Week 5 of the NFL season means the start of bye weeks. This week's teams on bye are the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Rams and Washington Redskins. Naturally this will impact your starting lineups as some highly talented players will be unavailable. One good bit of news with bye weeks is the fact that there are several injured players that should be good to go once they get through their bye week.
Week 5 Bye Week: Fantasy Football Impact
We break down the players going on bye in week five and the fantasy football implications. For more on fantasy football, check out Fake Teams.
Here is a rundown of some of the pertinent players that will be unavailable this weekend. It does not include every player, but rather focuses on guys that would normally make a fantasy impact. We’ll also put together some updates looking at some bye-week fill-ins you might not otherwise consider:
Quarterbacks
Joe Flacco, Bal
Colt McCoy, Cle
Tony Romo, Dal
Sam Bradford
Running Backs
Ray Rice, Bal
Peyton Hillis, Cle
Montario Hardesty, Cle
Felix Jones, Dal
Daniel Thomas, Mia
Reggie Bush, Mia
Steven Jackson, StL
Cadillac Williams, StL
Tim Hightower, Was
Ryan Torain, Was
Roy Helu, Was
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends
Anquan Boldin, Bal
Ed Dickson, Bal
Torrey Smith, Bal
Lee Evans, Bal
Mohamed Massquoi, Cle
Ben Watson, Cle
Josh Cribbs, Cle
Greg Little, Cle
Jason Witten, Dal
Miles Austin, Dal
Dez Bryant, Dal
Laurent Robinson, Dal
Brandon Marshall, Mia
Davone Bess, Mia
Brian Hartline, Mia
Danario Alexander, StL
Brandon Gibson, StL
Mike Sims-Walker, StL
Fred Davis, Was
Santana Moss, Was
Chris Cooley, Was
Jabar Gaffney, Was
Here is a quick rundown of all the bye weeks coming up:
| Week 5 | Baltimore, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami, St. Louis, Washington |
| Week 6 | Arizona, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle, Tennessee |
| Week 7 | Buffalo, Cincinnati, New England, New York Giants, Philadelphia, San Francisco |
| Week 8 | Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, New York Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay |
| Week 9 | Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota |
| Week 10 | None |
| Week 11 | Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh |
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