{"id":668694,"date":"2026-05-13T18:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/668694\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:06:23","slug":"nfl-schedule-by-miles-traveled-49ers-texans-face-most-difficult-road-distances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/668694\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL schedule by miles traveled: 49ers, Texans face most difficult road distances"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFL schedule by miles traveled: 49ers, Texans face most difficult road distances<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2026, the NFL is setting a record, with nine international games set to be played. This introduces American football to a broader audience, but also comes with a drawback. Miles.<\/p>\n

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This season also sets a record for most miles traveled by a single team in a season, thanks to the variety of international locations. The most notable is Melbourne, Australia, which requires two California teams to travel 17 hours into the future due to the time zone difference.<\/p>\n

For one team, they’ll travel over 38,000 miles, beating last year’s record from the Chargers<\/a> by over 1,000 miles.<\/p>\n

Here are the numbers on which teams will travel the most in 2026.<\/p>\n

MORE: List of every NFL international game in 2026, from Melbourne to Mexico<\/a><\/p>\n

What NFL team will travel the most miles in 2026?<\/p>\n

The San Francisco 49ers<\/a> lead the way this year in miles traveled, with over 3,000 miles more than the second-place Los Angeles Rams<\/a>. These two will meet during Week 1, and the location explains why they stand atop this list.<\/p>\n

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The 49ers and Rams will play at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, during Week 1. This marks the first NFL game ever played on a cricket ground<\/p>\n

A round-trip plane ticket from San Francisco<\/a> to Melbourne alone would place the 49ers above about 10 other teams in air mileage. The two cities’ airports are separated by over 7,800 miles.<\/p>\n

But that’s not all for the 49ers, as they also have an international game in Mexico City during Week 11. They’ll duke it out with the Vikings<\/a> in that contest.<\/p>\n

MORE: Which NFL teams have the easiest, hardest strengths of schedule in 2026?<\/a><\/p>\n

NFL schedule by miles traveled<\/p>\n

Plane rides may be extra long for the 49ers and Rams, but there are also teams with some very light travel times this season. Only two teams, the Panthers<\/a> and Browns<\/a>, were able to remain under 10,000 miles traveled in 2026. On average, this season, teams travel 19,652 miles.<\/p>\n

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Here is the full list of every team, ranked by their miles traveled in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

Rank<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

Miles<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

49ers<\/p>\n

38,105<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Rams<\/p>\n

34,847<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Texans<\/a><\/p>\n

28,470<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Cowboys<\/p>\n

27,980<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Patriots<\/p>\n

27,590<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Dolphins<\/p>\n

27,568<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Chargers<\/p>\n

24,816<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Jaguars<\/p>\n

23,392<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Eagles<\/p>\n

22,115<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Seahawks<\/a><\/p>\n

22,056<\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

Saints<\/p>\n

21,892<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Raiders<\/p>\n

21,099<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

Bills<\/p>\n

19,734<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

Broncos<\/p>\n

19.129<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

Lions<\/p>\n

18.958<\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

Commanders<\/p>\n

18,491<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

Chiefs<\/a><\/p>\n

18,401<\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

Titans<\/p>\n

18,157<\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

Giants<\/p>\n

18,109<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

Falcons<\/p>\n

17,431<\/p>\n

21<\/p>\n

Ravens<\/a><\/p>\n

17,422<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

Colts<\/a><\/p>\n

15.868<\/p>\n

23<\/p>\n

Cardinals<\/p>\n

15.646<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

Bengals<\/a><\/p>\n

15,177<\/p>\n

25<\/p>\n

Vikings<\/p>\n

14,852<\/p>\n

26<\/p>\n

Steelers<\/a><\/p>\n

14,183<\/p>\n

27<\/p>\n

Jets<\/a><\/p>\n

14,038<\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

Packers<\/a><\/p>\n

12,673<\/p>\n

29<\/p>\n

Buccaneers<\/p>\n

12,185<\/p>\n

30<\/p>\n

Bears<\/p>\n

10,676<\/p>\n

31<\/p>\n

Browns<\/p>\n

9,073<\/p>\n

32<\/p>\n

Panthers<\/p>\n

8,740<\/p>\n

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