Bengals missing out on an international game ends up giving them a major advantage over every NFL team

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By John Sheeran | Last updated May 14, 2025 10:00 AM ET

The NFL's slate of international games for the 2025 regular season was revealed in its (near) entirety Tuesday morning, and the Cincinnati Bengals did not make the cut.

Cincinnati's best chance was being the visiting team in the league's first-ever game in Madrid, Spain, but that honor went to the Washington Commanders. The Minnesota Vikings then learned they have back-to-back games overseas, becoming the first team to put that on their upcoming itinerary.

Staying in the country is on the docket for Cincinnati, which also means the Bengals are staying closer to home compared to every other club.

Bengals to travel fewest miles during 2025 NFL season

The average NFL team will rack up 19,561 miles traveled this season for road contests. Cincinnati's mileage will be significantly smaller.

According to Bookies.com's Bill Speroes, the Bengals are slated to travel 8,753 miles this year, the lowest in the league by nearly 2,000 miles. They are the only club under 10,000 miles.

Thirty-two NFL teams will travel 625,947 miles this season. Here is the breakdown, via @billsperos: pic.twitter.com/WJ2sU5hrVG
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 13, 2025

That's right. The Bengals have the easiest schedule when it comes to travel distance.

With all their games scheduled to be played in North America, the longest distance Joe Burrow and Co. will have to travel from Cincinnati is approximately 1,100 miles (air line) for a road contest against the Denver Broncos.

The one perk of staying in the country apparently means Cincinnati is in the heart of the NFL landscape this season.

Had the Bengals been selected to play in Spain, that would've added 4,128 miles to this tally and moved them up to 27th in the league.

The only thing left to find out is when these games are being played. We've known Cincinnati's opponents for several months, and Wednesday evening will finally give us the dates and times for all 17 of the Bengals' regular season matchups.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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