40 PM

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Drew Loftis warns fantasy managers that bye week challenges are escalating to a more difficult stage.
Four NFL teams are on bye this week: the Bengals, Dolphins, Lions, and Vikings.
The four-team bye schedule will remain in place for the next three weeks.

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Drew Loftis writes that fantasy football managers face an escalating challenge as NFL bye weeks intensify. Following Week 5's initial pair of byes, the schedule increases to four teams being off at once, specifically the Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, and Minnesota Vikings.

Loftis notes this four-team bye schedule will continue for three weeks before expanding to six teams off in Week 11. He compares the ramped-up schedule to increasing speed and incline on a treadmill.

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