The NFL season is now in full motion, which means that very soon teams will be entering their bye weeks. Bye weeks come in a staggered format and this year will be slightly different from previous years.Since this regular season has 17 games, it has 18 weeks in total and all the teams receive their byes over a period of 9 matchweeks.Joe Ferreira@JoeNFLTHIS is now OFFICIAL....we have a new era in the @NFL with a 17-game season over 18 weeks. Also...preseason reduced from 4 games to 3 games for total of 20 games from August through early January. Super Bowl moves back a week (2/13).Will NOT materially affect Tiebreakers. twitter.com/JoeNFL/status/…Joe Ferreira@JoeNFLAssuming @nfl moves to 17 games over 18 weeks for 2021 season, some history:- 12 games/season from 1947-60- 14 games/season from 1961-1977 (1966 14 gms/15 wks)- 16 games/season from 1978-1989 (except strike seasons in 82 & 87)- 16 games/17 wks from 1990-2020 (1993 16/18)12:40 PM · Mar 31, 202171Assuming @nfl moves to 17 games over 18 weeks for 2021 season, some history:- 12 games/season from 1947-60- 14 games/season from 1961-1977 (1966 14 gms/15 wks)- 16 games/season from 1978-1989 (except strike seasons in 82 & 87)- 16 games/17 wks from 1990-2020 (1993 16/18)1:49 AM · Oct 11, 2018THIS is now OFFICIAL....we have a new era in the @NFL with a 17-game season over 18 weeks. Also...preseason reduced from 4 games to 3 games for total of 20 games from August through early January. Super Bowl moves back a week (2/13).Will NOT materially affect Tiebreakers. twitter.com/JoeNFL/status/…Note that there is no discernible order of when each team gets a bye week. Nor can we fathom why some weeks have more teams that are playing and exactly the opposite on other weeks. Some bye weeks only feature two teams, whereas some other weeks there are up to six teams not taking the field.The first bye week begins with games on the 14th of October 2021, which is in Week 6 of the NFL, and there are four teams that will not play.We have divulged the full bye week schedule below for an easy reference.2021 NFL Bye Week ScheduleWeek 6: Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ersWeek 7: Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh SteelersWeek 8: Baltimore Ravens, Las Vegas RaidersWeek 9: Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Football TeamWeek 10: Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, New York GiantsWeek 11: Denver Broncos, Los Angeles RamsWeek 12: Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City ChiefsWeek 13: Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee TitansWeek 14: Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eaglesffgoatball 🏈@ffgoatballNFL Bye Weeks 6 Falcons Saints Jets 49ers7 Bills Cowboys Jaguars Chargers Vikings Steelers8 Ravens Raiders9 Lions Seattle Seahawks Buccaneers WFT10 Bears Bengals Texans Giants11 Rams Broncos12 Cardinals Chiefs13 Panthers Browns Packers Titans14 Colts Dolphins Pats Eagles8:52 AM · May 13, 2021NFL Bye Weeks 6 Falcons Saints Jets 49ers7 Bills Cowboys Jaguars Chargers Vikings Steelers8 Ravens Raiders9 Lions Seattle Seahawks Buccaneers WFT10 Bears Bengals Texans Giants11 Rams Broncos12 Cardinals Chiefs13 Panthers Browns Packers Titans14 Colts Dolphins Pats EaglesWhat are the matches on the first bye week?For those of our fans that dabble in Fantasy Football, by which we mean all of you, here is a ready reckoner of the teams that will feature during the first bye week.October 14, 8:20 p.m. ETTampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia EaglesSunday, October 17, 9:30 a.m. ETMiami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars in LondonSunday, October 17, 1:00 p.m. ETMinnesota Vikings at Carolina PanthersGreen Bay Packers at Chicago BearsCincinnati Bengals at Detroit LionsLos Angeles Rams at New York GiantsLos Angeles Chargers at Baltimore RavensHouston Texans at Indianapolis ColtsKansas City Chiefs at Washington Football TeamSunday, October 17, 4:05 p.m. ETArizona Cardinals at Cleveland BrownsLas Vegas Raiders at Denver BroncosDallas Cowboys at New England PatriotsSunday, October 17, 8:20 p.m. ETSeattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh SteelersMonday, October 18, 8:15 p.m. ETBuffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans