2026 NFL Bye Weeks
Each NFL team plays 17 games out of 18 weeks in the NFL schedule. The game that they don't play is called their bye week, or "Open Date". It is important in fantasy football to make sure that your starters and backups do not have the same bye week since one of the primary reasons for drafting backup players to have coverage during the bye week of your starter. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
| Teams | |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | None |
| Week 2 | None |
| Week 3 | None |
| Week 4 | None |
| Week 5 | Carolina, Kansas City |
| Week 6 | Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami, Minnesota |
| Week 7 | Buffalo, Jacksonville, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington DC |
| Week 8 | Houston, New Orleans, New York Giants, San Francisco |
| Week 9 | Pittsburgh, Tennessee |
| Week 10 | Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay |
| Week 11 | Atlanta, Cleveland, Green Bay, Los Angeles Rams, New England, Seattle |
| Week 12 | None |
| Week 13 | Baltimore, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, New York Jets |
| Week 14 | Arizona, Dallas |
| Week 15 | None |
| Week 16 | None |
| Week 17 | None |
| Week 18 | None |
