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Every NFL team gets one bye week in 2026, between Week 5 and Week 14. No team is off in Week 12, the week of Thanksgiving. The list below shows who is off this week and updates by itself.
Who is on a bye this week
On a bye this week (Week 10, 4 teams): CHI Bears DEN Broncos PHI Eagles TB Buccaneers
Next week (Week 11): ATL Falcons CLE Browns GB Packers LAR Rams NE Patriots SEA Seahawks
| Week | Dates | Teams on a bye | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 5 | Oct 7 to 13 | CAR Panthers KC Chiefs | Done |
| Week 6 | Oct 14 to 20 | CIN Bengals DET Lions MIA Dolphins MIN Vikings | Done |
| Week 7 | Oct 21 to 27 | BUF Bills JAX Jaguars LAC Chargers WSH Commanders | Done |
| Week 8 | Oct 28 to Nov 3 | HOU Texans NO Saints NYG Giants SF 49ers | Done |
| Week 9 | Nov 4 to 10 | PIT Steelers TEN Titans | Done |
| Week 10 | Nov 11 to 17 | CHI Bears DEN Broncos PHI Eagles TB Buccaneers | This week |
| Week 11 | Nov 18 to 24 | ATL Falcons CLE Browns GB Packers LAR Rams NE Patriots SEA Seahawks | Still to come |
| Week 12 | Nov 25 to Dec 1 | No team is off | Still to come |
| Week 13 | Dec 2 to 8 | BAL Ravens IND Colts LV Raiders NYJ Jets | Still to come |
| Week 14 | Dec 9 to 15 | ARI Cardinals DAL Cowboys | Still to come |
Updated Nov 15, 4:31 PM ET, week 10.
The bye week of every team, A to Z
Find a team to see its week off. Each team name opens that team's playoff chances.
| Team | Bye week | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARI Arizona Cardinals | Week 14 | Dec 9 to 15 | Still to come |
| ATL Atlanta Falcons | Week 11 | Nov 18 to 24 | Still to come |
| BAL Baltimore Ravens | Week 13 | Dec 2 to 8 | Still to come |
| BUF Buffalo Bills | Week 7 | Oct 21 to 27 | Done |
| CAR Carolina Panthers | Week 5 | Oct 7 to 13 | Done |
| CHI Chicago Bears | Week 10 | Nov 11 to 17 | This week |
| CIN Cincinnati Bengals | Week 6 | Oct 14 to 20 | Done |
| CLE Cleveland Browns | Week 11 | Nov 18 to 24 | Still to come |
| DAL Dallas Cowboys | Week 14 | Dec 9 to 15 | Still to come |
| DEN Denver Broncos | Week 10 | Nov 11 to 17 | This week |
| DET Detroit Lions | Week 6 | Oct 14 to 20 | Done |
| GB Green Bay Packers | Week 11 | Nov 18 to 24 | Still to come |
| HOU Houston Texans | Week 8 | Oct 28 to Nov 3 | Done |
| IND Indianapolis Colts | Week 13 | Dec 2 to 8 | Still to come |
| JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 7 | Oct 21 to 27 | Done |
| KC Kansas City Chiefs | Week 5 | Oct 7 to 13 | Done |
| LV Las Vegas Raiders | Week 13 | Dec 2 to 8 | Still to come |
| LAC Los Angeles Chargers | Week 7 | Oct 21 to 27 | Done |
| LAR Los Angeles Rams | Week 11 | Nov 18 to 24 | Still to come |
| MIA Miami Dolphins | Week 6 | Oct 14 to 20 | Done |
| MIN Minnesota Vikings | Week 6 | Oct 14 to 20 | Done |
| NE New England Patriots | Week 11 | Nov 18 to 24 | Still to come |
| NO New Orleans Saints | Week 8 | Oct 28 to Nov 3 | Done |
| NYG New York Giants | Week 8 | Oct 28 to Nov 3 | Done |
| NYJ New York Jets | Week 13 | Dec 2 to 8 | Still to come |
| PHI Philadelphia Eagles | Week 10 | Nov 11 to 17 | This week |
| PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | Week 9 | Nov 4 to 10 | Done |
| SF San Francisco 49ers | Week 8 | Oct 28 to Nov 3 | Done |
| SEA Seattle Seahawks | Week 11 | Nov 18 to 24 | Still to come |
| TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Week 10 | Nov 11 to 17 | This week |
| TEN Tennessee Titans | Week 9 | Nov 4 to 10 | Done |
| WSH Washington Commanders | Week 7 | Oct 21 to 27 | Done |
How the 2026 byes are spread
The 32 byes fall in nine of the ten weeks from Week 5 to Week 14.
- First byes: Carolina and Kansas City, in Week 5.
- Last byes: Arizona and Dallas, in Week 14.
- Busiest week: Week 11, with six teams off.
- No byes: Week 12, when all 32 teams play around Thanksgiving.
Weeks 5, 9 and 14 have 2 teams off each, so 6 teams
Weeks 6, 7, 8, 10 and 13 have 4 teams off each, so 20 teams
Week 11 has 6 teams off
6 + 20 + 6 = 32 teams
Week 11 is the thin one for fans. Atlanta, Cleveland, Green Bay, the Los Angeles Rams, New England and Seattle are all off.
32 teams less 6 on a bye leaves 26 teams playing
26 ÷ 2 = 13 games, down from 16 in a full week
The NFL set these weeks when it released the schedule. Each team plays 17 games in 18 weeks, so the bye is its only week off.
Early bye or late bye
The week a bye falls in decides how long a team plays without a break.
Bye in Week 5: 4 games, the week off, then 13 games in a row
Bye in Week 14: 13 games in a row, the week off, then 4 games
Carolina and Kansas City have the early kind this season. Arizona and Dallas have the late kind, with only four games left after the break.
Do teams win more after a bye
Teams win slightly more often after a week off. From 2021 to 2025 teams played 160 games straight after a bye. They won 88, lost 71 and tied 1.
88 wins + 71 losses + 1 tie = 160 games
A tie counts as half a win, so 88.5 ÷ 160 = 0.553
That is 55 wins in every 100 games
Where the game was played mattered more than the rest itself.
- At home after a bye: 51 wins and 34 losses, which is 60 in 100.
- On the road after a bye: 37 wins, 37 losses and 1 tie, which is 50 in 100.
All home teams won 54 in 100 over those five seasons. A rested team at home did better than that. A rested team on the road only broke even.
Sixteen of those games had two rested teams facing each other. Against a team that had played the week before, the rested teams did a little better.
72 wins + 55 losses + 1 tie = 128 games
72.5 ÷ 128 = 0.566
That is 57 wins in every 100 games
What a bye does to the playoff race
During the bye weeks, teams in the same race have often played a different number of games. A team can look a game behind in the standings only because its rival has played one more.
The NFL playoff chances calculator allows for that. It plays out every game still on the schedule. A team that has played one game fewer is not marked down for it. The games this week page shows what each game is worth to the teams that do play.
A bye week is not a playoff bye
The word bye comes up again in January. The top seed in each conference skips the wild card round and gets a second week off. Only two teams earn it each season. Our guide to how the NFL playoffs work covers that bye and the bracket.