Hit up longtime Packers reporter Tom Silverstein with your questions during the Oct. 12 game against the Cincinnati Bengals from Lambeau Field.

The Green Bay Packers were off for the bye week during Week 5 of the 2025 season. It was the earliest possible bye in the NFL, but Matt LaFleur's team got some much needed rest and recovery after a tumultuous two-week stretch of games in Cleveland and Dallas. Did the Packers get any help from other teams during the Sunday of Week 5? Let's dive in.

National writers still have the Packers just below the top tier of teams in the NFL power rankings after a week off, but most share a similar opinion that the Green Bay's upcoming schedule of mediocre opponents could help the Packers go on a run that would put them back in the top group.

The Green Bay Packers are on their bye and, frankly, it came at a good time. Their offensive line is banged up and defensive Devonte Wyatt was described as week

Without Wyatt, the Packers will lean on third-year veterans Colby Wooden and Karl Brooks, undrafted rookie Nazir Stackhouse and sixth-round pick Warren Brinson, who was inactive during Green Bay's first four games.

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Here's what to know about the Packers' next game, the NFL schedule and standings: No, the Packers have a bye in Week 5 and do not play on Sunday, Oct. 5. The Packers are one of four teams that are off this week. Week 5 is the first set of byes for NFL teams in 2025. Byes go through Week 14 in early December.

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