All roads this NFL season result in Levi’s Stadium for the Tremendous Bowl. For the 49ers to turn out to be the third-ever workforce to play for a Lombardi Trophy on its house subject, they’ll have to overcome a regular-season schedule that features 9 highway journeys.
Right here is my private away-game information for the 49ers Trustworthy:
Seattle Seahawks
The sport: 1:05 p.m. Sept. 7 at Lumen Subject. One of many loudest, rowdiest out of doors venues within the NFL will likely be rocking for the season opener.
Transit: Gentle rail is certainly doable from the airport and round city. Strolling can be really helpful in case you can deal with Seattle’s hills.
Grub + brew: From Fremont Brewing atop Lake Union over to Ballard’s brewery district (Reuben’s, Stoup, Bale Breaker, Fortunate Envelope) towards downtown (Holy Mountain, Cloudburst, Pike breweries) and south (Georgetown Brewery), get out your compass and revel in. Wine lovers ought to hit Purple Café.
Signature spots: Pike Place Market (flying fish, a bubble-gum alley and the unique Starbucks) and the Area Needle (nice view of it and downtown from Kerry Park within the Queen Anne neighborhood).
Sports activities detour: Head to Husky Stadium on Saturday night time, because the College of Washington hosts U.C. Davis.
New Orleans Saints
The sport: Midday (CT) Sept. 14 on the Superdome. The 49ers haven’t been to the epic venue since 2020, when solely 5,979 followers had been allowed in amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the place the Niners gained a Tremendous Bowl (1990) and misplaced one (2013).
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 20: Followers of the New Orleans Saints look on in the course of the recreation towards the Los Angeles Rams within the NFC Championship recreation on the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 20, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Picture by Chris Graythen/Getty Pictures)
Transit: In case you don’t lease a automobile – there’s loads of parking within the metropolis – use Uber/Lyft. Relying on the place you keep, you’ll be able to take an iconic New Orleans streetcar to the Poydras Avenue cease, the closest station to the Dome.
Grub + brew: This season’s final tour cease for culinary delights. Favorites: Cochon Butcher (lunch/deli), Pascal’s Manale (barbecue shrimp/oysters), Café de Monde (beignets), Jacques-Imo’s Café (Large Straightforward vibe), Commander’s Palace (legendary), Clancy’s (No. 1 advice by New Orleans colleague Jeff Duncan). It’s virtually a ceremony of passage for French Quarter first-timers to take down a Pat O’Brien’s Hurricane.
Signature spots: The French Quarter’s spectacle of structure, balconies, alleys and other people watching is unmatched. However go trek down Journal Avenue within the Backyard District and discover Audubon Park uptown.
Sports activities detour: The Tulane Inexperienced Wave, who in 2014 moved out of the Superdome to open Yulman Stadium a pair miles down the highway, tackle Duke College on Sept. 13.
Los Angeles Rams
The sport: 5:15 p.m. Oct. 2 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. It’s a Thursday night time recreation, however that gained’t stop the annual Sea of Pink takeover at what many name Levi’s South. 49ers followers have packed the 70,000-seat stadium because it opened.
San Francisco 49ers followers collect earlier than an NFC championship soccer recreation towards the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, January 30, 2022. (Picture by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-Information/SCNG)
Transit: As huge because the parking zone is, brace for visitors jams. In case you are flying into LAX, contemplate staying in one of many surrounding seashore cities and make it a protracted weekend. There’s a free shuttle from the LAX Metro station to SoFi.
Grub + brew: Don’t accept the stadium’s closest fare (a $1.50 Costco scorching canine). There’s sufficient wonderful delicacies for no matter you need in and round this metropolitan mecca.
Signature spots: The nation’s greatest jogging path for out-of-shape NFL beat writers exists alongside The Strand, flanking beachfront property from Hermosa by Manhattan to El Segundo.
Sports activities detour: If the Dodgers don’t win the NL West they could host a wild card recreation Wednesday night time (Oct.1.)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The sport: 1 p.m. (ET) Oct. 12 at Raymond James Stadium. Earlier than kickoff, don’t miss Bucs seashore and the enduring pirate ship within the south finish zone.
Transit: Tampa Worldwide Airport’s runways are simply throughout the road on the Dale Mabry Freeway.
Grub + brew: All inside a mile or two of the stadium are accommodations, eating places and bars. Cuban spot La Teresita is really helpful by locals and inside strolling distance on Columbus Drive.
Signature spots: In case you do depart the stadium’s leisure zone, Tampa has a downtown riverwalk amongst accommodations, museums and the College of Tampa (to not be confused with the College of South Florida, which is 10 miles north.)
Sports activities detour: The closest Florida school soccer recreation this weekend is 4 hours away at Florida Atlantic, however the Tampa Bay Rays is likely to be internet hosting an American League playoff recreation down the road of their non permanent digs at George Steinbrenner Subject.
Houston Texans
The sport: Midday (CT) Oct. 26 at NRG Stadium. The huge, multipurpose facility in-built 2002 payments itself as the one rodeo and NFL indoor/out of doors retractable roof stadium on the planet.
A common general inside view of NRG Stadium earlier than the Baltimore Ravens tackle the Houston Texans, in an NFL soccer recreation, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston. (AP Picture/Maria Lysaker)
Transit: You will get to the downtown stadium from Interest Airport through mild rail (50 minutes) or automobile (quarter-hour, no visitors).
Grub + brew: Houston is understood for its BBQ, after all. It’s additionally the house to one of many nation’s oldest bars: La Carafe. It’s darkish, dingy, and there aren’t any TVs, so simply speak, have a beer and hearken to music.
Signature spots: Houston has an aquarium, a theater and a symphony. NASA’s Johnson Area Heart gives a cool museum and tour to discover, about half-hour southeast of downtown.
Sports activities detour: On Saturday, about 2 miles up the highway, you’ll be able to catch school soccer as Rice hosts Connecticut, the latter which is coached by former 49ers defensive coordinator Jim Mora.
New York Giants
The sport: 10 a.m. (ET) Nov. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The 15-year-old, 82,500-seat stadium is a slightly bland island amongst asphalt parking heaps and swampland.
Transit: The New York Marathon is being run on recreation day, so discover protected harbor throughout the Hackensack and Hudson rivers. Staying in New Jersey will not be the attractive getaway for a “New York” recreation, however it’s going to make life simpler on recreation day.
Grub + brew: Finnerty’s, a refuge for Bay Space sports activities followers, has reopened after a five-year break and is subsequent to the Empire State Constructing. Just a few blocks northwest of Central Park is Tom’s Restaurant, the true exterior of “Monk’s Cafe” in Seinfeld.
Signature spots: In case you’re strolling the blocks close to Occasions Sq.’s spectacle, swing by Bryant Park for a break. Central Park is certainly price a go to or a run or a carriage journey.
Sports activities detour: Sport 7 of the World Collection might fall on Nov. 1. The Yankees and Mets provide a double likelihood that New York makes it that far.
Arizona Cardinals
The sport: 2:05 p.m. (MT) Nov. 16 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
Transit: Except you’re staying proper by this spaceship-looking desert facility, you’re possible dealing with a 30-minute drive from Scottsdale, Phoenix or Tempe.
Grub + brew: They’ve improved the grassy, west-side tailgate space to arrange a cover or makeshift bars. Westgate Leisure District, simply north of Glendale’s former NHL enviornment, options loads of bars and eating places.
Arizona Cardinals followers stroll to their seats throughout NFL soccer coaching camp observe at State Farm Stadium Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Picture/Ross D. Franklin)
Signature spots: Outdated City Scottsdale is a vacationer mecca; Tempe works for these reliving school life, and downtown Phoenix appears to be on the come. Go take a hike or get in a spherical of golf.
Sports activities detour: Brandon Aiyuk’s alma mater, Arizona State, is internet hosting West Virginia, Colton McKivitz’s alma mater, on Saturday (Nov. 15) throughout the Valley at Solar Satan Stadium.
Cleveland Browns
The sport: 1 p.m. (ET) Nov. 30 at Huntington Financial institution Subject. The Browns’ new house opened in 1999 however nonetheless hasn’t fairly replicated the Dawg Pound of its former house within the East Finish Zone.
Transit: A simple stroll from downtown will get you to the stadium.
Grub + brew: Aliens, from Masthead Brewing, is an award-winning West Coast IPA. Additionally try BrewDog, simply over the Cuyahoga River, and check out Noble Beast. The Clevelander, Whistle and Metropolis Faucet are nearer to Cleveland’s basketball and baseball venues however nonetheless downtown and some blocks from the Dawg Pound.
Signature spots: Subsequent door to the stadium is the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame. Higher but, take an hour drive south to the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame in Canton.
FILE – Signage marks the outside of the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame, Aug. 30, 2017, in Cleveland. (AP Picture/Tony Dejak, File)
Sports activities detour: On Saturday, Ohio State performs at Michigan about three hours up the highway in Ann Arbor.
Indianapolis Colts
The sport: 8:15 p.m. (ET) Dec. 22 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The house of the annual NFL Mix. It is going to be chilly, however the recreation is indoors, and Indianapolis will insulate you with its enclosed walkways between buildings.
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Transit: In case you don’t have a automobile or need to use Uber/Lyft, public transportation is on the market utilizing the IndyGo bus system or Pink Line Bus Fast Transit (BRT). An Amtrak/Greyhound station is inside strolling distance of the stadium.
Grub + brew: Bluebeard is a homey, farm-to-table spot a couple of miles from downtown that may be a particular should (and the best choice of any restaurant this season on the 49ers beat). Make sure you clear your sinuses with a shrimp cocktail (and a steak and martini) at St. Elmo downtown.
Signature spots: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is gigantic and gives a race-car museum to behold. You probably have the time, Newfields is a 152-acre cultural campus that’s house to the Indianapolis Museum of Artwork galleries, gardens, two historic houses and much more.
Sports activities detour: This time of yr in Indiana requires a school basketball recreation, so on Saturday (Dec. 20), you’ll be able to catch Indiana (enjoying Chicago State an hour south in Bloomington) or Butler, which hosts Northwestern at Indy’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse, house of the Pacers.
