The NFL will return to London in 2021, with two games being scheduled to play at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October this year, doesn't look like there will be games at Wembley this season but all the right noise at the top level suggest that this will return with more games in Europe planned too. Having missed these games for obvious reasons last year I am pleased to see them return even if it's only two games instead of the four we had become used to.
2021 NFL International Games
Sunday 10th October
New York Jets @ Atlanta Falcons
Sunday 17th October
Miami Dolphins @ Jacksonville Jaguars
*Both games will be played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
The Atlanta Falcons will host the New York Jets on Sunday 10th October (14:30 BST) before Jacksonville Jaguars face Miami Dolphins the following Sunday. Hopefully we will hear that both games will be broadcast live in Uk (BBC / Ch5), London has hosted 28 games since 2007, but all of 2020's games were played in the United States due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Jacksonville will return as they had committed to a long spell of London games and are still the franchise most likely to become the permanent London based side (this will happen eventually). Fans will be able to see the first two picks in this year's draft in Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence and Jets' Zach Wilson. "We expect these games to be a celebration of our sport," said Christopher Halpin, NFL executive vice-president - chief strategy & growth officer.
The Jaguars will be playing their eighth home game in London, while the Dolphins will play in the UK for the fifth time, with the Falcons and Jets both appearing in their second London game.
London's calling once again for NFL action and the league is answering with a pair of games in the 2021 season, each of them boasting promising quarterback matchups and top picks from the 2021 NFL Draft class. The 2021 No.1 draft pick, Trevor Lawrence, and the Jaguars will host 2020 No. 5 pick Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins. While Lawrence is set for his first trip to play in London, the Jags will play for an NFL-record eighth time in England, their streak of consecutive seasons playing an international game having been snapped at seven due to the coronavirus pandemic. No strangers to international play themselves, the Dolphins are going to England for a fifth time. No. 2 overall pick Zach Wilson and the Jets will play in London for only the second time and the first since 2015 when they play the host Falcons and quarterback Matt Ryan. Like the Jets, the Falcons will be making their second trip across the Atlantic, having previously played in London in 2014.
Tottenham Stadium, London
Dating back to 2007, the NFL has been venturing to England to showcase games for a growing fanbase. That tradition was postponed like many things during a turbulent 2020, but the NFL is back in London in 2021 and some of the league's brightest young talent is taking centre stage.
The full schedule for the NFL 2021 regular season is set to be released soon.
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