The 2020 NFL Road Trip

The 2020 NFL schedule was released on Thursday and it is still too early to know if fans will be able to attend games. But it is not too early to come up with another season-long road trip plan! I used to do this every season up until I actually took my own trip in 2013, and then a couple of seasons after that, but eventually it became rather pointless to continue. But with sports still on hiatus (don't talk to me about the KBO please), there is no reason not to fantasize that there may be football this fall. Without further ado, here is the 2020 NFL Road Trip plan!

Thu, Sep 10  Houston at Kansas City 7:20 - Season Opener
Mon, Sep 14  Tennessee at Denver 8:10 
Sun, Sep 20  Washington at Arizona 1:05
Mon, Sep 21  New Orleans at Las Vegas 5:15
Sun, Sep 27  NY Jets at Indianapolis 4:05
Mon, Sep 28  Kansas City at Baltimore 8:15
Sun, Oct  4  New Orleans at Detroit 1:00
Mon, Oct  5  Atlanta at Green Bay 7:15
Thu, Oct  8  Tampa Bay at Chicago 7:20
Sun, Oct 11  Indianapolis at Cleveland 4:25
Thu, Oct 15  Kansas City at Buffalo 1:00
Sun, Oct 18  Atlanta at Minnesota 12:00
Mon, Oct 19  Arizona at Dallas 7:15
Sun, Oct 25  Green Bay at Houston 12:00
Thu, Oct 29  Atlanta at Carolina 8:20
Sun, Nov  1  LA Rams at Miami 1:00
Sun, Nov  8  Houston at Jacksonville 1:00
Sun, Nov  8  New Orleans at Tampa Bay 8:20
Thu, Nov 12  Indianapolis at Tennessee 8:30
Sun, Nov 15  San Francisco at New Orleans 3:25
Sun, Nov 22  Cincinnati at Washington 1:00
Thu, Nov 26  Baltimore at Pittsburgh 8:20 - Thanksgiving
Mon, Nov 30  Seattle at Philadelphia 8:15
Sun, Dec  6  NY Giants at Seattle 1:05
Mon, Dec  7  Buffalo at San Francisco 5:15
Thu, Dec 10  New England at LA Rams 5:20
Sun, Dec 13  Atlanta at LA Chargers 1:25
Sun, Dec 20  Tampa Bay at Atlanta 1:00
Mon, Dec 21  Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 8:15
Sun, Dec 27  Cleveland at NY Jets 1:00
Mon, Dec 28  Buffalo at New England 8:15
Sun, Jan 21  Dallas at New York Giants 1:00

Total highway miles would be 22,160, assuming starting and finishing in NYC. That is about 2,000 more highway miles than I drove on my trip (I finished at 20,353). There is one doubleheader with Jacksonville at 1 and Tampa Bay at 8:20 on November 8, which is technically possible as the two stadiums are just over 3 hours apart. The toughest drive is Minnesota to Dallas (1,000 miles) but you would have 24 hours to do it. You would also have to get from Philly to Seattle (2,830 miles) in 5 days, but it can be done. There are 7 Thursday and 9 Monday games.

Of course, the chance of the entire season taking place with fans in attendance is low, so I can't imagine anyone actually shelling out money for hotels and tickets quite yet. Still, no harm in hoping.

Best,

Sean