The NFL has confirmed its biggest ever international schedule for the 2025 season.
For the first time ever, the league will play regular season games in Ireland and Spain, as Dublin and Madrid join the roadshow.
Going Global
2025 NFL International Series
Sept 5 (Week 1) – Sao Paolo, Brazil – TBD @ Los Angeles Chargers
Sept 28 (Week 4) – Dublin – Minnesota Vikings @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Oct 5 (Week 5) – Tottenham – Minnesota Vikings @ Cleveland Browns
Oct 12 (Week 6) – Tottenham – Denver Broncos @ New York Jets
Oct 19 (Week 7) – Wembley – Los Angeles Rams @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Nov 9 (Week 10) – Berlin – Atlanta Falcons @ Indianapolis Colts
Nov 16 (Week 11) – Madrid – Washington Commanders @ Miami Dolphins
On Monday, the NFL confirmed the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles would host the Dallas Cowboys in the season opener.
Ahead of the full schedule release on Wednesday, the slate of international games was revealed on Good Morning Football on Tuesday.
Starting in Week 1 the league will have seven international games across its first 11 weeks, while 13 of the NFL’s 32 franchises head overseas.
For a 17th year since 2007 London will host regular season action — only missing out during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 — and once again three games will take place.
Germany and Brazil are back for another year, but it is the addition of Spain and the Republic of Ireland to the rotation that extends the international calendar and league’s global appeal.
Real Madrid‘s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, usually home to Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, will be home for the Miami Dolphins‘ Tyreek Hill and Tua Tagovailoa.
Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders, who reached the NFC Championship Game last season, provide the opposition for what is expected to be a crowd of almost 80,000.
Dublin’s 52,000-capacity Aviva Stadium promises to deliver a spectacular occasion – building on three years of college football in the city.
The Pittsburgh Steelers – expected to sign Aaron Rodgers as their quarterback – were announced as the designated home in February, and when the Minnesota Vikings head to Dublin in Week 4 a memorable afternoon will be on store.
That is the first of four consecutive weeks of NFL in the UK and Ireland, as the league heads across the Irish Sea for Weeks 5, 6 and 7.
GettyTravis Hunter is set to make his London debut with the Jaguars[/caption]
The first two games in London are Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when the Cleveland Browns ‘host’ the Vikings and a week later the New York Jets are the designated home team against Sean Payton, Bo Nix and the ascending Denver Broncos.
In Week 7, the Jacksonville Jaguars and their newly drafted two-way superstar Travis Hunter will play at Wembley Stadium as part of their agreement that stretches back to 2013.
For a fourth year in succession, the league returns to Germany with Berlin hosting games for the first time at the Olympic Stadium, following in the footsteps of Munich and Frankfurt.
In Week 10, the Indianapolis Colts are the home team, two years on from a 10-6 win over the New England Patriots, and they will face the Atlanta Falcons,
Kicking it all off is the first game of the International Series which for the second year will be in Brazil and take place the Friday after the season opener.
Corinthians Arena plays host to the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Kansas City Chiefs will reportedly be the Chargers’ opponent, as Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce make their return to action after being beaten by the Eagles in the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
Last year, for the first time, the league was in Brazil, with the Eagles beating the Green Bay Packers in front of almost 50,000 fans.
In 2026 the NFL will head to Australia after a groundbreaking ‘multi-year agreement’ with the city of Melbourne announced during Super Bowl week, with the Rams the designated home team.
However before that, 2025 will be the latest step on a ladder that ultimately is expected to lead to an 18th week of the regular season and more international games.
Mexico is expected to join Australia in 2026, returning to the international series for the first time since 2021 after development work at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City.
That would take the league up to nine games overseas and last year Commissioner Roger Goodell announced plans to extend that to 16.
“We feel like this game is destined to be global,” Goodell said during an appearance on Good Morning Football.
“We expect to be in Asia soon. We expect to be in Australia soon. We’re going to make sure that our game is available around the globe.
“Ownership has been great on that. They’ve passed a resolution where every team is obligated to play [outside the US].
“We’re going to have eight games a year, minimum. And if we do get to an 18 and two (preseason games), we likely will see even more international games. And I hope someday we’ll be playing 16.”
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