The NFL has announced that the Washington Commanders and Jacksonville Jaguars will be the designated home teams for the 2026 London games.
Both will host a game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, home of the NFL in the UK, before the Jags return to Wembley Stadium while playing back-to-back weeks in the capitol.
The Jaguars have played 14 regular-season games in London since 2013, including 11 at Wembley as part of their multi-year deal with the stadium in addition to three at Tottenham.
Jacksonville are coming off a 13-4 season in which they reached the playoffs before being eliminated by the Buffalo Bills during the Wild Card round, while the Commanders finished the 2025 campaign 5-12 as they seek to bounce back 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 told Your Site.
"And then Washington, they are a team that hasn't been back here for quite some time, so it will be great for fans. I think there's a lot of legacy Washington Commanders fans in this market who I think will be excited to see them play 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 first time since October 30 2016 when they played out a 27-27 draw at Wembley Stadium.
They made history last season by playing in the first-ever regular-season game in Madrid, Spain as they lost 16-13 to the Miami Dolphins in overtime at the iconic Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
"Last season's trip to Madrid was personally unforgettable, and a tremendous milestone for our organisation," said 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 home to some of the most passionate sports fans in the world. We're grateful for the opportunity to bring the Commanders and NFL football to this unique city. This trip represents another meaningful moment to engage new communities, strengthen relationships, and continue to enhance our fanbase in 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) objective is to ultimately one day to play 16 international games in the event that there's an 18-game season," Hodgson added. "And I think if you look at that, I think that's with the intent that the UK continues to keep the same number of games that 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 were beaten 35-7 by the Los Angeles Rams on their most recent trip to London last October, before winning nine of their last 10 games to win the AFC South and reach the playoffs under 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." said 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 something our entire organisation, starting with our ownership, has worked very hard to achieve and takes great pride in further developing each 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."
Ireland drops off the international schedule having last year hosted its first-ever NFL regular season game when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Minnesota Vikings at Dublin's iconic Croke Park.
It was announced this week that the game boosted Ireland's economy by €104.5m, with more than 51,000 international visitors flying in for the game and 9.1m viewers watching on from home.
"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," said 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 announced the economic impact of the 2025 game, I was able to spend some time with the Irish government, with whom we'd worked to bring the game there in 2025. We had some good conversations and certainly everybody's objective is to try and bring another game back to Dublin.
"So, I think it's really, at this point, it's a matter of when, not if."
