Last week before the game, smith talked about how the early bye week caused him to approach preparation for the 49ers with more of a training camp mentality. There are a couple reasons for the abnormal amount of byeweek opponents the irish face in 2019, no its not a conspiracy including the fact that there are more saturdays between labor day and thanksgiving and that notre dame has no conference rules to protect. And i also stuck to the regular season to avoid divisional games where. Although youve probably heard about andy reids amazing record after a bye week 162 in 18 seasons, the lions are starting a little run of. The giants are 14 after the bye and the offense seems to disappear. The seahawks are coming off a bye and finally have something close to the pass rush they envisioned with quinton jefferson healthy, jarran reed rounding into form and clowney continuing to dominate. The pittsburgh steelers after a bye week typically equates. There will be six teams on a bye entering nfl week 8. Its a time for teams to rest and rejuvenate after the first quarter of the season.
I looked at the record of teams coming off their bye week playing against teams who had played the previous week. Fans across the world have already charted the exact path their respective teams will take to 142 accounting for the trap game and close road loss and a. After several weeks of two and a maximum of four teams being on bye, nfl week 8 is where things pick up. Whether you want to know your favorite teams bye week, your fantasy players bye weeks, or are about to e this page as a handy resource.
Sep 07, 2019 if that seems like a lot, thats because it is. Oct, 2009 last week before the game, smith talked about how the early bye week caused him to approach preparation for the 49ers with more of a training camp mentality. Nfl bye week winning situations the off shore gaming. Basically, you should never bet against reid when hes coming. Now, if youre thinking about betting teams coming off the bye because the past four years theyve covered 58. Which teams have the week off and how have they looked to this point. Over the four most recent seasons 20072010, in games where only one team is coming off the bye, the team coming off the bye has a record of 65541 straight up, and 61445 against the spread.
Nfl bye week strategy nfl betting strategy for bye weeks. Generally speaking, a bye closer towards the middle or end of the season is preferable since it gives teams. In australias national rugby league nrl, each team has two byes each season. Seattle seahawks have history of success after bye weeks.
Reids impressive postbye week record could improve as. The nfl s 2020 schedule has been released, and that means we have an idea about the roadmap for each franchise. Nov 22, 2019 the seahawks are coming off a bye and finally have something close to the pass rush they envisioned with quinton jefferson healthy, jarran reed rounding into form and clowney continuing to dominate. Nov 22, 2019 the seahawks are coming off a bye and finally have something close to the pass. He is 183 in the regular season off the bye week, and 50 in the playoffs. Carolina panthers struggle after bye week under ron rivera. Arizona and carolina also won on sunday, giving teams playing after their bye week a 40 record this season. The screenshot below shows this system and results in bet labs. That may seem to make sense in theory, but doing so generally produces a 50percent result. For the first time in the 2016 season, a total of six teams will have their bye. Each nfl team has one bye week during the season, falling between weeks 5 to in 2020.
How nfl teams have fared against the spread following bye weeks. One of the biggest questions that bettors face week to week in the nfl season is how they should treat teams coming off their bye weeks. Listed below are all the postbye ats records of every nfl coach with his current team. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 college football section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. What is every nfl teams straight up winloss record coming off a bye. Determining where that bye week falls for each team presents additional challenges for the schedule makers.
Looking at the numbers, its clear that backing teams off a bye has been very profitable since 2003, but it wasnt a winning move at all from 19902002. The nfl had teams, and due to an odd number of teams, one team had a bye each week. Sep 26, 2014 the average bye week of a super bowl participant is 7. Teams coming off a game in which they did not have a rushing first down and having a win percentage of 40% or lower on the season are just 1021 ats for 32. Excludes data from the 2001 nfl season because the 911 attacks gave teams an additional week off. The schedule makers also consider where a teams bye week fell in past seasons.
The 2015 official nfl record and fact book is filled with all sorts of individual and team stats. That could mean bad things for big blue when they host the chiefs this week. Each nfl team has one bye week during the season, falling between weeks 5 to in. Coming off a bye week, arizona needs to get a win against the pittsburgh steelers to gain the confidence needed to put together a string of. When dealing with a situation like this, its important to take a look at how every coach fares off a bye. The chiefs went 102 after their week off last season, winning their first afc west title since 2010.
Failing to look ahead, i now had a nearly empty roster with the most important week of the season approaching. Jun 28, 2015 on the other hand, the road teams have done very nicely during the span, because road teams coming off a bye week have a 1271035 record. Week 12 nfl game picks, schedule guide, fantasy football tips. Good spots to bet nfl teams off their bye week sports. Is there value betting on nfl teams coming off a bye. There arent many teams left in the nfl who havent had their bye week following the first 10 weeks of games. However between 2007 and 20, the league had one bye per team over in two weeks in august 4 teams would have a bye during week 6 and the other 4 teams would have a bye on week 7.
Throughout nfl history, which teams have lost their bye. Coming out of the bye, the seahawks will be playing the eagles in a battle. The total points scored this time around is about dead even, with 118 games going under, 115 going over, and 2 ending in a push. By setting this to between and 15 days, we isolated only nfl teams coming off byes. This section is showing information as of the end the 201920 season. The patriots are coming off a week 10 bye and will travel to lincoln. The problem is that the bye can affect each team differently depending on their circumstances, so it can be dangerous. Thats teams in this spot playing a team with a losing record 56. Logically, it gives a game a chance to prepare for an opponent longer and it allows some player who might be injured a chance to heal which are clear. They could use a bye probably the most of these six teams for that reason. Ill share some basic stats about how well teams coming off the bye week have fared that will help you understand the lines a little better. Heres how patriots have fared after a bye week under bill belichick. Last week, i evaluated the nfls 02 teams and tried to figure out which of them had the best shot of making it to the postseason. Every team s season is broken up with one week off during the year, and trying to judge how a team is going to perform after that break can be very challenging.
From 1990 to 2009, teams coming off bye weeks were 3523141 straight up. Lets break down the numbers for the patriots coming off a bye during belichicks first 19 seasons as the teams head. Pryor, the breakout wide receiver coming off six catches for 1 yards, was stuck on my bench. The nfl bye weeks started in week 5, and now we have some historically proven ats situations to evaluate and support. Nov 12, 2019 the green bay packers enter the bye with a 82 record, marking the sixth straight season that the packers entered the bye week with a winning record 321 in 2018, 43 in 2017, 21 in 2016, 60. Adam thielen enters the record book with another 100yard game. There are a couple reasons for the abnormal amount of byeweek opponents the irish face in 2019, no its not a conspiracy including the fact that there are more saturdays between labor day and thanksgiving and that notre dame has. How teams coming off the bye have fared in recent years over the four most recent seasons 20072010, in games where only one team is coming off the bye, the team coming off the bye has a record of 65. If theres one stat thats reached mythological proportions in the nfl, its reids record when his team is coming off of a bye week. Oct 17, 2018 the green bay packers enter the bye with a 321 record, marking the fifth straight season and the 10th time under head coach mike mccarthy that green bay entered the bye week with a winning. One theory that i had coming into this was i believed the better a team was playing leading up to their bye, the more likely they were to play well and that appears to be true. Taking a look at which six teams will have their bye in nfl week 9.
Interested in knowing each teams winloss record coming off a bye. Free nfl football team win trends and splits in simple, easy to read tables. Sports betting library nfl handicapping articles good spots to bet nfl teams off their bye week handicapping bye weeks in the nfl is a real challenge for a lot of football bettors. Then there is andy reids record when coming off a bye. From 20002014, fbs teams actually have a losing record in conference games when coming off a bye week. Using the same 110 game sample, teams coming off the bye week that are favored have a record of 4812 straight. The average bye week of a super bowl participant is 7. Nov, 2017 if theres one stat thats reached mythological proportions in the nfl, its reids record when his team is coming off of a bye week. The packers scored 28plus points in the first half in week 14 vs. In the afc teams, on bye are the firstplace new england patriots, the houston texans and the cincinnati bengals. Throughout nfl history, which teams have lost their bye week. Maybe a week off to refocus wouldnt be a bad thing for the chargers. Ever since the nfl instituted the bye to wring an extra week of rights fees from the tv networks bettors have had to figure out what impact a week of rest is. The green bay packers enter the bye with a 321 record, marking the fifth straight season and the 10th time under head coach mike mccarthy that green bay entered the bye week with a winning.
I have also gone through the data and broken down teams off a bye from two different eras. Week 12 nfl game picks, schedule guide, fantasy football. Of the six teams who are on bye for nfl week 9, three teams enter with a winning record, while the other three have seen better seasons in their franchise history. Use these situations for teams coming off a bye as a guide as you further. For example, the league tries to limit the number of times a team that played the week before has to face a team coming off its bye. Oct 03, 2008 the colts have won three straight games off a bye and have averaged 35 points per game doing it, so the texans are in trouble.
How nfl teams have fared against the spread following bye. The advantage or lack thereof of having a bye week with. Teams coming back from the bye highlight week 5 storylines. Ever since the nfl instituted the bye to wring an extra week of rights fees from the tv networks bettors have had to figure out what impact a week of rest is going to have on a team. Under mike tomlin, the pittsburgh steelers hold an impressive record coming off a bye week.
Looking at which four teams will get to rest on their bye in nfl week 11. I eliminated late season weeks,such as week 17 where teams are resting starters or perhaps not fully committed to winning in order to secure higher draft picks. The league has considered adjusting the schedule to eliminate bye weeks and could end up starting in october this year because of the covid19 pandemic, but we break down the effect bye weeks could have on each team on a normal schedule here. On the other hand, the road teams have done very nicely during the span, because road teams coming off a bye week have a 1271035 record. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 nfl section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. The nfl has six teams on bye for week 8, including two teams with a record above. This season they hammered the oakland raiders 409 coming off their bye, and the raiders pushed the texans close in a game this year. Carolina panthers teams have struggled following the bye under coach ron rivera the carolina panthers were riding a giant wave of momentum into the week 11 bye. When the league had only 8 teams, the league usually had no bye weeks. Andy reid coached teams are an incredible 162 straight up and 5 against the spread when coming off a bye.
Handicapping bye weeks in the nfl is a real challenge for a lot of football bettors. From week 5 to week 11, every other team will have a byeweek. History of bye weeks in nfl and how bengals perform following bye. The colts have won three straight games off a bye and have averaged 35 points per game doing it, so the texans are in trouble. The seahawks are coming off a bye and finally have something close to the pass. With the bye week being an integral part of every football, fantasy and gambling. Oct 23, 2017 although youve probably heard about andy reids amazing record after a bye week 162 in 18 seasons, the lions are starting a little run of their own. This is enough to make you wonder if there is an advantage playing a game coming off a bye. Lets change gears and look at the most successful teams in football. Again in 1966 the nfl had an odd number of teams with 15 total franchises.
I couldnt start murray, who i rode all season and finished as a topfive rusher. From a strictly fantasy viewpoint, weeks 8 and 9 appear to be the worst with six teams off each of those weeks. Nov 24, 2014 under mike tomlin, the pittsburgh steelers hold an impressive record coming off a bye week. The pittsburgh steelers after a bye week typically equates to. This is not the time to jump off the raidersontheroad 2016 bandwagon posted on october 27, 2016 by tim kawakami with the 49ers on a bye week, the panelists get two wildcard picks along with the raiderstampa bay game. Oakland for a franchiserecord fourth time this season. Oct 22, 2015 the nfl had teams, and due to an odd number of teams, one team had a bye each week. The other 31 teams in the nfl combined for 12 first halves with 28plus points this season.
Seahawks running back chris carson has recorded a rushing touchdown in each of his past three road games. Because of 911, their week 2 game against carolina got pushed back to the final week of the season though, so they had their bye after 15 games, then played one last game before getting another bye before their first playoff game. Its more difficult for nfl road teams in the divisional round of playoffs. How teams coming off the bye have fared in recent years. In fact, notre dame faces the most teams coming off of a bye in the whole ncaa.