From their first training camp practice (July 26th) to the conference championship games (January 20th) is roughly 26 weeks. That's a
long grind and the bye week provides a very needed rest. The Monday Night game was approximately 65% of the way through that stretch. So this bye week is, you could say, overdue and very, very needed. My hope is they can come back refreshed and strong and play well enough that some key players can also sit or be limited in week 17- and then be home resting over wildcard weekend January 5-6 as well.
Fresh(ish) legs in December and January matter.
