The Green Bay Packers could have taken the traditional bye week following a Week 6 trip overseas to play the New York Giants in London. Instead, the team requested a later bye week and the NFL granted the request.
The Packers will have to wait until Week 14 for a week off during the 2022 regular season.
Both coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst confirmed that the Packers put in a request with the NFL to have a later bye week. Instead of having to play 12 straight games to end the season, the Packers will play 13 straight to start the season but get a valuable week off in December to rest up and get healthy for the stretch run and into the playoffs.
