Overview
- The regular-season game in Madrid is part of a single-season record nine NFL international games in 2026 across four continents, seven countries and eight stadiums.
- The matchup will be played at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu under a multi-year agreement with the City of Madrid and the Community of Madrid.
- Atlanta’s appearance will be the franchise’s sixth regular-season game outside the United States and follows Spain’s NFL debut in 2025, when the Dolphins beat the Commanders in overtime at the Bernabéu.
- The NFL cites roughly 11 million fans in Spain and plans continued expansion of NFL Flag, which launched there in 2024 in partnership with FEFA.
- Other confirmed 2026 international fixtures include Rams vs. 49ers in Melbourne, the 49ers in Mexico City, the Saints in Paris, the Lions in Munich, the Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro and multiple London games featuring the Jaguars, with home teams for all nine international games now set.