2026 NFL Schedule Grid — Every Team, Every Week, Byes Highlighted
One box score for the whole season: 32 teams × 18 weeks, bye cells filled in, and every rest-and-venue quirk that matters for fantasy flagged right on the cell. Filter by team, trim the week range, or flip to the byes-only sheet.
2026 NFL schedule grid — byes, rest + weather flags
All 32 teams across weeks 1–18. @ = road game. Bye cells are filled in; badges mark primetime, short weeks, mini-byes, domes, and late-season outdoor games in cold markets.
- Primetime gamePrimetime — Thursday, Monday, or a 7pm-ET-or-later kickoff
- Short week, 5 or fewer days of restShort week — 5 or fewer days since the previous game
- Mini-bye, 10 or more days of restMini-bye — 10+ days of rest (includes the first game back off the bye)
- Dome or closed roofDome — game site has a dome or closed roof
- Late-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecastLate-season outdoor — weeks 15–18, open air, cold-region market (climate, not a forecast)
- BYEBye week — no game
Swipe the grid sideways for later weeks
| Team · bye | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI 14 | at LACDome or closed roof | SEADome or closed roof | at SF | at NYG | DETDome or closed roof | at LARDome or closed roof | DEN | at DAL | at SEA | LAR | at KC | WAS | PHI | BYE | NYJMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at NODome or closed roof | LV | SF |
| ATL 11 | at PIT | CARDome or closed roof | at GBPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at NOPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | BALPrimetime game | CHIDome or closed roof | SF | at TB | CIN | KC | BYE | at MINMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | DET | at CLE | at WASLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | TB | NO | at CAR |
| BAL 13 | at INDDome or closed roof | NO | at DAL | TEN | at ATLPrimetime game | at CLE | CIN | at BUF | JAXPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | LACPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at CAR | at HOU | BYE | TBMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at PITLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | CLELate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at CINPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | PITMini-bye, 10 or more days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| BUF 7 | at HOUDome or closed roof | DETPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | LACMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | NE | at LARPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | at LVDome or closed roof | BYE | BALMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at MINPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | at NYJ | MIA | KCPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at NEMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at GBPrimetime game | CHIPrimetime gameLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at DENLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at MIA | NYJLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| CAR 5 | CHI | at ATLDome or closed roof | at CLE | DETPrimetime game | BYE | at PHIMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | TB | at GBPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | DENMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at NODome or closed roof | BAL | at TBPrimetime game | at MINDome or closed roof | NO | CIN | at PITLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | SEA | ATL |
| CHI 10 | at CAR | MIN | PHIPrimetime game | NYJ | at GB | at ATLDome or closed roof | NEPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at SEAPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | TBPrimetime game | BYE | NOMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at DETPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restDome or closed roof | JAXMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at MIA | at BUFPrimetime gameLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | GBLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | DETLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at MINDome or closed roof |
| CIN 6 | TB | at HOUDome or closed roof | at PIT | JAX | at MIA | BYE | at BALMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | TEN | at ATL | PITPrimetime game | at WASPrimetime game | NO | at CLE | KC | at CAR | at IND | BALPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | CLEMini-bye, 10 or more days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| CLE 11 | at JAX | at TB | CAR | PITPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at NYJMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | BAL | at TEN | at PIT | at NODome or closed roof | HOU | BYE | LVMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | CIN | ATL | at NYGLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at BALLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | INDLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at CINLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| DAL 14 | at NYGPrimetime game | WASDome or closed roof | BAL | at HOUDome or closed roof | TBPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restDome or closed roof | at GBPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at PHIPrimetime game | ARI | at IND | SF | TEN | PHIPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at SEAPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | BYE | at LARMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | JAXPrimetime game | NYG | at WASLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| DEN 10 | at KCPrimetime game | JAX | LARPrimetime game | at SF | at LACDome or closed roof | SEAPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at ARIMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | KC | at CAR | BYE | LVMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at PITShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | MIA | at NYJ | at LVDome or closed roof | BUFShort week, 5 or fewer days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at NELate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | LACLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| DET 6 | NODome or closed roof | at BUFPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | NYJMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | at CARPrimetime game | at ARIDome or closed roof | BYE | GBMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | MINDome or closed roof | at MIA | NE | TBDome or closed roof | CHIPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restDome or closed roof | at ATLMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | TENDome or closed roof | at MINPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | NYGPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | at CHILate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at GBLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| GB 11 | at MINDome or closed roof | at NYJ | ATLPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at TBMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | CHI | DALPrimetime game | at DETDome or closed roof | CARPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at NEMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | MIN | BYE | at LARPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | at NOMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | BUFPrimetime game | MIALate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at CHIShort week, 5 or fewer days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | HOUPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | DETLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| HOU 8 | BUFDome or closed roof | CINDome or closed roof | at IND | DALDome or closed roof | at TEN | at JAX | NYG | BYE | at LACMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | at CLE | INDPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | BALMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at PITPrimetime game | at WAS | JAX | at PHIPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at GBPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | TEN |
| IND 13 | BALDome or closed roof | at KCPrimetime game | HOU | at WAS | at PIT | TEN | at MINDome or closed roof | at JAX | DAL | MIA | at HOUPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | NYGMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | BYE | at PHIMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at TEN | CIN | at CLELate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | JAX |
| JAX 7 | CLE | at DEN | NE | at CIN | PHI | HOU | BYE | INDMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at BALPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at TENMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at NYG | TEN | at CHI | PITPrimetime game | at HOU | at DALPrimetime game | WAS | at IND |
| KC 5 | DENPrimetime game | INDPrimetime game | at MIA | at LVDome or closed roof | BYE | LACMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at SEAPrimetime game | at DEN | NYJ | at ATL | ARI | at BUFPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at LARPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | at CINMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | NEPrimetime gameLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | SFLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at LACDome or closed roof | LVLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| LAC 7 | ARIDome or closed roof | LVDome or closed roof | at BUF | at SEA | DENDome or closed roof | at KC | BYE | at LARMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | HOUDome or closed roof | at BALPrimetime game | NYJDome or closed roof | NEPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | at TB | at LVDome or closed roof | SFPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restDome or closed roof | at MIAMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | KCDome or closed roof | at DENLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| LAR 11 | SFPrimetime game | NYGPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | at DENPrimetime game | at PHI | BUFPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | ARIDome or closed roof | at LVDome or closed roof | LACDome or closed roof | at WAS | at ARI | BYE | GBPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | KCPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | at SFMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | DALDome or closed roof | at SEAPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at TB | SEADome or closed roof |
| LV 13 | MIADome or closed roof | at LACDome or closed roof | at NODome or closed roof | KCDome or closed roof | at NE | BUFDome or closed roof | LARDome or closed roof | at NYJ | at SF | SEADome or closed roof | at DEN | at CLE | BYE | LACMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | DENDome or closed roof | TENDome or closed roof | at ARI | at KCLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| MIA 6 | at LVDome or closed roof | at SF | KC | at MINDome or closed roof | CIN | BYE | at NYJMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | NE | DET | at IND | at BUF | NYJ | at DEN | CHI | at GBLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | LAC | BUF | at NELate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| MIN 6 | GBDome or closed roof | at CHI | at TB | MIADome or closed roof | at NODome or closed roof | BYE | INDMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | at DETDome or closed roof | BUFPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | at GB | at SFPrimetime game | ATLDome or closed roof | CARDome or closed roof | at NEPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | DETPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | WASDome or closed roof | at NYJLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | CHIDome or closed roof |
| NE 11 | at SEAPrimetime game | PITMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at JAX | at BUF | LV | NYJ | at CHIPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at MIAMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | GB | at DET | BYE | at LACPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | BUF | MINPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at KCPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at NYJLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | DENLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | MIALate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| NO 8 | at DETDome or closed roof | at BAL | LVDome or closed roof | ATLPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | MINDome or closed roof | at NYG | PIT | BYE | CLEMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | CARDome or closed roof | at CHI | at CIN | GBDome or closed roof | at CAR | at TB | ARIDome or closed roof | at ATL | TBDome or closed roof |
| NYG 8 | DALPrimetime game | at LARPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | TEN | ARI | at WAS | NO | at HOU | BYE | at PHIMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | WASPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | JAXMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at IND | SF | at SEA | CLELate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at DETPrimetime gameDome or closed roof | at DAL | PHILate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| NYJ 13 | at TEN | GB | at DETDome or closed roof | at CHI | CLE | at NE | MIA | LV | at KC | BUF | at LACDome or closed roof | at MIA | BYE | DENMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at ARI | NELate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | MINLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at BUFLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| PHI 10 | WAS | at TEN | at CHIPrimetime game | LAR | at JAX | CAR | DALPrimetime game | at WASPrimetime game | NYG | BYE | PITMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at DALPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | at ARIMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | IND | SEALate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | HOUPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at SFPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at NYGLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| PIT 9 | ATL | at NE | CIN | at CLEPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | INDMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at TB | at NO | CLE | BYE | at CINPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at PHI | DENShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | HOUPrimetime game | at JAXPrimetime game | BALLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | CARLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at TEN | at BALLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
| SEA 11 | NEPrimetime game | at ARIMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | at WAS | LAC | SF | at DENPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | KCPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | CHIPrimetime game | ARI | at LVDome or closed roof | BYE | at SFMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | DALPrimetime game | NYG | at PHILate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | LARPrimetime game | at CAR | at LARDome or closed roof |
| SF 8 | at LARPrimetime game | MIAMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | ARI | DEN | at SEA | WASPrimetime game | at ATL | BYE | LVMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at DAL | MINPrimetime game | SEA | at NYG | LAR | at LACPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restDome or closed roof | at KCMini-bye, 10 or more days of restLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | PHIPrimetime game | at ARI |
| TB 10 | at CIN | CLE | MIN | GB | at DALPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of restDome or closed roof | PITMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at CAR | ATL | at CHIPrimetime game | BYE | at DETMini-bye, 10 or more days of restDome or closed roof | CARPrimetime game | LAC | at BAL | NO | at ATL | LAR | at NODome or closed roof |
| TEN 9 | NYJ | PHI | at NYG | at BAL | HOU | at IND | CLE | at CIN | BYE | JAXMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at DAL | at JAX | WAS | at DETDome or closed roof | IND | at LVDome or closed roof | PIT | at HOU |
| WAS 7 | at PHI | at DALDome or closed roof | SEA | IND | NYG | at SFPrimetime game | BYE | PHIPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | LAR | at NYGPrimetime gameShort week, 5 or fewer days of rest | CINPrimetime gameMini-bye, 10 or more days of rest | at ARI | at TEN | HOU | ATLLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast | at MINDome or closed roof | at JAX | DALLate-season outdoor game in a cold-region market; climate, not a forecast |
Kickoff weather — week 7 and 8
Forecast pulled from the National Weather Service and, for games outside the US, MET Norway — 7 of 27 games are inside the 7-day window, which reaches Thu, Oct 29, 8:00 AM ET in the US.
| Game | Kickoff ET | Temp | Wind | Precip | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 7 | |||||
| PIT @ NOSaint-Denis, France | Sun 9:30 AM | 58° | W 16 mph | 0.0 mm expected; no chance of precipitation is published here | WatchFair |
| SF @ ATLAtlanta, GA | Sun 1:00 PM | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Roof |
| CIN @ BALBaltimore, MD | Sun 1:00 PM | 63° | SE 2 mph | 0% | No wind flagSunny |
| TB @ CARCharlotte, NC | Sun 1:00 PM | 65° | NE 10 mphgusting to 18 miles per hour | 0% | No wind flagSunny |
| NYG @ HOUHouston, TX | Sun 1:00 PM | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Roof |
| IND @ MINMinneapolis, MN | Sun 1:00 PM | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors |
| MIA @ NYJEast Rutherford, NJ | Sun 1:00 PM | 63° | W 2 mph | 0% | No wind flagSunny |
| CLE @ TENNashville, TN | Sun 1:00 PM | 71° | 0 mph | 0% | No wind flagSunny |
| DEN @ ARIGlendale, AZ | Sun 4:05 PM | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Roof |
| GB @ DETDetroit, MI | Sun 4:25 PM | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors |
| LAR @ LVParadise, NV | Sun 4:25 PM | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors |
| KC @ SEASeattle, WA | Sun 8:20 PM | 56° | N 3 mph | 28% | No wind flagChance Light Rain |
| DAL @ PHIPhiladelphia, PA | Mon 8:15 PM | 59° | 0 mph | 0% | No wind flagMostly Clear |
| Week 8 | |||||
| CAR @ GBGreen Bay, WI | Thu 8:15 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| BAL @ BUFOrchard Park, NY | Sun 1:00 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| TEN @ CINCincinnati, OH | Sun 1:00 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| ARI @ DALArlington, TX | Sun 1:00 PM | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Roof |
| MIN @ DETDetroit, MI | Sun 1:00 PM | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors |
| IND @ JAXJacksonville, FL | Sun 1:00 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| LV @ NYJEast Rutherford, NJ | Sun 1:00 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| CLE @ PITPittsburgh, PA | Sun 1:00 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| ATL @ TBTampa, FL | Sun 1:00 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| LAC @ LARInglewood, CA | Sun 4:05 PM | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors, no forecast needed | Indoors |
| KC @ DENDenver, CO | Sun 4:25 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| NE @ MIAMiami Gardens, FL | Sun 4:25 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| PHI @ WASLandover, MD | Sun 8:20 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
| CHI @ SEASeattle, WA | Mon 8:15 PM | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No forecast yet | No fcst |
Worth a second look
- PIT @ NOWatchWind W 16 mph — at the 15 mph threshold. A tiebreaker against a boom/bust deep receiver or a kicker, not a reason to bench a starter. No chance of precipitation is published for this forecast.
Real forecasts for the kickoff hour at every open-air game on the next two weekends. One number here is worth more than the rest combined: sustained wind of 15 mph or more, the only weather variable with a documented effect on fantasy scoring — deep passing accuracy and field goals both fall off past it. Cold and rain make better television than they do lineup decisions.
Why later weeks are blank. The National Weather Service publishes about seven days ahead and no further, so a forecast for week 14 does not exist in September — not here, not anywhere. 11 games on this board are past the end of the current forecast; they fill in as the week gets closer. We would rather show you an empty cell than a stale number dressed up as a forecast. For the games no forecast can reach, the grid above still flags late-season outdoor — a climate label, not a prediction.
Games that have kicked off drop off. The board is rebuilt from a snapshot several times a day, and a game leaves it at kickoff — there is no kickoff-hour forecast left for a game already under way.
Domes and retractable roofs. A dome is weather-proof and gets no forecast because it needs none. A retractable roof is a judgement call the club makes on game day; we treat it as indoors, which is how it goes nearly every time the weather is bad.
Games abroad are forecast where they are played. A London, Paris or Munich game is forecast at that stadium, not at the home club's US one.
Weather data: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov), public domain. NWS does not endorse this site. Forecasts for games outside the US: MET Norway (the Norwegian Meteorological Institute), licensed CC BY 4.0 — converted to mph and °F and rounded; MET publishes an expected amount of precipitation there, not a chance.
How to read the flags — for fantasy, not trivia
Every badge is a small, well-documented edge (or trap), and none of them should ever overrule talent. Here’s what each one is actually worth:
- Short week (≤5 days rest) — the one flag with real teeth. Teams coming off a short turnaround practice less, install less, and score a little less; banged-up players (RBs especially) are the most likely to sit. When two flex options are a coin flip, fade the short week.
- Mini-bye (10+ days rest) — the mirror image, worth a mild bump. Extra rest gets questionable players back on the field and gives coaches a fortnight to scheme. It includes the first game back off the full bye, which is where the effect is best documented. Small edge — a tiebreaker, not a reason to start anyone.
- Primetime — the most overrated flag on the board. The “primetime shootout” narrative doesn’t survive contact with the data: scoring in night windows is about the same as the 1pm slate, because the league flexes good teams, not high totals, into those slots. We label it so you know when your player kicks off — not so you chase it.
- Dome — a climate-controlled roof at the game site. Mild passing-game tailwind, and it’s the flag that cancels the next one.
- Late-season outdoor — weeks 15–18 at an open-air stadium in a cold-region market. This is the “potential weather issues” promise of this page, and we’re explicit about what it is: a static climate label, not a forecast. Nobody knows in July whether Week 16 in Buffalo is 35°F and clear or a lake-effect whiteout — but you can know today which fantasy-playoff games are exposed to that risk, and plan your roster around the ones that aren’t. For the games that are close enough to forecast, see the kickoff weather board above: real National Weather Service numbers for the next two weekends.
The 2026 bye structure — nine weeks, one crunch
The 2026 byes are spread across nine weeks (5–14, skipping week 12), and they are not spread evenly. Most weeks rest two or four teams — then week 11 rests six at once: Atlanta, Cleveland, Green Bay, the Rams, New England, and Seattle. If you draft heavily from those rosters, week 11 can hollow out a lineup that looked deep in September. Hit the Byes only view for the flat cheat sheet, or use the team filter to see exactly which weeks your roster goes dark.
One honest caveat: this is the schedule as pulled on . NFL flex scheduling moves late-season games between windows, so a December cell’s primetime flag can change; opponents, sites, and byes do not.
Related schedule tools
- NFL weather report — the kickoff weather board above on its own page, with the full read on which positions wind actually moves.
- Bye-week clash checker — the interactive roster version: enter your players and it flags every double-bye week for you.
- Fantasy strength of schedule — the same 32×18 grid, colored by how generous each opponent was to your position last season.
- Playoff schedule strength — a focused look at weeks 15–17, when the flags above matter most.
Next step
This week’s games, with the kickoff forecast.
Kickoff wind, gusts, temperature and rain for every outdoor game on the next two weekends, with the 15 mph wind line flagged.
Open the NFL weather report2026 schedule data via nflverse.com (CC-BY-4.0). Schedule as of — flex scheduling moves late-season primetime games.