Eagles to face Jaguars in London during record 2026 NFL slate

The Eagles are slated to play the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, a Week 5 matchup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that underscores how aggressively the NFL is using its most marketable franchises to build abroad. If the usual Europe-road-trip pattern holds, Philadelphia would likely receive a Week 6 bye, giving the league a cleaner travel window while leaving U.S. ticket buyers and players to absorb the disruption.

The London assignment arrives inside a record international schedule: nine games across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums. London will host three of them, and the 2026 slate also includes first-time regular-season games in Rio de Janeiro, Paris and Melbourne. The Jaguars and Washington Commanders have already been named among the teams headed to London, while the league says the broader plan is part of a long-term globalization strategy that eventually would expand to 16 international games per year so every team gets one overseas appearance each season.

For the NFL, the economics are obvious. Since 2007, the league has staged 42 regular-season games in the United Kingdom, drawing more than 3 million fans and generating more than £2 billion in economic impact. That makes London more than a novelty stop on the schedule; it is a mature revenue market and a proof point for the NFL’s effort to grow its fan base beyond the United States. The Jaguars, the league’s most frequent London team, have played 14 regular-season games there since 2013, including 11 at Wembley Stadium and three at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Philadelphia’s appearance adds another layer to that strategy because the Eagles remain one of the NFL’s most visible brands. This will be their third international game in franchise history. They beat the Jaguars in London in 2018, then beat the Green Bay Packers in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2024. For a league trying to export inventory without diluting its biggest domestic draws, the Eagles are a strong case study: a travel-heavy assignment for the club, but a powerful vehicle for turning one game into global content, international sponsorship value and a wider audience.

The tradeoff is clear. London games create inventory and reach for the league, but they also compress preparation time, complicate logistics for season-ticket holders who stay home and add travel burden to players who must recover quickly across time zones. That tension is now built into the NFL’s international growth model, and Philadelphia is the latest high-profile team to carry it overseas.