Ideal Bye Week Quarterbacks

It is critical to draft a backup QB to fill in for your starter when he's on a bye. This page identifies the QBs that have the easiest match-ups on the stud's bye week.

#0QB T.J. Yates, HOU
Bye Week: 11

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB @GB [19.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI vs. SD [18.3 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. PHI [16.5 pts allowed to QBs]
#18QB Alex Smith, SF vs. ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#21QB Kevin Kolb, ARI @SF [15.3 pts allowed to QBs]


#0QB Caleb Hanie, CHI
Bye Week: 8

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#16QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT vs. NE [20.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN vs. DET [18.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL vs. NO [18.4 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. MIA [18.0 pts allowed to QBs]
#15QB Joe Flacco, BAL vs. ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]


#0QB Dan Orlovsky, IND
Bye Week: 11

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB @GB [19.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI vs. SD [18.3 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. PHI [16.5 pts allowed to QBs]
#18QB Alex Smith, SF vs. ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#21QB Kevin Kolb, ARI @SF [15.3 pts allowed to QBs]


#0QB Kyle Orton, KC
Bye Week: 6

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI vs. MIN [20.8 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL @GB [19.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#18QB Alex Smith, SF @DET [18.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB vs. NO [18.4 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. BUF [18.1 pts allowed to QBs]


#1QB Tom Brady, NE
Bye Week: 7

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI @TB [19.8 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN @MIA [18.0 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL @DAL [17.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB vs. CHI [16.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#16QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT @ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]


#2QB Aaron Rodgers, GB
Bye Week: 8

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#16QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT vs. NE [20.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN vs. DET [18.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL vs. NO [18.4 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. MIA [18.0 pts allowed to QBs]
#15QB Joe Flacco, BAL vs. ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]


#3QB Cam Newton, CAR
Bye Week: 9

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG @NE [20.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN @OAK [20.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB @NO [18.4 pts allowed to QBs]
#20QB Tarvaris Jackson, SEA @DAL [17.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#18QB Alex Smith, SF @WAS [16.8 pts allowed to QBs]


#4QB Michael Vick, PHI
Bye Week: 7

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI @TB [19.8 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN @MIA [18.0 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL @DAL [17.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB vs. CHI [16.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#16QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT @ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]


#5QB Matthew Stafford, DET
Bye Week: 9

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG @NE [20.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN @OAK [20.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB @NO [18.4 pts allowed to QBs]
#20QB Tarvaris Jackson, SEA @DAL [17.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#18QB Alex Smith, SF @WAS [16.8 pts allowed to QBs]


#6QB Drew Brees, NO
Bye Week: 11

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB @GB [19.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI vs. SD [18.3 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. PHI [16.5 pts allowed to QBs]
#18QB Alex Smith, SF vs. ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#21QB Kevin Kolb, ARI @SF [15.3 pts allowed to QBs]


#7QB Tony Romo, DAL
Bye Week: 5

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#21QB Kevin Kolb, ARI @MIN [20.8 pts allowed to QBs]
#18QB Alex Smith, SF vs. TB [19.8 pts allowed to QBs]
#20QB Tarvaris Jackson, SEA @NYG [19.3 pts allowed to QBs]
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI @DET [18.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN vs. SD [18.3 pts allowed to QBs]


#8QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF
Bye Week: 7

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI @TB [19.8 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN @MIA [18.0 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL @DAL [17.1 pts allowed to QBs]
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB vs. CHI [16.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#16QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT @ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]


#9QB Matt Hasselbeck, TEN
Bye Week: 6

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI vs. MIN [20.8 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL @GB [19.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#18QB Alex Smith, SF @DET [18.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB vs. NO [18.4 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. BUF [18.1 pts allowed to QBs]


#10QB Matt Ryan, ATL
Bye Week: 8

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#16QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT vs. NE [20.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN vs. DET [18.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL vs. NO [18.4 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. MIA [18.0 pts allowed to QBs]
#15QB Joe Flacco, BAL vs. ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]


#11QB Mark Sanchez, NYJ
Bye Week: 8

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#16QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT vs. NE [20.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#19QB Tim Tebow, DEN vs. DET [18.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL vs. NO [18.4 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. MIA [18.0 pts allowed to QBs]
#15QB Joe Flacco, BAL vs. ARI [16.1 pts allowed to QBs]


#12QB Philip Rivers, SD
Bye Week: 6

Ideal Bye Week Fill-ins:
#13QB Jay Cutler, CHI vs. MIN [20.8 pts allowed to QBs]
#22QB Sam Bradford, STL @GB [19.6 pts allowed to QBs]
#18QB Alex Smith, SF @DET [18.7 pts allowed to QBs]
#17QB Josh Freeman, TB vs. NO [18.4 pts allowed to QBs]
#14QB Eli Manning, NYG vs. BUF [18.1 pts allowed to QBs]