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Below you will find the 2024 NFL bye weeks schedule. See which NFL teams are on bye for every week of the NFL season:
| NFL Bye Week | NFL Team |
| Week 5 Byes | Detroit Lions Los Angeles Chargers Philadelphia Eagles Tennessee Titans |
| Week 6 Byes | Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Rams Miami Dolphins Minnesota Vikings |
| Week 7 Byes | Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys |
| Week 8 Byes | None |
| Week 9 Byes | Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers |
| Week 10 Byes | Cleveland Browns Green Bay Packers Las Vegas Raiders Seattle Seahawks |
| Week 11 Byes | Arizona Cardinals Carolina Panthers New York Giants Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Week 12 Byes | Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Jacksonville Jaguars New Orleans Saints New York Jets |
| Week 13 Byes | None |
| Week 14 Byes | Baltimore Ravens Denver Broncos Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots Washington Commanders |
| Week 15 Byes | None |
What Are Bye Weeks?
Bye weeks provide each of the 32 NFL teams with a one-week "off" period during the season in which they will not play a game. Some organizations give their players the entire week off of practice and team activities, while others will do light work during byes. Either way, the week with no game provides players a chance to heal up and re-energize during the grueling 18-week season.
The NFL spreads byes out over a period of 10 weeks. Byes don't come into play until Week 5 and are wrapped up by Week 14. NFL players and teams usually prefer late-season byes as they gear up for the playoffs, but some organizations will be out of action early in the year -- setting them up to play in double-digit consecutive weeks to end the regular season.
Bye Weeks and Fantasy Football
There are several strategies for handling bye weeks in fantasy football. Some fantasy managers carefully spread out bye weeks between their players, others draft numerous players with the same bye week to "minimize the damage", and others completely ignore byes until the season begins and their lineups are affected.
Either way, reviewing which teams will be out of action in Weeks 5 through 14 before, during, and after fantasy drafts can give managers an idea of potential roster moves they need to make in the future.
Have three running backs out of action in Week 10? Prepare ahead of time with your draft selections, or pick up replacement options a few weeks before Week 10 arrives. Even if you have must-start studs, you'll have to make moves to replace them at least once.
Bye-week management is especially important in Best Ball leagues that do not allow managers to administer trades or make roster moves after the draft. Be sure not to overlap bye weeks too much in these kinds of formats, as this can lead to zeroes in the score column and derail your hopes of taking home a championship.
There's no such thing as being equipped with too much information in fantasy football, so take advantage of planning ahead with bye weeks to gain an edge on your league mates and opponents.
