2024 NFL Bye Weeks For Every Team And Rest Advantage Cheat Sheet
Many handicappers betting NFL odds like to attack situational edges each week. Sometimes, that can be related to travel or perceived “flat weeks” against weaker opponents. Often, it involves using NFL bye weeks and other rest situations to determine which teams may overperform or underperform.
Let’s examine NFL byes and other rest advantages/disadvantages throughout the 2024 NFL season. A recent NFL rest advantages study by Michael Lopez and Thompson Bliss indicates that the market may have overadjusted to these situations. However, considering the entire situational picture around a game can still be helpful before making a bet.
NFL Bye Weeks: Full 2024 Schedule
If you’re just looking for a full schedule of NFL byes, look no further. This table may help your fantasy sports planning in addition to your bets.
| Week | Teams On Bye |
|---|---|
| 5 | Chargers, Eagles, Lions, Titans |
| 6 | Chiefs, Rams, Dolphins, Vikings |
| 7 | Bears, Cowboys |
| 8 | None |
| 9 | Steelers, 49ers |
| 10 | Browns, Packers, Raiders, Seahawks |
| 11 | Buccaneers, Cardinals, Giants, Panthers |
| 12 | Bills, Bengals, Falcons, Jaguars, Saints, Jets |
| 13 | None |
| 14 | Broncos, Colts, Ravens, Texans, Patriots, Commanders |
Full List Of Rest Advantages/Disadvantages In 2024 Schedule
NFL bye weeks aren’t the only rest advantages on the schedule. Bettors should also remain aware of rest imbalances that pop up as the result of Thursday Night Football, Monday Night Football, and other special scenarios. For instance, the NFL’s insistence on scheduling Christmas games has resulted in a group of Wednesday games this year.
Below, find a full list of rest advantages/disadvantages for each week of the NFL season. Use this reference table as a quick, handy guide each week throughout the season so you don’t have to wrack your brain trying to remember which teams played on which days the prior week. The number in parentheses will denote the size of the rest imbalance. For example, a team that played on Sunday facing a team that played on Monday would have +1 rest.
A team with (BYE+) indicates they are off a bye and their opponent is off short rest. Bettors should circle these games, akin to “schedule losses” in NBA parlance. These will be the most imbalanced spots of the season.
| Week | Games With Rest Imbalance |
|---|---|
| 2 | Chiefs (+3) vs. Bengals, Ravens (+3) vs. Raiders, Eagles (+3) vs. Falcons, Packers (+2) vs. Colts, Vikings (+1) vs. 49ers, Titans (+1) vs. Jets |
| 3 | Bills (+3) vs. Jaguars, Dolphins (+3) at Seahawks, Chiefs (+1) at Falcons, Saints (+1) vs. Eagles |
| 4 | Patriots (+3) at 49ers, Jets (+3) vs. Broncos, Texans (+1) vs. Jaguars, Ravens (+1) vs. Bills, Cardinals (+1) vs. Commanders, Panthers (+1) vs. Bengals |
| 5 | Giants (+4) at Seahawks, Cowboys (+3) at Steelers, Patriots (+1) vs. Dolphins |
| 6 | Lions (BYE) at Cowboys, Titans (BYE) vs. Colts, Eagles (BYE) vs. Browns, Chargers (BYE) at Broncos, Buccaneers (+4) at Saints, Falcons (+3) at Panthers |
| 7 | Vikings (BYE) vs. Lions, Dolphins (BYE) at Colts, Rams (BYE) at Raiders, Chiefs (+3) at 49ers, Seahawks (+3) at Falcons, Titans (+1) at Bills, Steelers (+1) vs. Jets |
| 8 | Bears (BYE) at Commanders, Cowboys (BYE) at 49ers, Saints (+4) at Chargers Broncos (+3) vs. Panthers, Browns (+1) vs. Ravens, Falcons (+1) at Buccaneers, Dolphins (+1) vs. Cardinals |
| 9 | Vikings (+3) vs. Colts, Rams (+3) at Seahawks, Commanders (+1) at Giants |
| 10 | 49ers (BYE+) at Buccaneers, Steelers (BYE) at Commanders, Texans (+3) vs. Lions, Jets (+3) at Cardinals, Broncos (+1) at Chiefs |
| 11 | Raiders (BYE+) at Dolphins, Browns (BYE) at Saints, Packers (BYE) at Bears, Seahawks (BYE) at 49ers, Bengals (+3) at Chargers, Ravens (+3) at Steelers, Patriots (+1) vs. Rams |
| 12 | Cardinals (BYE) at Seahawks, Panthers (BYE) vs. Chiefs, Commanders (+4) vs. Cowboys, Eagles (+3) at Rams, Titans (+1) at Texans |
| 13 | Falcons (BYE+) vs. Chargers, Bills (BYE) vs. 49ers, Saints (BYE) vs. Rams, Jets (BYE) vs. Seahawks, Jaguars (BYE) vs. Texans, Bengals (+4) vs. Steelers, Browns (+3) at Broncos, Eagles (+1) at Ravens, |
| 14 | Bears (+3) at 49ers, Giants (+3) vs. Saints, Cowboys (+3) vs. Bengals, Dolphins (+3) vs. Jets, Raiders (+2) at Buccaneers, Chiefs (+2) vs. Chargers, Steelers (+1) vs. Browns |
| 15 | Patriots (BYE) at Cardinals, Commanders (BYE) at Saints, Ravens (BYE) at Giants, Texans (BYE) vs. Dolphins, Packers (+3) at Seahawks, Lions (+3) vs. Bills, Titans (+1) vs. Bengals, Panthers (+1) vs. Cowboys |
| 16 | Rams (+3) at Jets, 49ers (+3) at Dolphins, Lions (+1) at Bears, Seahawks (+1) vs. Vikings, Giants (+1) at Falcons, Jaguars (+1) at Raiders |
| 17 | Browns (+3) vs. Dolphins, Bengals (+3) vs. Broncos, Raiders (+1) at Saints, Vikings (+1) vs. Packers |
| 18 | Chiefs (+4) at Broncos, Steelers (+4) vs. Bengals, Ravens (+4) vs. Browns, Texans (+4) at Titans, Seahawks (+3) at Rams, Bears (+3) at Packers, Vikings (+1) at Lions, Cardinals (+1) vs. 49ers |
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