{"id":667487,"date":"2026-05-13T21:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667487\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T21:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:14:09","slug":"49ers-to-set-nfl-miles-traveled-record-in-2026-heres-the-rest-of-the-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/667487\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers to set NFL miles traveled record in 2026. Here&#8217;s the rest of the list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/san-francisco-49ers\/359\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Francisco 49ers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Francisco 49ers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> are set accumulate a record amount of sky miles during the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the inclusion of a pair of international games, the 49ers will travel 38,105 miles\u00a0during the course of the 2026 regular season, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2054563871692669028?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bill Speros of Bookies.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bill Speros of Bookies.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bill Speros of Bookies.com<\/a>. It\u2019s an NFL record for miles traveled\u00a0by an NFL franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers will open the season with a 7,850-mile trip to Melbourne, Australia to face the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/la-rams\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Rams;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Rams&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>. The 49ers then have a Week 11 \u201chome game\u201d versus the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/minnesota-vikings\/347\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota Vikings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Minnesota Vikings&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> in Mexico City, Mexico, which sits approximately 2,200 miles south of <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/san-francisco\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Francisco;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Francisco&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s cool for the league to play globally. I think that&#8217;s awesome,&#8221; 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/roger-goodell-not-worried-kyle-192711081.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;said&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> at the NFL\u2019s owners meetings about playing international games, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnfl%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F48348153%2Fkyle-shanahan-says-niners-get-no-benefit-australia-trip&amp;xcust=SC1-USAT_u5bFJ7lb7B3732lzmAlop3o&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2F2026%2F04%2F10%2Froger-goodell-kyle-shanahan-49ers-nfl-australia-game-2026%2F89555578007%2F\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN;elm:affiliate_link;elmt:premonetized;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;affiliate_link&quot;,&quot;yAffiliateService&quot;:&quot;premonetized&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ESPN&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" class=\"link \">ESPN<\/a>. &#8220;But as far as the team doing it, no, there&#8217;s not much benefit to it. Sometimes it&#8217;s nice to get a bye week after but doesn&#8217;t happen in Week 1.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Rams are scheduled to travel 34,847 miles, the second-most in the NFL. The 49ers and Rams are the only two clubs slated to travel over 30,000 miles, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Texans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Houston Texans&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Houston Texans<\/a> (28,470) and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/dallas\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dallas Cowboys;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dallas Cowboys&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> (27,980) travel the third and fourth most miles, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>All three California NFL teams are in the top 10 of most miles traveled; the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/la-chargers\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Chargers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Chargers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> (24,816) are seventh on the list.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The defending Super Bowl champion <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/seattle-seahawks\/361\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Seahawks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seattle Seahawks&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> (22,056) travel the 10th most miles this season.<\/p>\n<p>NFL miles traveled for all 32 teams<\/p>\n<p>All 32 teams will travel roughly a combined 628,873\u00a0miles this season, per <a href=\"https:\/\/bookies.com\/news\/nfl-2026-miles-traveled-all-teams-ranked-schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bookies.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bookies.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bookies.com<\/a>. The 49ers lead the list for most miles traveled. Here&#8217;s the rest of the projection:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">San Francisco 49ers: 38,105<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Los Angles Chargers: 24,816<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Minnesota Vikings: 14,852<\/p>\n<p>Follow USA TODAY Sports&#8217; Tyler Dragon on X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTylerDragon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheTylerDragon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@TheTylerDragon&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@TheTylerDragon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2026\/05\/13\/nfl-travel-schedule-miles-traveled-list\/90062935007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL miles traveled: Which team travels most, least on 2026 schedule?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL miles traveled&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL miles traveled: Which team travels most, least on 2026 schedule?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers are set accumulate a record amount of sky miles during the regular season. 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