How many miles will the Commanders travel in 2026?
Here's a log of the projected miles each NFL team will travel in 2026. Where do the Washington Commanders land?
Every year, professional athletes in every sport travel thousands of miles throughout the season. NBA teams criss-cross the country and into Canada for 82 games. MLS players go at it for an 8.
5-month regular season for a total of 34 games (there's a summer break). MLB has 162 games, the NHL has 82, and the WNBA season is 44 games. All of these athletes will fly across the country, and occasionally into other countries, every year.
In 2026, the NFL added a game in Melbourne, Australia, on top of the other international games, thus increasing the miles some NFL players will fly. Teams like the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will travel over 30,000 miles in 2026 due to international trips like this one. The Washington Commanders are slated to travel 18,491 yards in 2026, 16th in the league.
BREAKING: The 32 NFL teams travel 628,873 miles this season. That equals 25. 2 trips around the circumference of the Earth, or 2.