When the schedule was originally released for the Atlanta Falcons a few months ago, the team’s players and coaching staff probably internally cringed at the sight of a Week 5 bye week.
Having a late bye week is somewhat of an advantage for an NFL team going through the grind of a season.
Now that we’ve made it through Week 5 however, it’s clear that the early bye came at an opportune time for Atlanta.
The benefits of the late bye week aren’t hard to see. It gives an NFL team a chance to recharge its batteries following 9, 10 or 11 straight games to open the season, ahead of a potential playoff run.