With the 2025-26 NFL season schedule release, fans can start their planning as teams continue to gear up for the campaign.
Ahead of Wednesday’s NFL schedule releases, several games were announced ahead of the rest, including Week 1 showdowns, international, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day games.
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While byes fall on different weeks for each team, every team gets a bye week to rest somewhere around the midpoint of the season. Here’s a look at the schedule of bye weeks for the 2025-26 NFL season.
2025 bye week schedule
Week 5: Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons
Week 6: Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings
Week 7: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills
Week 8: Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams
Week 9: Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Dallas Cowboys
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Week 11: Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints
Week 12: Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Washington Commanders
Week 13: None
Week 14: New York Giants, New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers
