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Eagles to play in London during 2026 NFL season

Eagles to play in London during 2026 NFL season

Quarterback Jalen Hurts led the Philadelphia Eagles to their second Super Bowl win in 2025

The Philadelphia Eagles will play in London as the NFL stages a record nine international games during the 2026 season.

The regular-season games will be spread across four continents. seven countries, with the UK again hosting three games while the league continues its global expansion by venturing to Australia and France for the first time.

Half of the league's 32 teams will play abroad in 2026 as the Jacksonville Jaguars. San Francisco 49ers have two overseas games apiece.

The London series begins on 4 October with the Washington Commanders hosting the Indianapolis Colts at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Jaguars will then host games on the next two Sundays - at Tottenham against the Eagles. who have not played in London since 2018, followed by a divisional match-up against the Houston Texans at Wembley.

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The first international game will take place during the first week of the season. with the Los Angeles Rams facing divisional rivals San Francisco at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The 49ers will also face the Minnesota Vikings as the NFL returns to Mexico. while the Baltimore Ravens meet the Dallas Cowboys in the league's first game in Rio de Janeiro.

There will be three games in continental Europe. with the New Orleans Saints facing the Pittsburgh Steelers as the Stade de France plays host tothe first game in Paris.

The Cincinnati Bengals then face the Atlanta Falcons at the home of Real Madrid while the New England Patriots. who reached last season's Super Bowl, will take on the Detroit Lions in Munich.

"When you see it on paper, the iconic stadiums that we're going to be playing in around the world, the incredible teams that are going to be involved. the amazing players, it's really exciting," said Henry Hodgson, general manager at NFL UK and Ireland, told BBC Sport.

"The Eagles are only a year removed from being Super Bowl champions. they're a really successful, high-powered team against a Jags team that probably wants to get to that point quickly after agreat season last year.

"It's been relatively rare to have divisional match-ups played overseas so for the Jags to be hosting the Texans at Wembley could be a really pivotal game."

The rest of the NFL's 2026 schedule will be released on Thursday.

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10 Sep - San Francisco 49ers v Los Angeles Rams (Melbourne, Australia)

27 Sep - Baltimore Ravens v Dallas Cowboys (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

4 Oct - Indianapolis Colts v Washington Commanders (Tottenham, London)

11 Oct - Philadelphia Eagles v Jacksonville Jaguars (Tottenham, London)

18 Oct - Houston Texans v Jacksonville Jaguars (Wembley, London)

25 Oct - Pittsburgh Steelers v New Orleans Saints (Paris, France)

8 Nov - Cincinnati Bengals v Atlanta Falcons (Madrid, Spain)

15 Nov - New England Patriots v Detroit Lions (Munich, Germany)

22 Nov - Minnesota Vikings v San Francisco 49ers (Mexico City, Mexico)

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