Eagles Could Play London or Mexico City This Season, and the NFL Just Made It Way More Likely

The NFL dropped a bomb on the schedule: nine international games are coming in 2026, spread across three continents and seven countries. The Eagles have a real shot at playing overseas this season, and the league just gave them a golden opportunity to do it without sacrificing a home game.

Here's the thing. Eagles chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie said back in April that the team would be "openly available to be an away team" for an international matchup. That's huge because the Eagles already gave up a home game in 2024 when they played the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lurie made it clear they're done giving away home games for now. So any overseas trip this season has to be a road game. The good news? It's totally possible.

London Is the Best Bet

Three games are heading to London this season, and the Eagles have a legitimate path to two of them. The Jacksonville Jaguars are playing two London games (one at Wembley Stadium, one at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium), and the Commanders are also getting a London matchup at Tottenham. The Eagles face both teams on the road this season, so either one could happen.

The Eagles haven't played in Europe since 2018 when they faced the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. That's their only game ever in Europe. If they're playing Jacksonville again, it'd likely be at Tottenham to put them in a different stadium. But here's where it gets interesting: the Eagles haven't played a regular-season game in Jacksonville since 2010. If they played the Jaguars in London again, they might not see Jacksonville until 2034. That's 24 years. So the smarter move? Eagles versus Commanders at Tottenham Hotspur. That's an NFC East matchup that actually makes scheduling sense.

Mexico City and San Francisco Are Still in Play

The 49ers are the home team for the Mexico City game, and the Eagles face San Francisco on the road this season. So that's another real possibility. The Eagles have never played a regular-season game in Mexico (just a preseason game back in 1978), but that doesn't rule them out this year.

Where they're definitely NOT going: Paris (Saints home team, and the Eagles don't play New Orleans), Munich (Lions home team, no matchup), Madrid (Falcons home team, no matchup), Rio de Janeiro (Cowboys are playing Baltimore there, not the Eagles), or Melbourne (Rams and 49ers already locked in).

The NFL schedule drops between May 12-14. When it does, we'll finally know if the Eagles are headed overseas or staying stateside.

This article was created with AI assistance and reviewed by Seattle On Tap editorial staff. Always verify information with official team sources.