This year there will be nine international games, eight stadiums, seven cities and four continents, the most games outside the United States in the NFL’s history.
NEW YORK – The San Francisco 49ers will National Football League With the largest ever international roster, the 2026 season opener will take on the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne and the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11 in Mexico City.
The alliance was announced early Melbourne showdownIt’s the first game to be played in Australia, with the opener completed on Wednesday morning, the day before the full schedule for all 32 teams will be released. The 49ers will be the road team in a Netflix game against the Rams on Thursday night, September 10th. This will take place virtually on Friday morning in Melbourne.
On Sunday night, November 22, the 49ers will host the Vikings in Mexico City, an NFL team they played against last year. First international multi-city road trip There is a game in Dublin in week four and a game in London in week five. The Vikings were also the road team in both games last year.
This year will feature nine games, eight stadiums, seven cities and four continents, the most games the league has ever hosted outside the United States. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has said his goal is to play 16 international games per season.
London is the league’s most common venue for international games with three games, including the Jacksonville Jaguars’ first relocation Consecutive home games overseas. They will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5 on October 11 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, then face the AFC South rival Houston Texans in Week 6 at Wembley Stadium on October 18. The Washington Commanders will host the Indianapolis Colts on October 4 at Tottenham Hotspur.
The New Orleans Saints will be the home team for the first game of the season Paris Week 7, October 25 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Detroit Lions will be the home team Munich Week 10, November 15 against the New England Patriots.
The NFL previously announced that the Dallas Cowboys will be the home team rio de janeiro On September 27, CBS will broadcast a late afternoon game against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3, with the Atlanta Falcons as the home team madrid November 8, Week 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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