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Dolphins Among the NFL Travel Leaders in 2024

Trips to Los Angeles and Seattle will have the Miami Dolphins traveling a distance greater than a trip around the globe

Alain Poupart

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The Miami Dolphins will finish second in the NFL one category in 2024, though it's not necesssarily an enviable one.

The Dolphins will travel more miles for their regular season in the upcoming season than any other team except for the Los Angeles Chargers, per Bookies.com.

Thanks (or because of) road games in Los Angeles and Seattle, the Dolphins will travel 25,869 miles for their 2024 games, more than earth diameter of 24,901 miles.

The Dolphins will play nine road games in 2024, with their other trips scheduled for Buffalo, New York (technically New Jersey), Boston (New England), Indianapolis, Houston, Cleveland and Green Bay.

The Chargers will be traveling 26,803 miles to lead the way, and the rest of the trip five in 2024 mileage include the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers.

Among the other AFC East teams, the Jets are ninth at 22,397 miles and the Bills are 22nd at 16,710.

The five teams at the bottom of the miles list for 2024 all will have less than half the travel distance as the Dolphins.

The Washington Commanders will do the least traveling (by distance) at 10,550 miles, followed by the Cincinnati Bengals at 10,611; Indianapolis Colts at 11,497; Pittsburgh Steelers at 12,047; and Atlanta Falcons at 12,416.

Here's the complete rundown:

Total Mileage for Each NFL Teams in 2024

  • Los Angeles Chargers: 26,803 miles
  • Miami Dolphins: 25,869 miles
  • Seattle Seahawks: 25,797 miles
  • New England Patriots: 25,071 miles
  • San Francisco 49ers: 24,575 miles
  • Los Angeles Rams: 24,263 miles
  • Las Vegas Raiders: 23,345 miles
  • Philadelphia Eagles: 22,756 miles
  • New York Jets: 22,397 miles
  • Green Bay Packers: 22,209 miles
  • Jacksonville Jaguars: 22,075 miles
  • Carolina Panthers: 21,288 miles
  • Arizona Cardinals: 21,064 miles
  • Denver Broncos: 19,670 miles
  • Chicago Bears: 19,558 miles
  • New York Giants: 19,295 miles
  • Minnesota Vikings: 19,030 miles
  • Dallas Cowboys: 18,293 miles
  • Houston Texans: 18,052 miles
  • Kansas City Chiefs: 16,719 miles
  • Buffalo Bills: 16,710 miles
  • Baltimore Ravens: 15,424 miles
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 15,303 miles
  • Detroit Lions: 14,328 miles
  • Cleveland Browns: 13,998 miles
  • Tennessee Titans: 13,311 miles
  • New Orleans Saints: 13,084 miles
  • Atlanta Falcons: 12,416 miles
  • Pittsburgh Steelers: 12,047 miles
  • Indianapolis Colts: 11,497 miles
  • Cincinnati Bengals: 10,611 miles
  • Washington Commanders: 10,550 miles

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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