NFL's International Games Keep Pushing Jaguars Abroad For Consecutive Weeks

The NFL's International games annually export America's most popular sport to Europe and other parts of the world as part of the league's strategy to increase its reach and eventually, someday, expand into foreign markets.

And in announcing its 2024 series of five international games, the NFL for the second season in a row is pushing one team as its most prolific export.

JACKSONVILLE, FL - DECEMBER 31: Defensive End Josh Allen #41 of the Jacksonville Jaguars celebrates with fans after the game against the Carolina Panthers at EverBank Stadium on December 31, 2023 in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars defeated the Panthers 26 to 0. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

Jaguars NFL's International Team

The Jacksonville Jaguars.

Or, increasingly, the London Jaguars.

The Jaguars, who play in one of the league's smallest markets, will play not one, but two games in one of Europe's largest cities for the second consecutive year. 

The Jaguars will face the Chicago Bears on Oct. 13 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Then, after staying the week in London, they'll "host" the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium, where they have a contract to play annually, on Oct. 20.

The Jaguars will have played four games in London in two seasons and 13 games regular-season games in London in franchise history.

The NFL used to play a 14-game schedule in the 1970s. By the end of this season, Jacksonville will have basically played nearly one whole season abroad, going by the latter day 14-game schedule.

The London Jaguars.

The NFL on Wednesday morning announced its full slate of international games that will be played across London, U.K., Munich, Germany and São Paulo, Brazil — as the league's global footprint continues to expand.

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 20: Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers throws a pass on the run during an NFL divisional round playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Levi's Stadium on January 20, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)

NFL Sends Love To Brazil

The league will announce its full schedule for 2024 at 8 p.m. on Wednesday

Here are those international games with their Eastern Time Zone start times : 

Sept. 6: Packers vs. Eagles in São Paulo, Brazil. at 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 6 New York Jets vs. Minnesota Vikings in London 9:30 a.m.

Oct. 13 Jaguars vs. Bears in London 9:30 a.m.

Oct. 20 Patriots vs. Jaguars in London 9:30 a.m.

Nov. 10 New York Giants vs. Carolina Panthers in Munich, Germany 9:30 a.m.

One thing to mark on your calendar if you're a degenerate NFL games watcher: Weeks 5, 6, 7, and 10 will offer you the ability to watch games from 9:30 a.m. to the conclusion of the last game on Sunday night around 11 p.m.

So four NFL games back-to-back in one day if you can stand it.