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Birds Abroad: Eagles Land London Date With Jaguars In Week 5 Clash

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Published on May 13, 2026
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Set your alarms, Philly: the Eagles are heading across the Atlantic to face the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Kickoff is locked in for 9:30 a.m. ET, with the game airing on NFL Network. It will be the Eagles' third regular-season game played outside the United States.

The team confirmed the London matchup in a release, reiterating the Oct. 11 date and early 9:30 a.m. ET start, according to the Philadelphia Eagles. The club also noted that the London trip is one of eight road games on the 2026 slate and will sit alongside a previously announced Thanksgiving visit to Dallas.

On the other sideline, Jacksonville has already circled the date. The team’s site announced that the Jaguars will host Philadelphia at Tottenham, then take on the Houston Texans at Wembley the following weekend. Owner Shad Khan called returning to London "always a blast for our players and fans," and the club said ticket information and Jaguars-focused programming for the trip will roll out in the coming weeks, according to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Eagles' overseas track record

This latest trip continues a growing international résumé. It will be the Eagles' third regular-season game played abroad: Philadelphia beat Jacksonville 24-18 at Wembley Stadium in 2018 and edged the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in São Paulo in 2024, according to the Philadelphia Eagles. That 2024 matchup in São Paulo was the NFL's first regular-season contest in South America and drew plenty of international attention to the league’s expansion efforts.

Where this fits in the NFL's global push

The London showdown is part of what the league is billing as its largest international schedule yet, a record nine regular-season games in 2026 across four continents and seven countries, as reported by The Associated Press. NFL Football Operations noted that the remaining international matchups were revealed on May 13, just ahead of the full 2026 schedule release the following night.

What fans should watch for

For now, fans are in hurry-up-and-wait mode. Jacksonville has said ticketing details and game-week events will be announced soon, and Eagles fans plotting a transatlantic road trip are being urged to track official team outlets for priority sign-ups and on-sale windows, according to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Local media in Philadelphia were quick on the draw, with outlets such as PHL17 among the first to spotlight the overseas clash. The full 2026 schedule is set to drop Thursday night, which will finally give fans the full picture on bye weeks, travel planning and TV windows around the early-morning London kickoff.