Overview
- The league is pursuing two additional international games for 2026 to reach the nine-game maximum for the first time, per Sports Business Journal reporting cited by Reuters.
- The NFL has locked in Melbourne and Rio de Janeiro for 2026, and Roger Goodell said the league will return to Mexico City for the first time since 2022.
- A 2023 league resolution caps overseas contests at eight league-organized games plus the Jacksonville Jaguars’ annual London date.
- The 2025 slate of seven games — three in the United Kingdom and one each in Brazil, Germany, Ireland and Spain — now serves as the baseline for expansion.
- Executives say a dozen-plus priority markets are under due diligence, with Saudi Arabia under evaluation following public interest from the kingdom’s entertainment authority.