The NFL Bye Week is something that handicappers have put too much weight into since its inception in 1990, but that doesn’t mean that certain coaches don’t excel in the first game after the bye. The Packers Mike McCarthy has been money in the bank with an excellent 9-1 against the spread mark. The Ravens John Harbaugh is another coach that has gotten his team to respond big time after the break with a 6-2 ATS mark.
Here are the 2016 Bye Weeks for each NFL team.
| Schedule | Teams |
|---|---|
| Week 4 | Green Bay, Philadelphia |
| Week 5 | Jacksonville, Kansas City, New Orleans, Seattle |
| Week 6 | Minnesota, Tampa Bay |
| Week 7 | Carolina, Dallas |
| Week 8 | Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami, NY Giants, Pittsburgh, San Francisco |
| Week 9 | Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, New England, Washington |
| Week 10 | Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, Oakland |
| Week 11 | Atlanta, Denver, NY Jets, San Diego |
| Week 13 | Cleveland, Tennessee |
Our handicapping advice would be to be aware of when each team is coming up to a bye week. Look for logical scenarios of where a team might take their foot off the pedal or the team that has the extra motivation to get their season back on track before the off week.
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