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The construction of the NFL schedule is a complicated process, and it's not always fair to some teams.
Some teams, like last year's Kansas City Chiefs, have had to deal with playing three games in 11 days. Much more common is the lack of equity in how far certain teams have to travel compared to others.
For example, when teams in the AFC West and NFC West have away games against East Coast opponents, or vice versa, the miles can accumulate quickly from all of the cross-country flying. Add in the NFL's efforts to market football internationally, and some teams aren't just flying across the country but across the world.
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As such, some teams are traveling much more than others in 2025.
There's a difference of more than 25,000 miles between the team traveling the most air miles (Los Angeles Chargers) and the team traveling the fewest (Cincinnati Bengals) this year. Put another way; the Chargers will have traveled more than four times the number of miles that the Bengals will have traveled by the end of the 2025 regular season.
Here's how each team's travel mileage shakes out in 2025:
Here's how many air miles each team will rack up during the 2025 regular season, according to Bookies.com:
The Chargers and Rams lead the way significantly, which is no surprise given the international games on the calendar for each team. The "Bolts" begin their season in São Paulo, Brazil in a divisional clash with the Chiefs, while the Rams will head to London in October to play the Jaguars.
Being teams from the West Coast slated to play games against the NFC East – as the Chargers are – and NFC South – as the Rams are – also adds some extra miles.
Meanwhile, the Bengals are the only team set to travel fewer than 10,000 miles this year. The furthest west they have to travel is Denver for a Week 4 "Monday Night Football" meeting against the Broncos. The remainder of their away games are in the Midwest (vs. NFC North teams) and along the East Coast (against AFC East teams).
Bookies.com Senior Betting Analyst Bill Speros also clarified these numbers are totals for roundtrip flights – to and from each game's destination.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL schedule 2025: Chargers, Rams will stack up air miles in 2025
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Some teams, like last year's Kansas City Chiefs, have had to deal with playing three games in 11 days. Much more common is the lack of equity in how far certain teams have to travel compared to others.
For example, when teams in the AFC West and NFC West have away games against East Coast opponents, or vice versa, the miles can accumulate quickly from all of the cross-country flying. Add in the NFL's efforts to market football internationally, and some teams aren't just flying across the country but across the world.
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As such, some teams are traveling much more than others in 2025.
There's a difference of more than 25,000 miles between the team traveling the most air miles (Los Angeles Chargers) and the team traveling the fewest (Cincinnati Bengals) this year. Put another way; the Chargers will have traveled more than four times the number of miles that the Bengals will have traveled by the end of the 2025 regular season.
Here's how each team's travel mileage shakes out in 2025:
NFL teams' travel mileage 2025
Here's how many air miles each team will rack up during the 2025 regular season, according to Bookies.com:
- Los Angeles Chargers: 37,086
- Los Angeles Rams: 34,832
- Seattle Seahawks: 31,302
- Jacksonville Jaguars: 29,006
- San Francisco 49ers: 28,363
- Atlanta Falcons: 25,947
- Indianapolis Colts: 25,089
- Miami Dolphins: 24,409
- Denver Broncos: 23,267
- Kansas City Chiefs: 21,695
- Washington Commanders: 21,363
- Arizona Cardinals: 20,336
- Minnesota Vikings: 19,319
- Houston Texans: 18,982
- Dallas Cowboys: 18,897
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 18,477
- Tennessee Titans: 18,157
- Las Vegas Raiders: 18,055
- New York Jets: 17,486
- New Orleans Saints: 16,784
- New York Giants: 16,081
- Philadelphia Eagles: 15,924
- Carolina Panthers: 15,645
- Pittsburgh Steelers: 15,062
- Cleveland Browns: 15,028
- Green Bay Packers: 12,929
- New England Patriots: 12,547
- Chicago Bears: 12,522
- Detroit Lions: 11,411
- Baltimore Ravens: 10,647
- Buffalo Bills: 10,546
- Cincinnati Bengals: 8,753
The Chargers and Rams lead the way significantly, which is no surprise given the international games on the calendar for each team. The "Bolts" begin their season in São Paulo, Brazil in a divisional clash with the Chiefs, while the Rams will head to London in October to play the Jaguars.
Being teams from the West Coast slated to play games against the NFC East – as the Chargers are – and NFC South – as the Rams are – also adds some extra miles.
Meanwhile, the Bengals are the only team set to travel fewer than 10,000 miles this year. The furthest west they have to travel is Denver for a Week 4 "Monday Night Football" meeting against the Broncos. The remainder of their away games are in the Midwest (vs. NFC North teams) and along the East Coast (against AFC East teams).
Bookies.com Senior Betting Analyst Bill Speros also clarified these numbers are totals for roundtrip flights – to and from each game's destination.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL schedule 2025: Chargers, Rams will stack up air miles in 2025
Continue reading...
