NFL London video games 2026: Washington Commanders and Jacksonville Jaguars introduced as house groups at Tottenham and Wembley in 2026 season | NFL Information

The NFL has introduced that the Washington Commanders and Jacksonville Jaguars would be the designated house groups for the 2026 London video games. 

Both will host a recreation at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, house of the NFL within the UK, earlier than the Jags return to Wembley Stadium whereas enjoying back-to-back weeks within the capitol.

The Jaguars have performed 14 regular-season video games in London since 2013, together with 11 at Wembley as a part of their multi-year take care of the stadium along with three at Tottenham.

Jacksonville are coming off a 13-4 season during which they reached the playoffs earlier than being eradicated by the Buffalo Bills in the course of the Wild Card spherical, whereas the Commanders completed the 2025 marketing campaign 5-12 as they search to bounce again behind quarterback Jayden Daniels.

“I think it’s exciting, obviously the Jags are a team coming off a really successful season with a relatively young core and a new coach and had a run at the playoffs, so I’m really excited to have the Jags here,” NFL UK General Manager Henry Hodgson instructed Sky Sports.

“And then Washington, they’re a group that hasn’t been again right here for fairly a while, so will probably be nice for followers. I feel there’s numerous legacy Washington Commanders followers on this market who I feel can be excited to see them play right here.

“They’ve got some really exciting young players, and coming a year and a bit now removed from an NFC Championship game, perhaps, looking to reload and have another run at the playoffs themselves in 2026.”

Washington return to London for the primary time since October 30 2016 once they performed out a 27-27 draw at Wembley Stadium.

They made historical past final season by enjoying within the first-ever regular-season recreation in Madrid, Spain as they misplaced 16-13 to the Miami Dolphins in time beyond regulation on the iconic Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

“Last season’s trip to Madrid was personally unforgettable, and a tremendous milestone for our organisation,” stated Washington Commanders Managing Partner Josh Harris.

“Playing in the NFL’s first regular season game in Spain and experiencing the passion of fans was truly special and reaffirmed the power of and excitement for the Commanders and NFL globally.

“London is house to a number of the most passionate sports activities followers on this planet. We’re grateful for the chance to convey the Commanders and NFL soccer to this distinctive metropolis. This journey represents one other significant second to interact new communities, strengthen relationships, and proceed to reinforce our fanbase within the UK and worldwide.”

The NFL has staged 42 regular season games in London since 2007, with its three matchups in the UK featuring as part of nine international games across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums in 2026.

Paris, Melbourne and Rio De Janeiro enter as new host territories, while the NFL is returning to London, Madrid, Munich and Mexico City.

“You’ve heard the Commissioner’s (Roger Goodell’s) goal is to in the end at some point to play 16 worldwide video games within the occasion that there is an 18-game season,” Hodgson added. “And I feel in the event you take a look at that, I feel that is with the intent that the UK continues to maintain the identical variety of video games that now we have now.

“I think the objective is sort of growing the global footprint of the sport. But, you know, those key markets like the UK to continue to have the same number of games and to continue having the NFL played locally in Tottenham and at Wembley.”

The Jags had been overwhelmed 35-7 by the Los Angeles Rams on their most up-to-date journey to London final October, earlier than successful 9 of their final 10 video games to win the AFC South and attain the playoffs underneath first-year head coach Liam Coen.

“Last season was my first experience in London as head coach of the Jaguars, and my immediate takeaway was London is undoubtedly our home away from home.” stated Coen.

“We have a passionate and knowledgeable fan base in London, built over time and still growing, and we’re making a positive impact with fans throughout the United Kingdom as well.

“That’s one thing our whole organisation, beginning with our possession, has labored very laborious to attain and takes nice delight in additional growing every season.

“With two games in London in 2026, it’s going to be great fun for our fans in London as well as for everyone in Jacksonville who will be making the trip. I’m definitely looking forward to it, and I know our players are happy to return as well.”

Will the NFL return to Ireland?

Ireland drops off the worldwide schedule having final 12 months hosted its first-ever NFL common season recreation when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Minnesota Vikings at Dublin’s iconic Croke Park.

It was introduced this week that the sport boosted Ireland’s economic system by €104.5m, with greater than 51,000 worldwide guests flying in for the sport and 9.1m viewers watching on from house.

“If you’d said 18 months ago or two years ago that we would play a game in Ireland in a year, that we’d suddenly be playing flag football to the extent that we’re in 100 schools now across Ireland, the Irish kids are representing their country at the Pro Bowl, that we’d have, for the first time, a local broadcaster in Virgin Media providing games, and that then you’d have a local hero in Charlie Smyth, that all would have blown our minds,” stated Hodgson.

“Reflecting on Ireland as a whole and the growth of the sport there, we’re really excited about what we’ve done in the past 12, 18 months and the prospects going forward.

“After we introduced the financial influence of the 2025 recreation, I used to be in a position to spend a while with the Irish authorities, with whom we might labored to convey the sport there in 2025. We had some good conversations and definitely all people’s goal is to attempt to convey one other recreation again to Dublin.

“So, I think it’s really, at this point, it’s a matter of when, not if.”