Find an Edge in
NFL Team Schedules
Visualize travel routes, analyze opponent matchups, and discover logistical advantages that give teams the edge.
Visualize Victory:
3D NFL Travel Maps
Embark on a visual journey through the NFL season. Dive into an interactive 3D globe that details every team's travel routes and game locations across the country.
Travel Visualization
Master the Season:
In Depth Schedules
Your all-in-one guide to NFL team schedules. Analyze critical opponent details, including head coach, quarterback, venue information, and playing surface.
In Depth Schedule
Rankings Revealed:
NFL Team Rankings
Uncover the leaders and losers with our comprehensive rankings. Analyze and compare team logistics across the league with 12+ unique metrics.
Team Rankings
NFL Schedules are More Than
a List of Opponents
FootballRoutes helps you dig deeper into the logistical challenges teams face throughout the season.
Travel
Visualize your team's travel across the United States and beyond with interactive 3D maps.
Coach & Quarterback
The two most important factors determining wins and losses—view your schedule as a sequence of coaches and quarterbacks.
Playing Environment
From artificial turf to grass, outdoor stadiums to domes—digest the various playing environments your team will face.
Calendar Challenges
From holiday games to prime time matchups, schedule irregularities can disrupt player performance—a factor often overlooked.
Streaks
See which teams get lucky with consecutive home weeks and which face the tough luck of multiple weeks on the road.
Opponent Advantages
Some opponents may have longer rest periods before facing your team—a crucial factor when evaluating schedules.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is FootballRoutes?
FootballRoutes is your comprehensive tool for analyzing NFL team schedules. While an ordinary NFL team schedule shows who the team plays and when, it often overlooks the off-field challenges these schedules create. FootballRoutes serves as your ultimate NFL team schedule hub, where you can visually explore how far a team must travel, analyze the schedule by opposing quarterbacks or other critical opponent details, and compare your team's schedule against others in the league.
Why did you create FootballRoutes?
Every year, when NFL team schedules are released, fans eagerly anticipate mapping out their Sundays. For the teams, it's more than just dates and matchups; it's a real itinerary with significant travel demands. Teams must navigate thousands of miles of travel, diverse climates, and extended periods away from home. I created FootballRoutes to analyze and compare these itineraries, revealing which teams are in for a smooth season and which are facing a rough road ahead.
How do you calculate "Miles Traveled"?
"Miles Traveled" is calculated using the distance in miles to and from each away/neutral game location. For example, if the New England Patriots play the Chicago Bears in Chicago (~840 miles), the Patriots would travel ~840 miles to get there and ~840 miles back home, totaling ~1,680 miles for that week. It's always assumed the traveling team returns home after an away game.
How do you calculate "Expected Cold Weather Games"?
"Expected Cold Weather Games" are defined as games played outdoors in November, December, January, or February. Games held in retractable domes do not count towards this metric, because it is assumed the dome would be closed if the weather is cold.
How do you calculate "Outdoor Games"?
"Outdoor Games" are games played in outdoor-only venues. Retractable domes do not count towards this measure, because if the weather is poor, it is assumed the dome would be closed. Therefore, it is not meaningful to add retractable domes to the calculation if they're virtually only kept open in pristine weather.
How do you calculate "Timezone Changes"?
"Timezone changes" are counted when a team must travel to a game outside of their home timezone. One timezone change is counted on the way to the game, and another for the change on the return home. All timezone changes count as one timezone change, no matter how many hours are actually lost or gained.
How do you calculate "Prime Time Games"?
"Prime Time Games" are defined as those played in the 8:15pm or 8:20pm ET window. These games are typically played at night on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays.
How do you calculate "Holiday Games"?
"Holiday Games" is limited to New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
How do you calculate "Max. Consecutive Home Games"?
"Max. Consecutive Home Games" is defined as the longest streak throughout the year that each team remains at home. A bye week is considered a week at home. For example, if the Vikings play at home, have a bye, then play at home again, this counts as a three-week home streak.
How do you calculate "Long Weeks" and "Short Weeks"?
"Long Weeks" are weeks with more than 7 days between games. "Short Weeks" are weeks with less than 7 days between games. The specific time the game is played is not a factor—just the day. See "Total Rest Time" for time-relevant rest statistics.
How do you calculate "Total Rest Time"?
"Total Rest Time" counts the minutes of rest between games for each team. For example, if both teams play at 1pm ET on Sunday, but next Sunday one plays at 1pm and another at 4:15pm, the later team has an extra 3 hours and 15 minutes of rest—but this wouldn't be considered a "Long Week."
How do you calculate "Opponents Coming Off Bye Week"?
The "Opponents Coming Off Bye Week" metric refers to how often a given team plays an opponent who was on a bye week the previous week—giving that opponent extra rest and preparation time.
Choose Your Plan
Get started for free, or upgrade to our premium plan for just $19.99/year for exclusive features and insights.
Free
- Travel visualization
- Team schedules with opponent and playing environment details
- Limited team rankings
Premium
- Everything in Free
- Complete team rankings with all metrics
- Miles traveled rankings
- Expected cold weather games
- Outdoor games
- Timezone changes
- Prime time & holiday games
- Consecutive home/away weeks
- Long/short weeks & rest time
- Opponents coming off bye