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Week 6: Starts of the Week + Facts vs Feelings! | Fantasy Focus 🏈 Oct 10, 2025

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Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp and Liz Loza are here to get you ready for an action-packed week 6. What can we expect when two standout second-year QBs in Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams, face off on Monday Night Football? Are both QBs starting to have a new favorite #1 pass-catching option with the emergence of Rome Odunze and Deebo Samuel? Plus, the focus crew provides updates on key injuries from around the league. Liz Loza gives us a bonus edition of "facts vs feelings", and of course, the crew hands out their starts of the week!

00:00 - Intro and Welcome In 04:41 - TNF Giants vs Eagles recap 12:33 - Week 6 Preview 36:45 - Injuries to Monitor 42:38 - Facts vs Feelings with Liz Loza 51:46 - Starts of the Week! 1:00:10 - Fantasy Mailbag!

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Week 6: Must-Start Players & Big Downgrades! | Fantasy Focus 🏈 Oct 09, 2025

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Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay are here to help you get prepped for Week 6. Who are the biggest locks at Running Back? Who should you avoid in your lineups? Which WRs is Mike Clay downgrading in his shadow report? Plus, how should you approach tonight's Thursday Night Football matchup?

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Week 6: BUST ALERT 🚨 Sit Derrick Henry, Matthew Stafford EXPLODES 🚀!!! Oct 09, 2025

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This week on Facts vs Feelings, Liz Loza tackles key players and teams shaking up the fantasy football world. Then she and Marcas Grant (NFL Network) team up for Fantasy Therapy to answer your questions. Plus, Marcas plays a round of "Avengers Level Threat," then gives his Week 6 start/sit advice.

0:00 - 👋 Welcome

2:33 - 🌀 Who's Shaking Things Up Around The League?

9:08 - ❤️ Liz’s “But Daddy, I Love Him” Player of the Week

10:34 - 🛋️ Fantasy Therapy w/ Liz & Marcas Grant!

11:50 - 🤔 Is Stefon Diggs Back?

19:08 - ⚡️ The Chargers RB To Pick Up

26:13 - 🦸‍♂️ Marcas Plays "Avengers Level Threat"

33:50 - ✅ Marcas' Week 6 Start & Sit

36:44 - 🍺 Last Call: Loki Is The MCU's Best Villain?

37:45 - 😂 Bloopers

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The Most BAFFLING RBs to Rank in Week 6 🤯 | Fantasy Focus 🏈 Oct 08, 2025

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Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay are here to help you set your lineups for Week 6. Is Jacory Croskey-Merritt officially an RB2 in fantasy? Which RBs should you start over Derrick Henry? Plus, which players should you buy low on while you have the chance?!

00:00 - Intro and Welcome In 04:30 - Joe Flacco Traded to the Bengals 09:40 - Longshots and Starts of the week punishment 16:16 - RB 2 Bonanza! 39:19 - Buy, Sell, Hold! With Judge Field 59:22 - Goodbye and Field Re-Spin

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The BEST Waiver Wire pickups for Week 6 | Fantasy Focus 🏈 Oct 07, 2025

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Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Stephania Bell are here to break down the best waiver wire pick ups for week 6 of the fantasy season. With Chargers running back Omarion Hampton landing on IR with an ankle injury, who becomes the priority pickup in that backfield? Who are good stream targets with the Texans and Vikings both on a bye? Is Darren Waller a TE you can trust to start every week? Plus, Field Yates discusses some of the biggest trends he's keeping an eye on heading into week 6.

00:00 - Intro and Welcome In 02:55 - MNF Recap 11:24 - Fantasy Focus Show League update 14:10 - Best Week 6 Waiver Wire pickups 29:44 - Deep league targets 34:36 - Field in the blank 56:46 - Mailbag and goodbye

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Week 5 Recap: Backup RBs SHINE & MASSIVE Duds | Fantasy Focus 🏈 Oct 06, 2025

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Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Stephania Bell are here to recap an eventful Week 5 in the NFL. Rico Dowdle, Rachaad White, and Michael Carter all shined in Week 5 replacing their teams’ injured running backs, but are they viable going forward? After another great game for Emeka Egbuka, could he be a top 10 wide receiver in fantasy this season? And Is Stefon Diggs reemerging as a must have wide receiver in fantasy? Plus, studs and duds from Week 5.

00:00 Welcome to Fantasy Focus 3:50 The Real Deal 5:50 Monday Morning Blitz: Winners and Losers 24:20 Main Takeaways 45:30 Studs and Duds 56:25 MNF Preview 1:00:43 Mailbag Questions 1:03:40 Thanks for Watching

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Week 5 Preview: RB + WR Injuries to Monitor & Starts of the Week! | Fantasy Focus Oct 03, 2025

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Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay break down everything you need to know heading into Week 5. Which quarterbacks are set up with good matchups? Can Derrick Henry get back to his usual self? The Focus crew also updates you with all the latest injury news and buzz ahead of kickoff this Sunday. Plus, with bye weeks beginning, who are some strong streaming options for QB and WR in week 5?

00:00-05:05 Intro and Welcome In 05:05-13:12 TNF Recap 13:12-17:50 Lamar Jackson & Derrick Henry 17:50-21:15 Texans Offense vs Baltimore defense 21:15-27:25 Week 5 Injury Report 27:25-31:02 Bryce Young streaming option 31:02-40:55 WR back, not back, all the way back 40:55-44:23 Bills pass catchers 44:23-47:48 Seahawks Backfield 47:28-52:47 Evan Engram back? 52:47-1:00:00 Starts of the week! 1:00:00-1:03:45 Mailbag and Goodbye!

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Running Backs you can TRUST in Week 5 | Fantasy Focus Oct 02, 2025

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Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay break down everything you need to know heading into Week 5. With multiple backfields around the league dealing with injuries, which Running Backs can you start confidently in Week 5? Can Ashton Jeanty keep rolling against a tough Colts defense? After Malik Nabers season-ending injury, what will the giants pass catchers and offense look like? Plus, Mike Clay dishes out his WR/CB shadow upgrades and highlights which matchups to keep an eye on.

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Week 5 Start/Sit: Is it time to move on from A.J. Brown🤔? Is Drake Maye a Lineup LOCK🔒!? Oct 02, 2025

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This week on Facts vs Feelings, Liz Loza unpacks the conviction and delusion managers may have had about their fantasy players. Then it's time for Fantasy Therapy, where she puts your toughest roster anxieties on the couch. CBS Sports Senior Fantasy Writer Jamey Eisenberg drops by for a rapid-fire round of Start/Bench/Cut and shares his best advice for managers trying to turn their season around.

0:00 - 👋 Welcome

2:09 - 🤔 Players We Were Convicted or Delusional About

8:10 - 🛋️ Fantasy Therapy

13:54 - 🎤 Jamey Eisenberg Joins!

15:52 - 📋 Start/Bench/Cut with Liz & Jamey

19:40 - 🎯 Liz & Jamey's Leaguemates to Crush!

25:38 - 🥶 Advice For Managers with a Losing Record

31:54 - 🍻 Last Call

33:01 - 🤦‍♀️ Bloopers!

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GUT CHECK: Fantasy Players You Should TRUST in Week 5 | Fantasy Focus Oct 01, 2025

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Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay break down which top Bengals have disappointed so far and who you should trust over them? Who should you consider benching in Week 5? Which players stock is down or up five weeks into the season? Time Codes: 0:00 Countdown Clock 1:25 Welcome to Fantasy Focus! 3:48 Browns starting QB Dillon Gabriel! 8:25 Fantasy Gut Check Name Game! 40:35 Players You Should Stock Up or Down on! 54:10 Board Bet Payoff 58:11 Wheel of Punishment 59:32 Breaking News! Bucky Irving on Crutches Dealing with Foot Injury

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