When does NFL Week 7 start?

Week 7 runs from Thursday 22 October, the Patriots at the Bears, to Monday 26 October, the Cowboys at the Eagles: 14 games.

Which NFL teams have a bye in Week 7?

The Bills, the Chargers, the Commanders and the Jaguars.

Who are the biggest favourites in NFL Week 7?

The Texans by 10.5 against the Giants (lost 27-21), the Vikings by 6.5 against the Colts (won 16-10) and the Jets by 4.5 against the Dolphins (lost 28-25).

Which NFL Week 7 game has the highest total?

The Packers at the Lions, at 55.5 points; 37 points were scored.

FanTeam NFL Gameweek 7: Four Byes, Hurts Out for the Season, and the Value List

Published October 21, 2026 by Statz NFL.

Buffalo, Jacksonville, the Chargers and Washington are on a bye, which takes Josh Allen, James Cook and Bhayshul Tuten out of your nine, and Jalen Hurts is on injured reserve. The season-game injury sheet and the value list for the transfers you have left, with gameweek 8's byes in view.

Four byes, and what they do to your nine

Buffalo, Jacksonville, the Chargers and Washington are on a bye in gameweek 7. For a season squad that means Josh Allen (£21.7m, 405 projected points for the season), James Cook III (£19.5m, 423), Bhayshul Tuten (£13.0m, 344), Parker Washington (£16.9m, 297) and Brenton Strange (£13.0m, 200) score nothing this week, along with every Charger and every Commander. A player on a bye is the one zero the safety net cannot replace, which is the rule on the how to play FanTeam page. Two of them in your nine and you take the zero. Three or more and the question is which of the three has the best week-eight price.

Gameweek 8 takes out Houston, New Orleans, the Giants and San Francisco, which matters for who you buy now: Isaiah Likely, Malik Nabers, Tyler Shough, Brock Purdy and George Kittle all have a gameweek-8 bye, so a transfer for any of them this week is a transfer for one week. Last week's byes were Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami and Minnesota; if you bought Gibbs or Aaron Jones back, they play this week. Check the schedule before every transfer from here.

The injury sheet: Hurts is out for the season

The biggest name on the list is Jalen Hurts, £20.5m, on injured reserve with a calf injury and expected to miss the rest of the season: sell him with the first transfer you have, because the safety net does not help a player who does not dress for months. Also on injured reserve: De'Von Achane (£18.3m), Jaxson Dart (£18.0m) and Davante Adams (£17.7m, listed as resting). Out: Terry McLaurin (£16.5m, hamstring), though Washington are on a bye anyway. Questionable: Lamar Jackson (£20.0m, ankle), Baker Mayfield (£19.0m, thumb), Saquon Barkley (£18.1m, hamstring), Breece Hall (£18.0m, quadricep), A.J. Brown (£17.5m, ankle), Tyler Warren (£17.0m, groin), DJ Moore (£16.7m, shoulder), David Montgomery (£16.7m, groin), Rashee Rice (£16.5m, hamstring), Ladd McConkey (£16.5m, foot), Quinshon Judkins (£16.0m, ankle) and Jordan Addison (£15.0m, hamstring). Marcus Mariota (£15.4m, knee) is doubtful.

The gameweek locks on Thursday night, so for anyone owned in a Sunday game the safety net is the plan: if he does not dress, the bench replaces him. The ones to decide before Thursday are the Thursday game's own players, New England and Chicago, where A.J. Brown is the name.

Sell: Jalen Hurts — QB, PHI · £20.5m · injured reserve, calf — at £20.5m — Expected to miss the season. Brock Purdy at £18.4m projects 327 and frees £2.1m, though San Francisco have a gameweek-8 bye. Game preview
Check: Lamar Jackson — QB, BAL · £20.0m · questionable, ankle — at £20.0m — Questionable again. The safety net catches a scratch. Game preview

The value list for the transfers you have left

A few prices moved: Isaiah Likely is up from £11.7m to £12.0m, Braelon Allen from £8.0m to £8.2m, and small rises for Gibbs, Irving, Nabers, Washington and Christian Watson; CeeDee Lamb is down from £19.2m to £19.0m, Tyler Shough from £16.1m to £15.9m and Tee Higgins from £18.5m to £18.3m. Running back: Bhayshul Tuten at £13.0m projects 344 points, 26.4 per £1m, the best value on the whole list for a fourth week and on a bye; Aaron Jones Sr. at £11.0m is 23.4; Kenneth Walker III at £19.2m projects 436 (22.7), the best projection on the list outside Gibbs at £21.8m for 479 (22.0); Bucky Irving at £15.1m projects 314 (20.8); Braelon Allen at £8.2m 167 (20.4); Chuba Hubbard at £15.0m 296 (19.7); Derrick Henry at £19.6m 378 (19.3), down from 407 last week.

Receiver: Malik Nabers at £13.9m projects 284, 20.4 per £1m; Carnell Tate at £10.1m 205 (20.3); Denzel Boston at £9.2m 173 (18.8); Jaxon Smith-Njigba at £22.2m 407 (18.3); Kalif Raymond at £9.7m 169 (17.4); Matthew Golden at £14.6m 251 (17.2); Germie Bernard at £8.5m 141 (16.6). Quarterback: Tyler Shough at £15.9m projects 302, 19.0 per £1m, the best at the position; Bryce Young at £16.7m 301 (18.0); Brock Purdy at £18.4m 327 (17.7); Joe Burrow at £19.0m 332 (17.5). Tight end: Isaiah Likely at £12.0m projects 300, 25.0 per £1m, up from 288 last week and still the best tight end value by nearly ten points; Trey McBride at £19.0m 299 (15.7), Sam LaPorta at £15.6m 231 (14.8), Tyler Higbee at £9.7m 143 (14.8). Defence: Minnesota at £8.8m (153, 17.3), Cincinnati at £7.7m (126, 16.3) and Pittsburgh at £8.6m (125, 14.5), who play in Paris on Sunday morning.

Malik Nabers — WR, NYG · £13.9m · 284 projected — at £13.9m — The best receiver value on the list. The Giants have a gameweek-8 bye. Game preview
Aaron Jones Sr. — RB, MIN · £11.0m · 257 projected — at £11.0m — Back from the bye, with Kyler Murray starting for Minnesota against Indianapolis. Game preview
Isaiah Likely — TE, NYG · £12.0m · 300 projected — at £12.0m — The best tight end value by nearly ten points, at the Texans on Sunday. Bye in gameweek 8. Game preview

Put it to work

FanTeam Optimiser The season game, priced against the projection, and every weekly contest once FanTeam post them.
Injuries Hurts is out for the season; Jackson, Mayfield and Brown are questionable.
How to play FanTeam The rules, transfers, the wildcard, the safety net and the byes.