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The 49ers are copying a similar strategy to cope with their two-game start to the 2021 NFL schedule, staying back east to avoid extra travel.
It’s looking like the San Francisco 49ers won’t be earning quite as many travel points as they might have gained early in the season.
One of the Niners’ wrinkles in the 2021 NFL schedule was seeing back-to-back road games to open up the year, Week 1 against the Detroit Lions and Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles.