When Do NFL Byes Start?

It’s that time of year again! Find out when your favorite NFL team’s bye week is so you can plan your fall accordingly.

Introduction

The NFL bye weeks start in Week 4 of the regular season and end in Week 11. There are no bye weeks during Weeks 12-13, which is when the majority of fantasy football playoffs take place.

The NFL schedule makers try to ensure that each team has a relatively equal number of good and bad matchup weeks, but it’s not an exact science. Some years, certain teams will have an abundance of good matchup weeks while others will have a bunch of tough ones.

If you’re trying to figure out which teams to target or avoid in your fantasy football draft, it’s important to know when each NFL team’s bye week is. That way, you can make sure you don’t draft two starting running backs who both have their bye week in the same week, or a group of three wide receivers who all share the same bye week.

Here is a full list of every NFL team’s bye week for the 2019 season:

##Week 4:
Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins
##Week 5:
Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders
##Week 6:
Green Bay Packers, New York Jets
##Week 7:
Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns
##Week 8:
Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings
##Week 9: Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ##Week 10: Arizona Cardinals , Cincinnati Bengals , Kansas City Chiefs , New Orleans Saints , Seattle Seahawks , Tennessee Titans ##Week 11: Atlanta Falcons , Dallas Cowboys , Los Angeles Chargers , Philadelphia Eagles , San Francisco 49ers

What are NFL byes?

The NFL bye week is a much-needed respite for NFL players. It gives them a chance to rest and recover from the grueling first half of the season. NFL byes typically start in Week 4 and end in Week 12. This year, the bye weeks start a little earlier, in Week 3, and end a little later, in Week 13.

How do NFL byes work?

Byes in the NFL work by giving certain teams a week off during the regular season. This gives these teams a chance to rest and prepare for their next game, as well as avoiding injuries that could occur if they were to play. Byes are determined by a number of factors, including record, divisional standings, and strength of schedule.

There are a total of 32 NFL teams, and each team plays 16 games over the course of the 17-week regular season. This means that there are typically 256 games played in total during the regular season. However, with byes factored in, there are actually only 240 games played. This is because each team is given one week off during the season, meaning that there are a total of eight teams on bye at any given time.

The NFL season typically begins in early September and runs through until late December or early January. The bye weeks are spread out evenly throughout the season so that no team has more than one week off in a row. Generally, teams will have their bye week sometime between weeks four and twelve of the season.

While having a week off might seem like a luxury, it can actually be quite disadvantageous for some teams. This is because it can disrupt the momentum that a team has built up over the course of the season, and it can also give other teams a chance to catch up in terms of standings. For these reasons, it is often said that timing is everything when it comes to having a bye week.

What are the benefits of NFL byes?

The National Football League (NFL) schedule currently includes a bye week for each team built into the 16-game regular season schedule. The bye week allows NFL teams to rest and recover during the grueling NFL season, which typically runs from early September through late December or early January.

The NFL bye week also gives coaches an opportunity to assess their team’s performance and make necessary adjustments without the pressure of an upcoming game. Additionally, the bye week provides an opportunity for players to heal up any nagging injuries that they may have acquired during the first half of the season.

While the NFL bye week is important for both players and coaches, it can also be a significant disadvantage for teams if not used correctly. For example, a team that has a bye in Week 5 of the NFL season will have played four games and will have four games remaining on their schedule after the bye week. If that same team loses their next game after the bye, they will then be two games below .500 with six games remaining in their season. In this scenario, the team would need to win four of their final six games just to finish .500 for the season – which is no easy feat in the NFL.

Because of this, it is important for teams to use their bye week wisely in order to ensure that they are in position to make a run at the playoffs when the second half of the season rolls around.

When do NFL byes start?

The NFL bye weeks start in Week 4 and go through Week 12. This year, there are four teams on bye in Week 4 (Rams, Steelers, Vikings, Buccaneers), six teams on bye in Week 5 (Bengals, Colts, Ravens, Dolphins, Lions, 49ers), four teams on bye in Week 6 (Bills, Cardinals, Chargers, Chiefs), and four teams on bye in Week 7 (Cowboys, Falcons, Raiders, Seahawks).

When is the earliest NFL bye?

The earliest NFL bye week typically falls during Week 4 of the NFL season. In 2020, the Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals all have byes in Week 4.

NFL bye weeks usually span from Week 4 to Week 11, with some teams getting their bye as early as Week 4 and others not getting theirs until as late as Week 11. In 2020, the Carolina Panthers have the latest bye week, in Week 11.

When is the latest NFL bye?

The latest NFL bye week is Week 11, which is the week after Thanksgiving. This year, the bye weeks start in Week 4 (Sept. 27-Oct. 3) and end in Week 12 (Nov. 24-30).

Conclusion

The NFL bye weeks start in Week 4 and go until Week 12. The earliest bye week is in Week 4, and the latest bye week is in Week 12.