2026 NFL
Schedule, byes and strength of schedule
This week's games, every team's bye week, and which offenses have the easiest path for each position over the next four weeks and the rest of the season.
Week 5 games
On bye: CAR, KC
- Thursday Oct 8 · 8:15 PM ETTB @ DAL81° · 5 mph Mostly Clear retractable roof
- Sunday Oct 11 · 9:30 AM ETPHI @ JAXNeutral site: no forecast
- Sunday Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ETCIN @ MIA87° · 12 mph · 23% Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
- Sunday Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ETLV @ NE62° · 8 mph · 1% Mostly Sunny
- Sunday Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ETMIN @ NOIndoors
- Sunday Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ETCLE @ NYJ66° · 7 mph · 1% Mostly Sunny
- Sunday Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ETIND @ PIT69° · 8 mph · 7% Mostly Sunny
- Sunday Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ETHOU @ TEN75° · 10 mph · 40% Chance Rain Showers
- Sunday Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ETNYG @ WAS65° · 8 mph · 11% Partly Sunny
- Sunday Oct 11 · 1:00 PM ETCHI @ GB70° · 12 mph · 8% Sunny
- Sunday Oct 11 · 4:05 PM ETDEN @ LACIndoors
- Sunday Oct 11 · 4:25 PM ETDET @ ARI89° · 15 mph · 18% Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms retractable roof
- Sunday Oct 11 · 4:25 PM ETSF @ SEA59° · 8 mph Sunny
- Sunday Oct 11 · 8:20 PM ETBAL @ ATL67° · 15 mph · 46% Chance Rain Showers retractable roof
- Monday Oct 12 · 8:15 PM ETBUF @ LAIndoors
Kickoff forecasts come from the National Weather Service and update every morning. Flags mark wind of 15+ mph, a 50%+ chance of rain or snow, and temperatures of 25°F or colder, the conditions that most affect passing and kicking.
Bye weeks
| Week | Teams on bye |
|---|---|
| 5 | CAR, KC |
| 6 | CIN, DET, MIA, MIN |
| 7 | BUF, JAX, LAC, WAS |
| 8 | HOU, NO, NYG, SF |
| 9 | PIT, TEN |
| 10 | CHI, DEN, PHI, TB |
| 11 | ATL, CLE, GB, LA, NE, SEA |
| 13 | BAL, IND, LV, NYJ |
| 14 | ARI, DAL |
Strength of schedule
Rank 1 is the easiest schedule for that position, based on how many fantasy points each upcoming opponent has allowed. Green is top 8, red is bottom 8.
| Team | Next 4 weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | RB | WR | TE | |
| ARI | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| ATL | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 |
| BAL | 9 | 30 | 4 | 6 |
| BUF | 27 | 32 | 23 | 28 |
| CAR | 17 | 3 | 25 | 21 |
| CHI | 28 | 18 | 19 | 24 |
| CIN | 16 | 23 | 14 | 15 |
| CLE | 31 | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| DAL | 13 | 17 | 13 | 18 |
| DEN | 22 | 25 | 29 | 8 |
| DET | 20 | 14 | 26 | 16 |
| GB | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| HOU | 25 | 22 | 9 | 25 |
| IND | 32 | 28 | 17 | 31 |
| JAX | 7 | 20 | 1 | 27 |
| KC | 26 | 2 | 30 | 23 |
| LA | 6 | 11 | 7 | 14 |
| LAC | 18 | 26 | 24 | 17 |
| LV | 19 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| MIA | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| NE | 23 | 4 | 31 | 20 |
| NO | 30 | 29 | 18 | 22 |
| NYG | 5 | 21 | 2 | 13 |
| NYJ | 15 | 12 | 27 | 12 |
| PHI | 4 | 19 | 6 | 9 |
| PIT | 12 | 13 | 22 | 2 |
| SEA | 29 | 9 | 32 | 19 |
| SF | 14 | 31 | 20 | 5 |
| TB | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| TEN | 8 | 27 | 5 | 11 |
| WAS | 21 | 16 | 21 | 30 |
Full season grid
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | @LAC | SEA | @SF | @NYG | DET | @LA | DEN | @DAL | @SEA | LA | @KC | WAS | PHI | BYE | NYJ | @NO | LV | SF |
| ATL | @PIT | CAR | @GB | @NO | BAL | CHI | SF | @TB | CIN | KC | BYE | @MIN | DET | @CLE | @WAS | TB | NO | @CAR |
| BAL | @IND | NO | @DAL | TEN | @ATL | @CLE | CIN | @BUF | JAX | LAC | @CAR | @HOU | BYE | TB | @PIT | CLE | @CIN | PIT |
| BUF | @HOU | DET | LAC | NE | @LA | @LV | BYE | BAL | @MIN | @NYJ | MIA | KC | @NE | @GB | CHI | @DEN | @MIA | NYJ |
| CAR | CHI | @ATL | @CLE | DET | BYE | @PHI | TB | @GB | DEN | @NO | BAL | @TB | @MIN | NO | CIN | @PIT | SEA | ATL |
| CHI | @CAR | MIN | PHI | NYJ | @GB | @ATL | NE | @SEA | TB | BYE | NO | @DET | JAX | @MIA | @BUF | GB | DET | @MIN |
| CIN | TB | @HOU | @PIT | JAX | @MIA | BYE | @BAL | TEN | @ATL | PIT | @WAS | NO | @CLE | KC | @CAR | @IND | BAL | CLE |
| CLE | @JAX | @TB | CAR | PIT | @NYJ | BAL | @TEN | @PIT | @NO | HOU | BYE | LV | CIN | ATL | @NYG | @BAL | IND | @CIN |
| DAL | @NYG | WAS | BAL | @HOU | TB | @GB | @PHI | ARI | @IND | SF | TEN | PHI | @SEA | BYE | @LA | JAX | NYG | @WAS |
| DEN | @KC | JAX | LA | @SF | @LAC | SEA | @ARI | KC | @CAR | BYE | LV | @PIT | MIA | @NYJ | @LV | BUF | @NE | LAC |
| DET | NO | @BUF | NYJ | @CAR | @ARI | BYE | GB | MIN | @MIA | NE | TB | CHI | @ATL | TEN | @MIN | NYG | @CHI | @GB |
| GB | @MIN | @NYJ | ATL | @TB | CHI | DAL | @DET | CAR | @NE | MIN | BYE | @LA | @NO | BUF | MIA | @CHI | HOU | DET |
| HOU | BUF | CIN | @IND | DAL | @TEN | @JAX | NYG | BYE | @LAC | @CLE | IND | BAL | @PIT | @WAS | JAX | @PHI | @GB | TEN |
| IND | BAL | @KC | HOU | @WAS | @PIT | TEN | @MIN | @JAX | DAL | MIA | @HOU | NYG | BYE | @PHI | @TEN | CIN | @CLE | JAX |
| JAX | CLE | @DEN | NE | @CIN | PHI | HOU | BYE | IND | @BAL | @TEN | @NYG | TEN | @CHI | PIT | @HOU | @DAL | WAS | @IND |
| KC | DEN | IND | @MIA | @LV | BYE | LAC | @SEA | @DEN | NYJ | @ATL | ARI | @BUF | @LA | @CIN | NE | SF | @LAC | LV |
| LA | SF | NYG | @DEN | @PHI | BUF | ARI | @LV | LAC | @WAS | @ARI | BYE | GB | KC | @SF | DAL | @SEA | @TB | SEA |
| LAC | ARI | LV | @BUF | @SEA | DEN | @KC | BYE | @LA | HOU | @BAL | NYJ | NE | @TB | @LV | SF | @MIA | KC | @DEN |
| LV | MIA | @LAC | @NO | KC | @NE | BUF | LA | @NYJ | @SF | SEA | @DEN | @CLE | BYE | LAC | DEN | TEN | @ARI | @KC |
| MIA | @LV | @SF | KC | @MIN | CIN | BYE | @NYJ | NE | DET | @IND | @BUF | NYJ | @DEN | CHI | @GB | LAC | BUF | @NE |
| MIN | GB | @CHI | @TB | MIA | @NO | BYE | IND | @DET | BUF | @GB | @SF | ATL | CAR | @NE | DET | WAS | @NYJ | CHI |
| NE | @SEA | PIT | @JAX | @BUF | LV | NYJ | @CHI | @MIA | GB | @DET | BYE | @LAC | BUF | MIN | @KC | @NYJ | DEN | MIA |
| NO | @DET | @BAL | LV | ATL | MIN | @NYG | PIT | BYE | CLE | CAR | @CHI | @CIN | GB | @CAR | @TB | ARI | @ATL | TB |
| NYG | DAL | @LA | TEN | ARI | @WAS | NO | @HOU | BYE | @PHI | WAS | JAX | @IND | SF | @SEA | CLE | @DET | @DAL | PHI |
| NYJ | @TEN | GB | @DET | @CHI | CLE | @NE | MIA | LV | @KC | BUF | @LAC | @MIA | BYE | DEN | @ARI | NE | MIN | @BUF |
| PHI | WAS | @TEN | @CHI | LA | @JAX | CAR | DAL | @WAS | NYG | BYE | PIT | @DAL | @ARI | IND | SEA | HOU | @SF | @NYG |
| PIT | ATL | @NE | CIN | @CLE | IND | @TB | @NO | CLE | BYE | @CIN | @PHI | DEN | HOU | @JAX | BAL | CAR | @TEN | @BAL |
| SEA | NE | @ARI | @WAS | LAC | SF | @DEN | KC | CHI | ARI | @LV | BYE | @SF | DAL | NYG | @PHI | LA | @CAR | @LA |
| SF | @LA | MIA | ARI | DEN | @SEA | WAS | @ATL | BYE | LV | @DAL | MIN | SEA | @NYG | LA | @LAC | @KC | PHI | @ARI |
| TB | @CIN | CLE | MIN | GB | @DAL | PIT | @CAR | ATL | @CHI | BYE | @DET | CAR | LAC | @BAL | NO | @ATL | LA | @NO |
| TEN | NYJ | PHI | @NYG | @BAL | HOU | @IND | CLE | @CIN | BYE | JAX | @DAL | @JAX | WAS | @DET | IND | @LV | PIT | @HOU |
| WAS | @PHI | @DAL | SEA | IND | NYG | @SF | BYE | PHI | LA | @NYG | CIN | @ARI | @TEN | HOU | ATL | @MIN | @JAX | DAL |