The Philadelphia Eagles have one of lighter travel schedules this upcoming 2016 NFL season. According to a study from CBS Sports, the Birds will travel a total of 11,186 miles. That figure ranks as the eighth shortest travel schedule overall. Here's the entire Eagles travel map, via Pro Football Reference. I added team logos to each destination to make things a little easier to visualize.
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Will lesser travel distance help the Eagles win more games?
Travel distance isn't super meaningful or anything, but it's not necessarily insignificant, either. Then again, the Eagles finished 7-9 last season despite having the league's shortest travel schedule. Maybe they would have been even worse if it was longer.
Travel distances
Here's a look at the Eagles' road games ranked in order of distance. Click here for the entire Eagles 2016 schedule.
1) Seattle Seahawks: 2,377 miles
2) Dallas Cowboys: 1,313 miles
3) Chicago Bears: 664 miles
4) Cincinnati Bengals: 501 miles
5) Detroit Lions: 443 miles
6) Washington Redskins: 113 miles
7) Baltimore Ravens: 88 miles
8) New York Giants: 85 miles
Other NFL teams
Check out CBS Sports to see the entire list. Here are some highlights.
• The Los Angeles Rams are set to lead the league in miles traveled - 37,072.
• The Pittsburgh Steelers will travel the least miles of any team - 5,138.
• Around the NFC East: The Dallas Cowboys rank 15th longest (17,784), the Washington Redskins rank 19th (16,256), and the New York Giants rank 22nd (15,162).