2012 NFL Bye Weeks
Each NFL team plays 16 games out of 17 weeks in the NFL schedule. The game that they don't play is called their bye week, or "Open Date". It is important in fantasy football to make sure that your starters and backups do not have the same bye week since one of the primary reasons for drafting backup players to have coverage during the bye week of your starter. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
| Teams | |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | None |
| Week 2 | None |
| Week 3 | None |
| Week 4 | Indianapolis, Pittsburgh |
| Week 5 | Dallas, Detroit, Oakland, Tampa Bay |
| Week 6 | Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville, New Orleans |
| Week 7 | Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego |
| Week 8 | Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Houston |
| Week 9 | New England, New York Jets, San Francisco, St. Louis |
| Week 10 | Arizona, Cleveland, Green Bay, Washington |
| Week 11 | Minnesota, New York Giants, Seattle, Tennessee |
| Week 12 | None |
| Week 13 | None |
| Week 14 | None |
| Week 15 | None |
| Week 16 | None |
| Week 17 | None |
