Rams Lightning Fast Trip: NFL Wednesday Season Opener

The Wednesday NFL kickoff

Chapter 1

Breaking a fourteen year habit

Chapter 2

The seventeen hour time jump

Chapter 3

The law protecting Friday nights

Chapter 4

Two teams two travel strategies

Chapter 5

The global gridiron expansion

YOUR GOAL

Master of The Wednesday NFL kickoff

Ch 4 · Two teams two travel strategies

hank The science of athletic jet lag

hank Two Teams, Two Travel Strategies

One came a week early to sleep in the sun, One landed last minute but they're ready to run.

hank The Rams lightning fast trip

The science of athletic jet lag

hank Traveling across 17 time zones severely impacts human athletic performance.

Time Zone Touchdown

BETA

hank Adjust kickoff times across the globe to discover why the NFL season started on Wednesday.

Fun Fact

Jet lag formula: Sports scientists estimate that it takes one full day of recovery for every single time zone crossed during long-distance travel.

Glossary

jet lag (noun)
A temporary sleep disorder and exhaustion caused by rapid travel across multiple time zones. The 49ers spent a week acclimating in Melbourne, while the Rams landed only a day before kickoff.

Gossip

Which travel strategy would you choose?

Quiz

How many miles is the flight from California to Melbourne, Australia?

hank The grueling fifteen hour flight

Quiz

How long is the direct flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne?

hank The 49ers early acclimation plan

Quiz

Which team flew to Melbourne a full week early to acclimate to the time zone?

Quiz

Which coach designed the Rams' lightning-fast travel schedule to Australia?

Quiz

What did the Rams' travel strategy rely on to avoid jet lag fatigue?

Quiz

What physical issue do athletes wear compression socks to prevent during long flights?

Quiz

According to sports science, what primary internal clock is disrupted by jet lag?

Quiz

How did teams accommodate large NFL players on the 15-hour flight?