what year was the bye week instituted in the NFL?
 

I can't find it anywhere.

tks,

Re: what year was the bye week instituted in the NFL?
 

1990

Note: Each team had two bye weeks in 1993, but that was done away with in 1994.

Re: what year was the bye week instituted in the NFL?
 

I meant the regular season bye week, not the post-season bye in 1990 when they made the playoffs 12 teams.
Do you know that year?

tks,

Re: what year was the bye week instituted in the NFL?
 

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I meant the regular season bye week, not the post-season bye in 1990 when they made the playoffs 12 teams.
Do you know that year?

tks,

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The regular season bye week was instituted in 1990.