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Windy City Gridiron (CHI)

Chicago Bears to travel the third fewest miles in the 2026 NFL season

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We’re still waiting on the full NFL schedule to drop, but with all the International series games announced, we now know the travel miles for each franchise, and the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season.Chicago’s longest trip, and its only road game west of the Central time zone, is against the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears’ other road trips will be to their divisional opponents, the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers, with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons, and one northeast to play the Buffalo Bills.Traveling in 2026 is a lot different from traveling in 1996, but it’s still time away, and the less that teams have to fly around the world, the better.Here’s the full travel miles for the entire league.The nine International Series games make this the most combined travel miles in NFL history.The San Francisco 49ers will have the most miles traveled this season, and they will also cross the most time zones (58), which is another single-season record.Do you think the travel time matters in this day and age?

Takes mentioned in this episode

  • Green Bay Packers team · neutral
    “...the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers...”

    Listing divisional opponents for the Chicago Bears.

  • Miami Dolphins team · neutral
    “...southeast to play the Miami Dolphins...”

    Listing road trips for the Chicago Bears.

  • Carolina Panthers team · neutral
    “...the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers...”

    Listing road trips for the Chicago Bears

  • Atlanta Falcons team · neutral
    “...the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons...”

    Listing road trips for the Chicago Bears.

  • Buffalo Bills team · neutral
    “...and one northeast to play the Buffalo Bills.”

    Listing road trips for the Chicago Bears.

  • San Francisco 49ers team · negative
    “The San Francisco 49ers will have the most miles traveled this season...”

    Discussing team travel records for the NFL.

  • Chicago Bears team · neutral
    “the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season.”

    Discussing league-wide travel miles and ranking of teams.

  • Minnesota Vikings team · neutral
    “...the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings...”

    Listing divisional opponents for the Chicago Bears.

  • Chicago Bears team · neutral
    “the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season”

    Factual statement about travel miles; no opinion expressed

  • Seattle Seahawks team · neutral
    “Chicago's longest trip, and its only road game west of the Central time zone, is against the Seattle Seahawks”

    Factual statement about matchup location; no sentiment

  • Minnesota Vikings team · neutral
    “The Bears' other road trips will be to their divisional opponents, the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers”

    Factual listing of divisional opponents; no opinion

  • Green Bay Packers team · neutral
    “The Bears' other road trips will be to their divisional opponents, the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers”

    Factual listing of divisional opponents; no opinion

  • Miami Dolphins team · neutral
    “with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons”

    Factual listing of road opponents; no sentiment

  • Carolina Panthers team · neutral
    “with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons”

    Factual listing of road opponents; no sentiment

  • Atlanta Falcons team · neutral
    “with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons”

    Factual listing of road opponents; no sentiment

  • Buffalo Bills team · neutral
    “and one northeast to play the Buffalo Bills”

    Factual listing of road opponent; no sentiment

  • San Francisco 49ers team · neutral
    “The San Francisco 49ers will have the most miles traveled this season, and they will also cross the most time zones (58), which is another single-season record”

    Factual statement about travel miles and time zones; no opinion

  • Detroit Lions team · neutral
    “The Bears' other road trips will be to their divisional opponents, the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers”

    Factual listing of divisional opponents; no opinion

  • Chicago Bears team · neutral
    “the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season.”

    Discussing team travel miles for the upcoming NFL season.

  • Seattle Seahawks team · neutral
    “Chicago’s longest trip... is against the Seattle Seahawks.”

    Identifying specific road games for the Chicago Bears.

  • Detroit Lions team · neutral
    “The Bears’ other road trips will be to their divisional opponents, the Detroit Lions...”

    Listing divisional opponents for the Chicago Bears.

  • Chicago Bears team · neutral
    “the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season.”

    the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season.

  • Seattle Seahawks team · neutral
    “Chicago’s longest trip, and its only road game west of the Central time zone, is against the Seattle Seahawks.”

    Chicago’s longest trip, and its only road game west of the Central time zone, is against the Seattle Seahawks.

  • Miami Dolphins team · neutral
    “with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons”

    with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons

  • Carolina Panthers team · neutral
    “with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons”

    with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons

  • Atlanta Falcons team · neutral
    “with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons”

    with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons

  • Buffalo Bills team · neutral
    “and one northeast to play the Buffalo Bills.”

    and one northeast to play the Buffalo Bills.

  • San Francisco 49ers team · neutral
    “The San Francisco 49ers will have the most miles traveled this season, and they will also cross the most time zones (58), which is another single-season record.”

    The San Francisco 49ers will have the most miles traveled this season, and they will also cross the most time zones (58), which is another single-season record.

  • Chicago Bears team · neutral
    “the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season.”

    Discussing total travel miles for NFL teams in 2026.

  • Atlanta Falcons team · neutral
    “We’re still waiting on the full NFL schedule to drop, but with all the International series games announced, we now know the travel miles for each franchise, and the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season.Chicago’s longest trip, and its only road game west of the Central time zone, is against the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears’ other road trips will be to their divisional opponents, the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers, with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons, and one northeast to play the Buffalo Bills.Traveling in 2026 is a lot different from traveling in 1996, but it’s still time away, and the less that teams have to fly around the world, the better.Here’s the full travel miles for the entire league.The nine International Series games make this the most combined travel miles in NFL history.The San Francisco 49ers will have the most miles traveled this season, and they will also cross the most time zones (58), which is another single-season record.Do you think the travel time matters in this day and age?”

    We’re still waiting on the full NFL schedule to drop, but with all the International series games announced, we now know the travel miles for each franchise, and the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season.Chicago’s longest trip, and its only road game west of the Central time zone, is against the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears’ other road trips will be to their divisional opponents, the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers, with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons, and one northeast to play the Buffalo Bills.Traveling in 2026 is a lot different from traveling in 1996, but it’s still time away, and the less that teams have to fly around the world, the better.Here’s the full travel miles for the entire league.The nine International Series games make this the most combined travel miles in NFL history.The San Francisco 49ers will have the most miles traveled this season, and they will also cross the most time zones (58), which is another single-season record.Do you think the travel time matters in this day and age?