When do NFL bye weeks end? Will there be byes for Week 15 games?

During the NFL season, every franchise is allotted one week during which they do not play any games. Any time a team has a week of rest, it is known as a bye week.

Between weeks four and fourteen, each franchise typically has one bye week. For instance, the league works to reduce the number of times a side that just finished their bye week must play a team that played the previous week. The timing of a team's bye week in previous seasons is considered while creating the schedule for their bye week in the new season.

In 2022, the bye week for each NFL team fell between weeks 6 and 14. Generally, a bye week closer to the midpoint or conclusion of the season is preferred since it allows teams a much-needed break as the stretch run draws near.

The 2022 NFL Season marks the second time in the history of the NFL that each club will play 17 games, resulting in an extended 18-game schedule. The new bye week schedule, which went into effect in Week 6 and lasted through Week 14, has been one of the most significant adjustments for the league and fantasy players.

Depending on the season, teams may go on bye as little as twice or as often as six times every week. The bulk of bye weeks necessitates the absence of about four teams. The Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts, and Washington Commanders enjoyed bye weeks in Week 14.

What do NFL teams do during their bye week?

During their bye weeks, teams are not required to practice on Wednesdays. Rather than, using that day to prepare for their upcoming opposition, many of them utilize it as an additional day off to give their players time to unwind before reporting to work the next week.

How do they schedule bye weeks?

The schedule makers take into account where a team's bye week fell in previous seasons. A squad with an early rest week one season will be considered for the next campaign's late bye week.

Six teams were on bye during Week 6 and Week 14 of this season. Only two teams were on bye in Weeks 8 and 13.