
2026 NFL Bye Weeks Unveiled: When Each Team Gets a Rest
NFL’s 2026 bye weeks run from Week 5 to Week 14 (Week 12 is skipped for Thanksgiving); Week 11 features six teams on a bye—the most of the season—with the Packers and Rams also off in Week 11 due to the Thanksgiving Eve game. The remaining byes are four-team buys scattered across Weeks 5–10, 11 (the six-team Week 11), 13, and 14: Week 5 Panthers/Chiefs; Week 6 Bengals/Lions/Dolphins/Vikings; Week 7 Bills/Jaguars/Chargers/Commanders; Week 8 Texans/Saints/Giants/49ers; Week 9 Steelers/Titans; Week 10 Bears/Broncos/Eagles/Buccaneers; Week 11 Falcons/Browns/Packers/Rams/Patriots/Seahawks; Week 13 Ravens/Colts/Raiders/Jets; Week 14 Cardinals/Cowboys.












