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2026 Schedule
2026 Fantasy Bye Weeks
Every team's 2026 bye week, plus the chaos weeks where lineup juggling gets ugly. Use this with our preseason hub to plan around backups before draft day.
Bye Week Chaos
Worst weeks first
Weeks with 6 or more teams off are flagged as chaos weeks. Plan your bench around them.
Week 11
Chaos week6 teams on bye
- Atlanta Falcons
- Cleveland Browns
- Green Bay Packers
- Los Angeles Rams
- New England Patriots
- Seattle Seahawks
Week 6
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Detroit Lions
- Miami Dolphins
- Minnesota Vikings
Week 7
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Buffalo Bills
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Washington Commanders
Week 8
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Houston Texans
- New Orleans Saints
- New York Giants
- San Francisco 49ers
Week 10
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Chicago Bears
- Denver Broncos
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 13
Heavy bye week4 teams on bye
- Baltimore Ravens
- Indianapolis Colts
- Las Vegas Raiders
- New York Jets
Week by week
WeekTeams on byeCount
W5Carolina Panthers · Kansas City Chiefs2
W6Cincinnati Bengals · Detroit Lions · Miami Dolphins · Minnesota Vikings4
W7Buffalo Bills · Jacksonville Jaguars · Los Angeles Chargers · Washington Commanders4
W8Houston Texans · New Orleans Saints · New York Giants · San Francisco 49ers4
W9Pittsburgh Steelers · Tennessee Titans2
W10Chicago Bears · Denver Broncos · Philadelphia Eagles · Tampa Bay Buccaneers4
W11Atlanta Falcons · Cleveland Browns · Green Bay Packers · Los Angeles Rams · New England Patriots · Seattle Seahawks6
W12No teams0
W13Baltimore Ravens · Indianapolis Colts · Las Vegas Raiders · New York Jets4
W14Arizona Cardinals · Dallas Cowboys2
Every team's bye
Carolina PanthersW5Kansas City ChiefsW5Cincinnati BengalsW6Detroit LionsW6Miami DolphinsW6Minnesota VikingsW6Buffalo BillsW7Jacksonville JaguarsW7Los Angeles ChargersW7Washington CommandersW7Houston TexansW8New Orleans SaintsW8New York GiantsW8San Francisco 49ersW8Pittsburgh SteelersW9Tennessee TitansW9Chicago BearsW10Denver BroncosW10Philadelphia EaglesW10Tampa Bay BuccaneersW10Atlanta FalconsW11Cleveland BrownsW11Green Bay PackersW11Los Angeles RamsW11New England PatriotsW11Seattle SeahawksW11Baltimore RavensW13Indianapolis ColtsW13Las Vegas RaidersW13New York JetsW13Arizona CardinalsW14Dallas CowboysW14
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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