What NFL Teams Had a Bye This Week?

Check out which NFL teams had a bye this week so you can plan your fantasy football lineup accordingly.

NFL Teams That Had a Bye This Week

There were four NFL teams that had a bye this week: the Green Bay Packers, the New Orleans Saints, the New England Patriots, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. This means that these teams did not have to play a game this week and they had a chance to rest and recover.

Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The Cardinals were founded as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898, and are the oldest continuously run professional football team in the United States. The Cardinals play their home games at State Farm Stadium, which opened in 2006 and is located in Glendale, Arizona.

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers had a bye this week. They are next scheduled to play the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, November 25th.

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars are an American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team plays its home games at TIAA Bank Field.

New England Patriots

The New England Patriots are an American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Gillette Stadium in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, which is 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston.

The Patriots are also headquartered at Gillette Stadium. An original member of the American Football League (AFL), the Patriots joined the NFL in the 1970 merger of the two leagues. The team changed its name from the original Boston Patriots after relocating to Foxborough in 1971. The Patriots played their home games at Foxboro Stadium from 1971 to 2001, then moved to Gillette Stadium at the start of the 2002 season. The Patriots’ rivalry with the New York Jets is considered one of the most bitter rivalries in the NFL.

Bill Belichick has been the head coach of the Patriots since 2000, making him the longest-tenured head coach in franchise history and one of just four head coaches to have led his team to five Super Bowl appearances, along with Chuck Noll, Tom Landry, and Joe Gibbs. Belichick has won eight division titles and nine AFC Championships in that time period; he led his team to a winning record in 14 consecutive seasons from 2003 to 2016, a NFL record for any head coach and franchise combination.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC.

In contrast with their status as perennial Super Bowl contenders, the Steelers have an extensive history of poor seasons; they hold the record for the most consecutive seasons with a losing record (8) in NFL history, and have tied for the second-most such seasons overall (13). The Steelers share the record for second most Super Bowl appearances with Dallas Cowboys (8), and Jacksonville Jaguars (5), and tied with the Denver Broncos for most AFC Championships won (8). The Steelers have won six Super League Championships, one AFL Championship, and eight AFC Championships.

How NFL Teams Spend Their Bye Week

For NFL teams, the bye week is a chance to rest and recover after a long stretch of games. But it’s also an opportunity to get ahead on game-planning for the second half of the season. Most teams use the bye week to self-scout and work on improving individual and team-wide weaknesses.

Rest and Relaxation

For NFL players, the bye week is a much-needed respite from the grind of the season. It’s a chance to take a break from playing and practicing, and to get away from the game for a little while.

For coaches, it’s an opportunity to self-scout and work on improving their team. They’ll evaluate what they’ve done well and where they need to make changes.

And for fans, it’s a time to catch up on other teams around the league and see how their favorite team stacks up.

Here’s a look at how NFL teams spend their bye week.

Film Study

The biggest focus for coaches and players during the bye week is self-scouting and film study. This is a chance for the coaching staff to step back and really evaluate what they’ve been doing well, where they need to improve and what adjustments need to be made going forward.

For the players, it’s a chance to hit the reset button both mentally and physically. They can take a little break from football, but they also can spend extra time in the film room trying to find ways to get better.

Extra Practice Time

During the NFL bye week, teams have extra time to practice. This is because they don’t have to worry about game-planning for an upcoming opponent. The bye week also gives players a chance to rest and recover from injuries. Some teams use their bye week to self-scout and look for ways to improve. Others use the extra time to work on fundamentals and get better as a team.

How each team spends their bye week is up to the coaching staff. Some coaches prefer to use the extra time to game plan for the second half of the season. Others choose to focus on improving their team’s overall play. Whatever the case may be, the bye week is a chance for NFL teams to get better.