Commanders will play well rested opponents this season.
NFL program manufacturers have given Washington four games against teams that fought their weeks, which is most of all NFL teams this season.
The commanders will see the Bears in the week six, the Seahawks in the new week, the Broncos in the week 13 and the giants of the week 15, all who were unleashed. The commanders’ Bye is in week 12 at the same time as the Broncos, so Washington cannot play a team less rested after its own week off.
According to Seth Walder of ESPN, Only 10 teams since 2002 had to play four different opponents who came out of their Byes.
The good news for commanders is that Bye’s weeks have become less important in recent years, and last year, the teams that came out of their Byes had in fact a record of loser. Thus, additional rest may not help the opponents of the commanders.
