NFL screws Chargers with brutal 2025 schedule development

Having a good schedule can be the deciding factor between making the NFL Playoffs and taking a trip to Cabo in January. The LA Chargers benefited from a good schedule in 2024, making the most out of it to win 11 games and make the NFL Playoffs. The Chargers are not getting the same benefit in 2025. As a second-place team, the Chargers' schedule is significantly harder than it was last season. Not only are the opponents better, but the Chargers have to battle an inherent disadvantage that no other team in the league has. The Chargers have (by far) the most travel miles in the league next season. It's so bad, in fact, that the Chargers have over 2,000 more travel miles than the second-place team (the LA Rams) and over 18,000 more miles than the median, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. To be fair, the Chargers are always near the top of these lists simply because where the team is located. Teams on either coast always have more miles traveled than teams that are closer to the center of the country. However, because th