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Ranking All 32 NFL Teams By How Many Miles They’ll Travel in 2026

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The 2026 NFL schedule is here! After months of planning, debate and deliberation, the league officially unveiled its 272-game slate on Thursday night in prime-time fashion.

With the release comes a Wednesday night kickoff game between the Seahawks and the Patriots, a record nine (!) International Series contests with eight different teams playing host, a brand-new Thanksgiving Eve bout, three Turkey Day matchups, the fourth annual Black Friday showdown and a Christmas tripleheader. Combine that with all 32 clubs playing 17 games apiece over 18 weeks, and you’ve got yourself a whole lot of football to look forward to in 2026 …

… and a whole lot of travel.

Over the course of the upcoming season, the NFL will play games in eight different countries—so we calculated the air miles that each team is expected to travel from September to January, which comes to a staggering league-wide total of 630,824. 

For further context, we used distance.to as our source and measured each road trip city-to-city, including return travel from each destination. We did not account for teams potentially remaining on the road between consecutive away games—for example, a situation like the Saints playing the Giants in New Jersey in Week 6 and then likely heading directly to Paris for Week 7. The lone exception was the Jaguars’ back-to-back games in London across Weeks 5 and 6, which we counted as a continuous overseas stay. 

Got it? good.

Before we get into each team’s distance traveled, some fun facts from the NFL’s 2026 travel schedule:

  • The 49ers (37,862) will travel the most air miles in 2026.
  • The Panthers (8,641) will travel the fewest air miles in 2026.
  • The 49ers will make the longest road trip of the 2026 season, traveling 15,745 air miles from Santa Clara to Melbourne in Week 1.
  • The Giants and Eagles will make the shortest road trips of the 2026 season, traveling 166 air miles to each other in Weeks 9 and 18.
  • Despite playing an International Series game in Paris, the Steelers will travel fewer air miles (14,464) this season than the 49ers (15,745) and Rams (15,858) will for their Week 1 trip to Melbourne alone.
  • The Dolphins will travel more than 2,000 air miles for all nine of their road games in 2026.
  • Carolina will travel more than 1,000 air miles just four times.

Here’s a look at each team’s total air miles traveled, ranked from most to least.

Projected air miles traveled for all 32 teams throughout 2026

  1. 49ers: 47,862
  2. Rams: 34,987
  3. Cowboys: 27,990
  4. Patriots: 27,586
  5. Dolphins: 27,575
  6. Texans: 27,331
  7. Chargers: 23,843
  8. Commanders: 23,512
  9. Jaguars: 23,365
  10. Seahawks: 22,516
  11. Saints: 21,996
  12. Eagles: 21,971
  13. Raiders: 21,079
  14. Bills: 19,779
  15. Broncos: 19,143
  16. Lions: 19,095
  17. Jets: 18,287
  18. Chiefs: 18,474
  19. Giants: 18,076
  20. Ravens: 17,402
  21. Falcons: 17,370
  22. Colts: 15,881
  23. Cardinals: 15,618
  24. Bengals: 15,424
  25. Vikings: 14,901
  26. Steelers: 14,464
  27. Packers: 12,619
  28. Buccaneers: 11,949
  29. Titans: 11,380
  30. Bears: 10,664
  31. Browns: 9,064
  32. Panthers: 8,641

Continue scrolling for a full breakdown of every team’s road trips, and how many air miles they’ll travel for each.

Arizona Cardinals: 15,618 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Chargers Inglewood, Calif. 711
Week 3, 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. 1,219
Week 4, Giants East Rutherford, N.J. 4,277
Week 6, Rams Inglewood, Calif. 711
Week 8, Cowboys Arlington, Texas 1,747
Week 9, Seahawks Seattle 2,212
Week 11, Chiefs Kansas City, Mo. 2,102
Week 16, Saints New Orleans 2,640

Atlanta Falcons: 17,370 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Steelers Pittsburgh 1,043
Week 3, Packers Green Bay 1,538
Week 4, Saints New Orleans 850
Week 8, Buccaneers Tampa 834
Week 9, Bengals Madrid 8,629
Week 12, Vikings Minneapolis 1,817
Week 14, Browns Cleveland 1,111
Week 15, Commanders Landover, Md. 1,099
Week 18, Panthers Charlotte 453

Baltimore Ravens: 17,402 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Colts Indianapolis 1,020
Week 3, Cowboys Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 9,617
Week 5, Falcons Atlanta 1,153
Week 6, Browns Cleveland 616
Week 8, Bills Orchard Park, N.Y. 530
Week 11, Panthers Charlotte 729
Week 12, Texans Houston 2,500
Week 15, Steelers Pittsburgh 392
Week 17, Bengals Cincinnati 846

Buffalo Bills: 19,779 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Texans Houston 2,571
Week 5, Rams Inglewood, Calif. 4,416
Week 6, Raiders Las Vegas 3,960
Week 9, Vikings Minneapolis 1,476
Week 10, Jets East Rutherford, N.J. 548
Week 13, Patriots Foxborough, Mass. 771
Week 14, Packers Green Bay 958
Week 16, Broncos Denver 2,747
Week 17, Dolphins Miami Gardens, Fla. 2,331

Carolina Panthers: 8,641 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Falcons Atlanta 452
Week 3, Browns Cleveland 872
Week 6, Eagles Philadelphia 901
Week 8, Packers Green Bay 1,491
Week 10, Saints New Orleans 1,298
Week 12, Buccaneers Tampa 1,024
Week 13, Vikings Minneapolis 1,877
Week 16, Steelers Pittsburgh 726

Chicago Bears: 10,644 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Panthers Charlotte 1,173
Week 5, Packers Green Bay 371
Week 6, Falcons Atlanta 1,175
Week 8, Seahawks Seattle 3,466
Week 12, Lions Detroit 477
Week 14, Dolphins Miami Gardens, Fla. 2,354
Week 15, Bills Orchard Park, N.Y. 919
Week 18, Vikings Minneapolis 710

Cincinnati Bengals: 15,424 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Texans Houston 1,787
Week 3, Steelers Pittsburgh 513
Week 5, Dolphins Miami Gardens, Fla. 1,888
Week 7, Ravens Baltimore 846
Week 9, Falcons Madrid, Spain 8,260
Week 11, Commanders Landover, Md. 818
Week 13, Browns Cleveland 442
Week 15, Panthers Charlotte 674
Week 16, Colts Indianapolis 197

Cleveland Browns: 9,064 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Jaguars Jacksonville 1,543
Week 2, Buccaneers Tampa 1,874
Week 5, Jets East Rutherford, N.J. 796
Week 8, Steelers Pittsburgh 230
Week 9, Saints New Orleans 1,850
Week 15, Giants East Rutherford, N.J. 796
Week 17, Ravens Baltimore 616
Week 18, Bengals Cincinnati 442

Dallas Cowboys: 27,990 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Giants East Rutherford, N.J. 2,771
Week 3, Ravens Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10,468
Week 4, Texans Houston 460
Week 7, Eagles Philadelphia 2,629
Week 9, Colts Indianapolis 1,558
Week 13, Seahawks Seattle 3,338
Week 15, Rams Inglewood, Calif. 2,454
Week 18, Commanders Landover, Md. 2,414

Denver Broncos: 19,143 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Chiefs Kansas City 1,116
Week 4, 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. 1,861
Week 5, Chargers Inglewood, Calif. 1,678
Week 7, Cardinals Glendale, Ariz. 1,170
Week 9, Panthers Charlotte 2,711
Week 12, Steelers Pittsburgh 2,635
Week 14, Jets East Rutherford, N.J. 3,243
Week 15, Raiders Las Vegas 1,216
Week 17, Patriots Foxborough, Mass. 3,515

Detroit Lions: 19,095 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Bills Orchard Park, N.Y. 442
Week 4, Panthers Charlotte 1,010
Week 5, Cardinals Glendale, Ariz. 3,380
Week 9, Dolphins Miami Gardens, Fla. 2,287
Week 10, Patriots Munich, Germany 8,636
Week 13, Falcons Atlanta 1,195
Week 15, Vikings Minneapolis 1,084
Week 17, Bears Chicago 477
Week 18, Packers Green Bay 583

Green Bay Packers: 12,619 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Vikings Minneapolis 518
Week 2, Jets East Rutherford, N.J. 1,501
Week 4, Buccaneers Tampa 2,371
Week 7, Lions Detroit 583
Week 9, Patriots Foxborough, Mass. 1,717
Week 12, Rams Inglewood, Calif. 3,532
Week 13, Saints New Orleans 2,025
Week 16, Bears Chicago 371

Houston Texans: 27,331 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 3, Colts Indianapolis 1,731
Week 5, Titans Nashville 1,330
Week 6, Jaguars London 9,694
Week 9, Chargers Inglewood, Calif. 2,754
Week 10, Browns Cleveland 2,228
Week 13, Steelers Pittsburgh 2,273
Week 14, Commanders Landover, Md. 2,451
Week 16, Eagles Philadelphia 2,679
Week 17, Packers Green Bay 2,191

Indianapolis Colts: 15,881 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Chiefs Kansas City, Mo. 902
Week 4, Commanders London 7,976
Week 5, Steelers Pittsburgh 658
Week 7, Vikings Minneapolis 1,021
Week 8, Jaguars Jacksonville 1,399
Week 11, Texans Houston 1,731
Week 14, Eagles Philadelphia 1,166
Week 15, Titans Nashville 502
Week 17, Browns Cleveland 525

Jacksonville Jaguars: 23,365 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Broncos Denver 2,930
Week 4, Bengals Cincinnati 1,258
Weeks 5/6, Eagles/Texans London 8,520
Week 9, Ravens Baltimore 1,363
Week 10, Titans Nashville 1,000
Week 11, Giants East Rutherford, N.J. 1,680
Week 13, Bears Chicago 1,725
Week 15, Texans Houston 1,641
Week 16, Cowboys Arlington, Texas 1,848
Week 18, Colts Indianapolis 1,399

Kansas City Chiefs: 18,474 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 3, Dolphins Miami Gardens, Fla. 2,460
Week 4, Raiders Las Vegas 2,286
Week 7, Seahawks Seattle 3,008
Week 8, Broncos Denver 1,116
Week 10, Falcons Atlanta 1,349
Week 12, Bills Orchard Park, N.Y. 1,725
Week 13, Rams Inglewood, Calif. 2,726
Week 14, Bengals Cincinnati 1,077
Week 17, Chargers Inglewood, Calif. 2,726

Las Vegas Raiders: 21,079 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Chargers Iglewood, Calif. 468
Week 3, Saints New Orleans 3,017
Week 5, Patriots Foxborough, Mass. 4,728
Week 8, Jets East Rutherford, N.J. 4,448
Week 9, 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. 774
Week 11, Broncos Denver 1,216
Week 12, Browns Cleveland 3,655
Week 17, Cardinals Glendale, Ariz. 488
Week 18, Chiefs Kansas City, Mo. 2,286

Los Angeles Chargers: 24,843 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 3, Bills Orchard Park, N.Y. 4,416
Week 4, Seahawks Seattle 1,930
Week 6, Chiefs Kansas City, Mo. 2,726
Week 10, Ravens Baltimore 4,646
Week 13, Buccaneers Tampa 4,312
Week 14, Raiders Las Vegas 468
Week 16, Dolphins Miami Gardens, Fla. 4,668
Week 18, Broncos Denver 1,678

Los Angeles Rams: 34,987 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, 49ers Melbourne, Australia 15,858
Week 3, Broncos Denver 1,678
Week 7, Raiders Las Vegas 468
Week 9, Commanders Landover, Md. 4,619
Week 10, Cardinals Glendale, Ariz. 711
Week 14, 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. 619
Week 16, Seahawks Seattle 1,930
Week 17, Buccaneers Tampa 4,312

Miami Dolphins: 27,575 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Raiders Las Vegas 4,338
Week 2, 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. 5,108
Week 4, Vikings Minneapolis 3,003
Week 7, Jets East Rutherford, N.J. 2,175
Week 10, Colts Indianapolis 1,029
Week 11, Bills Orchard Park, N.Y. 2,331
Week 13, Broncos Denver 3,429
Week 15, Packers Green Bay 2,710
Week 18, Patriots Foxborough, Mass. 2,451

Minnesota Vikings: 14,901 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Bears Chicago 710
Week 3, Buccaneers Tampa 2,637
Week 5, Saints New Orleans 2,105
Week 8, Lions Detroit 1,084
Week 10, Packers Green Bay 518
Week 11, 49ers Mexico City 3,594
Week 14, Patriots Foxborough, Mass. 2,235
Week 17, Jets East Rutherford, N.J. 2,017

New England Patriots: 27,586 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Seahawks Seattle 4,972
Week 3, Jaguars Jacksonville 1,991
Week 4, Bills Orchard Park, N.Y. 771
Week 7, Bears Chicago 1,683
Week 8, Dolphins Miami Gardens, Fla. 2,451
Week 10, Lions Munich, Germany 7,723
Week 12, Chargers Inglewood, Calif. 5,182
Week 15, Chiefs Kansas City, Mo. 2,474
Week 16, Jets East Rutherford, N.J. 341

New Orleans Saints: 21,996 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Lions Detroit 1,880
Week 2, Ravens Baltimore 1,998
Week 6, Giants East Rutherford, N.J. 2,338
Week 7, Steelers Paris 9,590
Week 11, Bears Chicago 1,666
Week 12, Bengals Cincinnati 1,416
Week 14, Panthers Charlotte 1,298
Week 15, Buccaneers Tampa 962
Week 17, Falcons Atlanta 849

New York Giants: 18,076 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Rams Inglewood, Calif. 4,897
Week 5, Commanders Landover, Md. 396
Week 7, Texans Houston 2,833
Week 9, Eagles Philadelphia 166
Week 12, Colts Indianapolis 1,279
Week 14, Seahawks Seattle 4,788
Week 16, Lions Detroit 947
Week 17, Cowboys Arlington, Texas 2,771

New York Jets: 18,287 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Titans Nashville 1,514
Week 3, Lions Detroit 947
Week 4, Bears Chicago 1,412
Week 6, Patriots Foxborough, Mass. 341
Week 9, Chiefs Kansas City, Mo. 2,176
Week 11, Chargers Inglewood, Calif. 4,897
Week 12, Dolphins Miami Gardens, Fla. 2,174
Week 16, Cardinals Glendale, Ariz. 4,277
Week 18, Bills Orchard Park, N.Y. 548

Philadelphia Eagles: 21,971 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Titans Nashville 943
Week 3, Bears
Chicago 1,329
Week 5, Jaguars London 7,080
Week 8, Commanders Landover, Md. 232
Week 12, Cowboys Arlington, Texas 2,629
Week 13, Cardinals Glendale, Ariz. 4,163
Week 17, 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. 5,004
Week 18, Giants East Rutherford, N.J. 166

Pittsburgh Steelers: 14,464 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Patriots Foxborough, Mass. 936
Week 4, Browns Cleveland 230
Week 6, Buccaneers Tampa 1,749
Week 7, Saints Paris 7,777
Week 10, Bengals Cincinnati 513
Week 11, Eagles Philadelphia 514
Week 14, Jaguars Jacksonville 1,409
Week 17, Titans Nashville 943
Week 18, Ravens Baltimore 392

San Francisco 49ers: 37,862 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Rams Melbourne, Australia 15,745
Week 5, Seahawks Seattle 1,417
Week 7, Falcons Atlanta 4,225
Week 10, Cowboys Arlington, Texas 2,874
Week 11, Vikings Mexico City 3,700
Week 13, Giants East Rutherford, N.J. 5,091
Week 15, Chargers Inglewood, Calif. 619
Week 16, Chiefs Kansas City, Mo. 2,972
Week 18, Cardinals Glendale, Ariz. 1,219

Seattle Seahawks: 22,516 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 2, Cardinals Glendale, Ariz. 2,212
Week 3, Commanders Landover, Md. 4,654
Week 6, Broncos Denver 2,039
Week 10, Raiders Las Vegas 1,752
Week 12, 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. 1,930
Week 15, Eagles Philadelphia 4,747
Week 17, Panthers Charlotte 4,562
Week 18, Rams Inglewood, Calif. 619

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 11,949 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Bengals Cincinnati 1,563
Week 5, Cowboys Arlington, Texas 1,866
Week 7, Panthers Charlotte 1,024
Week 9, Bears Chicago 2,008
Week 11, Lions Detroit 1,989
Week 14, Ravens Baltimore 1,705
Week 17, Falcons Atlanta 834
Week 18, Saints New Orleans 962

Tennessee Titans: 11,380 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 3, Giants East Rutherford, N.J. 1,514
Week 4, Ravens Baltimore 1,192
Week 6, Colts Indianapolis 502
Week 8, Bengals Cincinnati 479
Week 11, Cowboys Arlington, Texas 1,267
Week 12, Jaguars Jacksonville 1,000
Week 14, Lions Detroit 941
Week 16, Raiders Las Vegas 3,154
Week 18, Texans Houston 1,330

Washington Commanders: 23,512 air miles

Week, Opponent Destination Air Miles Traveled
Week 1, Eagles Philadelphia 232
Week 2, Cowboys Arlington, Texas 2,414
Week 4, Colts London 7,313
Week 6, 49ers Santa Clara, Calif. 4,851
Week 10, Giants East Rutherford, N.J. 396
Week 12, Cardinals Glendale, Ariz. 3,978
Week 13, Titans Nashville 1,148
Week 16, Vikings Minneapolis 1,873
Week 17, Jaguars Jacksonville 1,306

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