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How to see the NFL live in Europe this year
London leads the charge as the NFL brings three regular-season games to the UK this October
The NFL returns to Europe in 2026 with London once again at the centre of the action. Three regular-season games will be played in the capital across three consecutive Sundays in October, bringing the Indianapolis Colts, Washington Commanders, Philadelphia Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans to two of the UK’s biggest sporting stages.
First up, the Indianapolis Colts face the Washington Commanders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday 4 October, before the Philadelphia Eagles meet the Jacksonville Jaguars at the same venue on Sunday 11 October. The London run then moves to Wembley Stadium on Sunday 18 October, where the Houston Texans take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. All three games kick off at 2:30pm UK time.
That London remains the NFL’s European home base says plenty. By the end of the 2026 fixtures, 45 regular-season games will have been played in the UK since 2007, with every NFL team now having appeared in London. Recent crowds have kept the noise levels high too, with Wembley attendances topping 86,000 for both the 2024 Patriots vs Jaguars game and the 2025 Rams vs Jaguars matchup.
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The Jaguars’ London connection continues to deepen. Their Wembley game against the Texans will be their 16th in the capital, and the third time they have played back-to-back London games in one season. For UK fans, it means a rare chance to see one franchise settle into the rhythm of an international mini-residency.
The bigger picture is just as striking. The NFL says it now has more than 18.6 million fans across the UK and Ireland, with NFL Flag engaging over 250,000 girls and boys. Flag football will make its Olympic debut at LA28, while the NFL Academy in Loughborough has already produced British-born tight end Seydou Traore, drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 2026.
Beyond London, Europe gets three more games: the Pittsburgh Steelers vs the New Orleans Saints at Stade de France in Paris on Sunday 25 October, the Cincinnati Bengals vs the Atlanta Falcons at Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium on Sunday 8 November, and the New England Patriots vs the Detroit Lions at FC Bayern Munich Arena on Sunday 15 November.
The full international slate also stretches to Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City, making 2026 a landmark year for the NFL’s global calendar.
The full 2026 NFL international games slate:
Thursday, 10 September – San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sunday, 27 September – Baltimore Ravens vs Dallas Cowboys, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Sunday, 4 October – Indianapolis Colts vs Washington Commanders, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Sunday, 11 October – Philadelphia Eagles vs Jacksonville Jaguars, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Sunday, 18 October – Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley Stadium, London
Sunday, 25 October – Pittsburgh Steelers vs New Orleans Saints, Stade de France, Paris
Sunday, 8 November – Cincinnati Bengals vs Atlanta Falcons, Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Sunday, 15 November – New England Patriots vs Detroit Lions, FC Bayern Munich Arena, Munich
Sunday, 22 November – Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers, Estadio Banorte, Mexico City
How to get tickets for the NFL London games 2026
The Texans vs Jaguars game at Wembley, on 18 October, is on sale here
Both games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium go on sale on 7 July here
How to get tickets for the NFL European games
Tickets for the Bengals vs Falcons in Madrid go on sale on 9 July here
Tickets for the Lions vs Patriots in Munich go on sale on 10 July
Tickets for the Steelers vs Saints in Paris go on sale on 16 July
Header image: Sean Ryan/AP Content Services for the NFL
