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Odds of picking QBs on two different teams that share the same bye week.
32 NFL teams
9 bye weeks, differing teams
Odds that both QBs (assume different teams) are bye on same week?
Team combinations: 992
Bye weeks:
Week 4
Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks
= 6C2 = 15
Week 5
Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders
= 2C2 = 1
Week 6
Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints
= 2C2 = 1
Week 7
Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
= 2C2 = 1
Week 8
New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers
= 2C2 = 1
Week 9
Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans
= 6C2 = 15
Week 10
Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins
= 6C2 = 15
Week 11
Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets
= 4C2 = 6
Week 12
Carolina Panthers, Pittsburgh Steelers
= 2C2 = 1
=> Total team combinations with intersecting bye weeks: 15 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 15 + 15 + 6 + 1 = 56
Odds of picking QBs on two different teams that share a bye week: 56/992 = 0.0565 = 5.56%
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