Why aren’t the Kansas City Chiefs playing in Week 6?

If you’re looking for times for when the Kansas City Chiefs are playing this weekend, you can stop now. Patrick Mahomes and company will rest Week 6 of the 2024 NFL season, with this being his bye week. That means they’ll enter Week 7 undefeated, and this is a tasty matchup as they play the 49ers in a repeat of last season’s Super Bowl, which the Chiefs won 25-22.

The Niners are now 3-3 after beating the Seahawks 36-24 on Thursday night.

Why is it the Chiefs bye week?

Every NFL team has a bye week during the regular season. this week, along with the Chiefs, it’s the turn of the Rams, Dolphins and Vikings.

While the NFL doesn’t release the exact reasons for how they choose each team’s bye week, they do explain that: “Each team has an assigned bye week, and many teams have a specific number of games scheduled across the field (as determined by the standard). formula at the end of the previous season), stadium conflicts and other operational obstacles in their schedule. The programming teams aim to balance these operational elements while trying to maximize the fan audience.”

The Chiefs were away at the Saints on Monday night, meaning the bye week prevents them from playing again with one less day than usual.

Goodbye information of the week

Here’s how to make the most of the bye weeks for your fantasy football.

Here is the list of all the bye weeks this season.