The bye week hasn't helped the Banged-Up Bulls quite as much as had been hoped. Back on October 6, Big Apple Soccer's Kristian Dyer reported the New York Red Bulls were "nearly a full-strength group", describing a mostly ready-for-action roster with a couple of absentees allowed a day off to get properly rested for the end-of-season run-in.
Sure, there was a note that Daniel Royer was still recuperating from his hamstring injury, and Justin Bilyeu was recovering from concussion, but it was October 6 and RBNY was not due to play again for 10 days.