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NFL Announces London Teams For 2025 Regular Season

Originally posted on The Spun | By Kameron Duncan | Last updated Jan 10, 2025 9:38 AM ET

The NFL playoffs are about to begin, but the league's schedule makers are working on the 2025 slate after calculating each team's finish in the regular season.

The matchups for each team are now set, and the league can focus on other aspects of the schedule, such as when each game will be played. Another part of the schedule involves the league's continued focus on international games.

Teams played in three different countries outside the United States last season, and that number is set to increase in the next few years.

The NFL has played games in London dating back to 2007, and that tradition will continue next season when three teams make the trip.

According to the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the league has selected the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and the Jacksonville Jaguars as the three teams that will play in London next season.

The NFL has announced that the #Jets and #Browns, in addition to the #Jaguars, will play in London in 2025.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host the games featuring the Jets and the Browns, while the Jaguars will return to Wembley Stadium.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 10, 2025

The Jets and the Browns will play games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, while the Jaguars will play in Wembley Stadium, a venue that's become a home away from home for them in recent seasons.

Jacksonville has made 13 trips across the pond to London, and they have a 7-6 record in games played in the city. They'll look to improve on that winning record next season when they head back to Wembley.

The NFL will also host a regular season game in Spain for the first time next season, and it will be played at one of the most iconic sports venues in the world. The league's first game from Spain will be played at the Santiago Bernabéu, the home of Real Madrid.

A general view of play during the NFL International match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday October 20, 2024. (Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images)Zac Goodwin - PA Images/Getty Images

Spain will become the fifth country in the league's current rotation of international locales, joining the UK, Germany, Brazil and Mexico.

The Jets played the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears played the Jaguars in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this season, while the Jaguars also played the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium.

We'll see how the league determines the specific international matchups for next season, but it's clear that the NFL's international expansion has no plans of slowing down.

As the league adds more destinations around the world, it may only be a matter of time before there's a permanent NFL team outside the United States.

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