Showing 2025 byes. Updates when 2026 schedule drops.
2025 Carryover
2026 Fantasy Bye Weeks
Plan your fantasy roster around bye weeks. The 2026 NFL schedule drops mid-May, and the moment we update bye weeks for 2026, this page reflects the new pairings automatically. Until then we are showing 2025 byes as a planning baseline.
Heads up
The NFL releases the 2026 schedule in mid-May, and bye weeks shift around every season. The team-by-team and chaos-week views below reflect 2025 byes for now. We will swap in 2026 byes the same day they post.
Bye Week Chaos
Worst weeks first
Weeks with 6 or more teams off are flagged as chaos weeks. Plan your bench around them.
Week 8
Chaos week6 teams on bye
- Arizona Cardinals
- Detroit Lions
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Los Angeles Rams
- Seattle Seahawks
Week 5
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Atlanta Falcons
- Chicago Bears
- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 9
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Jets
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 10
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Dallas Cowboys
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Tennessee Titans
Week 12
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Denver Broncos
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Miami Dolphins
- Washington Commanders
Week 14
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Carolina Panthers
- New England Patriots
- New York Giants
- San Francisco 49ers
Week by week
WeekTeams on byeCount
W5Atlanta Falcons · Chicago Bears · Green Bay Packers · Pittsburgh Steelers4
W6Houston Texans · Minnesota Vikings2
W7Baltimore Ravens · Buffalo Bills2
W8Arizona Cardinals · Detroit Lions · Jacksonville Jaguars · Las Vegas Raiders · Los Angeles Rams · Seattle Seahawks6
W9Cleveland Browns · New York Jets · Philadelphia Eagles · Tampa Bay Buccaneers4
W10Cincinnati Bengals · Dallas Cowboys · Kansas City Chiefs · Tennessee Titans4
W11Indianapolis Colts · New Orleans Saints2
W12Denver Broncos · Los Angeles Chargers · Miami Dolphins · Washington Commanders4
W13No teams0
W14Carolina Panthers · New England Patriots · New York Giants · San Francisco 49ers4
Every team's bye
Atlanta FalconsW5Chicago BearsW5Green Bay PackersW5Pittsburgh SteelersW5Houston TexansW6Minnesota VikingsW6Baltimore RavensW7Buffalo BillsW7Arizona CardinalsW8Detroit LionsW8Jacksonville JaguarsW8Las Vegas RaidersW8Los Angeles RamsW8Seattle SeahawksW8Cleveland BrownsW9New York JetsW9Philadelphia EaglesW9Tampa Bay BuccaneersW9Cincinnati BengalsW10Dallas CowboysW10Kansas City ChiefsW10Tennessee TitansW10Indianapolis ColtsW11New Orleans SaintsW11Denver BroncosW12Los Angeles ChargersW12Miami DolphinsW12Washington CommandersW12Carolina PanthersW14New England PatriotsW14New York GiantsW14San Francisco 49ersW14
Strategy
How to draft around byes
- Avoid same-bye QBs and TEs. If your starter and your only backup share a bye week, you eat a zero. Spread the bye risk across positions you only roster one of.
- Stack a streamer for chaos weeks. When 6 or more teams are off in the same week, your bench gets thin fast. Drafting one extra flex-eligible player is cheap insurance.
- Don't pay handcuff prices for bye coverage. A late-round backup at the same position usually costs less and covers two scenarios: bye weeks and injury fill-ins.
- Check kicker and DST byes too. They're the easiest to forget and the easiest to stream. If your kicker has a chaos-week bye, plan to stream that week now, not the night before.
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