Jaguars to play back-to-back London games

The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to spend consecutive weeks in London during the 2026 regular season, with games on Oct. 11 and Oct. 18 at two different U.K. stadiums. The NFL’s international schedule shows Jacksonville will face the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before returning a week later to play the Houston Texans at Wembley Stadium. (media.nfl.com) The arrangement gives the Jaguars back-to-back London appearances for the third time, according to league materials. ### Which two games are the Jaguars playing in London? The NFL said on May 13 that Jacksonville will play the Eagles in London on Sunday, Oct. 11, and the Texans there on Sunday, Oct. 18. The first game is scheduled for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which the league describes as the home of the NFL in the United Kingdom, while the second will be at Wembley Stadium. (nfl.com) The Jaguars were identified in February as one of the participating teams for the 2026 London games, alongside the Washington Commanders. In that announcement, the league also said Jacksonville would return to Wembley as part of its multi-year U.K. commitment. (media.nfl.com) ### How unusual is it for Jacksonville to stay overseas for two weeks? The NFL’s football operations site said this will be the third time the Jaguars have played back-to-back games in the U.K. The league said Jacksonville has played 14 regular-season games in London since 2013, including 11 at Wembley and three at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the 2026 slate was finalized. (media.nfl.com) The May 13 international schedule release raised that total further, saying the Oct. 18 game against Houston will be Jacksonville’s 16th game in the British capital. The same release said London will host three consecutive NFL games in 2026 and that the U.K. total since 2007 will rise to 45. (nfl.com) ### How does this fit into the NFL’s wider international plan? The NFL said the 2026 season will feature a record nine international games across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums. London is one stop on a schedule that also includes Melbourne, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Madrid, Munich and Mexico City. (operations.nfl.com) NFL owners on May 19 approved an increase to 10 international games beyond the 2026 season, according to the league and the Associated Press report published on NFL.com. That vote came a day after reporting that linked Jacksonville’s two-week London stay to the renovation timeline at EverBank Stadium. (media.nfl.com) ### What has the league said about Jacksonville’s role in London? Henry Hodgson, the NFL’s general manager for the U.K. and Ireland, said in the February announcement that the league looked forward to welcoming the Jaguars back to London as part of the 2026 international games. League materials describe the U.K. market as central to the NFL’s overseas growth, with more than 17 million fans there and more than 3 million attendees at regular-season London games since 2007. (media.nfl.com) The Jaguars’ opponents, dates and kickoff times were still pending when the league announced participating teams in February. Those details were filled in with the May 13 international schedule release, which set Jacksonville’s two London dates in Weeks 6 and 7 of the 2026 season. (nfl.com) ### What comes next for fans following the London games? NFL ticket information pages say the 2026 London Games at Tottenham will have general admission sales beginning July 7 at 12 p.m. BST, with hospitality packages going on sale June 5. The Jaguars’ London opponents and dates are now set, leaving travel and ticketing details as the next milestones for fans planning around the Oct. 11 and Oct. 18 games. (media.nfl.com) (nfl.com) (operations.nfl.com)