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2026 NFL schedule: Miles traveled for all 32 teams, with 49ers set for historically grueling season

Here are the miles each of the 32 NFL teams are scheduled to travel in 2026

CBS Sports·May 13, 2026·via CBS Sports

2026 NFL schedule: Miles traveled for all 32 teams, with 49ers set for historically grueling season

Here are the miles each of the 32 NFL teams are scheduled to travel in 2026

By Jordan Dajani

May 13, 2026 at 11:22 am ET • 2 min read

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The 2026 NFL schedule is set to be released this Thursday night . Several games have been leaked, such as the full international schedule , which includes an NFL-record nine games. We also know the first few primetime matchups, such as the Cowboys at Giants on "Sunday Night Football" in Week 1, and Broncos at Chiefs on "Monday Night Football."

While we don't know the full NFL schedule just yet, we do know the opponents each team will play -- home and away . Now that we also have the full international schedule, we know which teams will have the toughest travel schedules this upcoming season.

Bill Speros of Bookies.com has calculated all of the miles each NFL team will travel in 2026, measuring from stadium to stadium. He discovered that teams will travel a total of 628,873 miles this year, which equals 25.2 trips around the circumference of the Earth. Let's take a look at Speros' research:

Rank Team Miles traveled

San Francisco 49ers

38,105

Los Angeles Rams

34,847

Houston Texans

28,470

Dallas Cowboys

27,980

New England Patriots

27,590

Miami Dolphins

27,568

Los Angeles Chargers

24,816

Jacksonville Jaguars

23,392

Philadelphia Eagles

22,115

Seattle Seahawks

22,056

New Orleans Saints

21,892

Las Vegas Raiders

21,099

Buffalo Bills

19,734

Denver Broncos

19,129

Detroit Lions

18,958

Washington Commanders

18,491

Kansas City Chiefs

18,401

Tennessee Titans

18,157

New York Giants

18,109

Atlanta Falcons

17,431

Baltimore Ravens

17,422

Indianapolis Colts

15,868

Arizona Cardinals

15,646

Cincinnati Bengals

15,177

Minnesota Vikings

14,852

Pittsburgh Steelers

14,183

New York Jets

14,038

Green Bay Packers

12,673

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

12,185

Chicago Bears

10,676

Cleveland Browns

9,073

Carolina Panthers

8,740

49ers set to make travel history

The 49ers are expected to break an NFL record with over 38,100 miles traveled. A big reason why is because they are participating in the first NFL Australia game, but also make a trip to Mexico City in Week 11. The 49ers will become the first NFL team to play multiple international games in non-consecutive weeks. Speros says the 49ers will cross 58 time zones, breaking the record of 42 set by the Chargers last year.

There is a caveat, however. If the 49ers bundle their two trips east (Giants and Falcons), they would not break the miles traveled record, per CBS Sports Research. However, we don't know if those games will be close together on the schedule. Maybe the NFL gives San Francisco a break and puts those road matchups on back-to-back weeks so the 49ers can stay on that side of the country.

Panthers winners of the travel lottery

While the 49ers will travel the most miles in 2026, the Panthers will travel the fewest with 8,740. San Francisco travels 4.4x more miles than Carolina this year! The Panthers will make just six time zone changes, and don't travel west of Minneapolis.

It's a pretty nice benefit for the Panthers, who surprised many by clinching the NFC South last year for the first time since their last Super Bowl appearance with an 8-9 record. The Panthers kept up their momentum in the offseason, luring former Eagles pass rusher Jaelan Phillips and Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd to Charlotte with lucrative contracts in free agency. This is a team that wants to continue to improve, and the league has handed the franchise a big bonus with a lax travel schedule.

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_Originally reported by [CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-schedule-miles-traveled/)._