Why don’t Broncos have bye week after London trip?

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton looks on as players take part in drills during the NFL football team’s rookie minicamp Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)NFL teams playing internationally used to be able to call their shot on whether they returned home to a bye week.

The Broncos had one in 2022 when they got back from beating Jacksonville at Wembley Stadium, for example.

Now, with an ever-expanding international schedule, however, teams can’t call their shot one way or the other. They can request, NFL officials said Thursday, but it doesn’t always fall the way teams want.

“As the world gets more complicated with more and more international games and…