For fans that miss their teams in the one week the players have off each season, it can be easy to forget how important these days are for the players. Injuries can be rested, strategies can be revisited, and teams can come back stronger and prepared to push for the players.
Naturally, however, some bye weeks help different teams more than others. For instance last year, Peyton Manning benefited greatly from the Broncos’ bye week in Week 9 as he was able to rest for two whole weeks his sprained ankles that he injured during their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6.
The schedule will not be friendly to the Broncos this year, however, as they’ll get a bye week in Week 4, meaning the 38-year-old Manning will have to play 13-straight weeks of intense football action until the end of the regular season. Will Manning’s body hold up, given his injury record, to the rigors of another NFL season? We shall see.
Read on for the complete list of bye weeks for every NFL team this coming regular season and click the image below to open a printable bye week schedule (to print, left click the image below and then right click->Save Image As…). To get completely set for the season, you can also check out the Monday Night Football schedule here and check out our complete 2014-2015 NFL preview and predictions as the season draws ever closer.
NFL 2014-2015 Bye Weeks Team-by-Team
[sc:NFL240banner ]The NFL has decided to spread out the bye weeks for this season from Weeks 4 to 12. Week 4 will see six teams take a quick break including last season’s Super Bowl protagonists, the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. The final bye week will commence in Week 12 with the Carolina Panthers and the Pittsburgh Steelers the last teams to be afforded a break in the NFL calendar. Check out the table below for the rest of the list.
Team-by-Team Table
| Team | Bye Week |
|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | Week 4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | Week 9 |
| Baltimore Ravens | Week 11 |
| Buffalo Bills | Week 9 |
| Carolina Panthers | Week 12 |
| Chicago Bears | Week 9 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Week 4 |
| Cleveland Browns | Week 4 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Week 11 |
| Denver Broncos | Week 4 |
| Detroit Lions | Week 9 |
| Green Bay Packers | Week 9 |
| Houston Texans | Week 10 |
| Indianapolis Colts | Week 10 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Week 11 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Week 6 |
| Miami Dolphins | Week 5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Week 10 |
| New England Patriots | Week 10 |
| New Orleans Saints | Week 6 |
| New York Giants | Week 8 |
| New York Jets | Week 11 |
| Oakland Raiders | Week 5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Week 7 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Week 12 |
| San Diego Chargers | Week 10 |
| St. Louis Rams | Week 4 |
| San Francisco 49ers | Week 8 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Week 4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Week 7 |
| Tennessee Titans | Week 9 |
| Washington Redskins | Week 10 |
If there’s a team that’s likely happy with the bye week schedule, it’s the New England Patriots. Tom Brady’s aging team of veterans is set to deliver the goods once again in 2013-2014, and getting a break as late as week 10 will help them stay healthy or get back to healthy in the midst of what is likely to be yet another playoff year.
Thankfully, fans won’t have to take a single break as 17 straight weeks of football glory kick off on September 4th. Create a betting account now and get into the action this NFL season.
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