Aaron Rodgers and Caleb Williams are heading to London as NFL announces 2024 schedule games at Tottenham and Wembley
Aaron Rodgers is heading to Tottenham.
So is the recent No. 1 overall pick of the NFL Draft, who's already being compared to Patrick Mahomes.
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The NFL announced on Wednesday its full schedule of international games for the upcoming 2024 season.
Rodgers' New York Jets are set for a Week 5 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium -- the same venue that saw Manchester City defeat Ange Postecoglou's side 2-0 on Tuesday and move to the edge of history with a fourth consecutive Premier League title.
In Week 6, Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears will face Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham, which is the only purpose-built NFL stadium outside of the U.S.
London's other 2024 matchup will feature the the new-look New England Patriots -- without legendary coach Bill Belichick but with Drake Maye as a rookie QB -- against the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.
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Jacksonville will again play two games in London this year.
talkSPORT understands the Jaguars requested consecutive games for the second straight season, after back-to-back wins over the Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills in 2023.
“We’ve worked hard over the past decade-plus to establish the Jacksonville Jaguars as the home team for NFL fans in London, the United Kingdom and now Ireland,†Jaguars Owner Shahid
Khan said.
“Playing back-to-back games in London for the second consecutive year speaks to that commitment. We’re going to make the most of it, especially in the days ahead of our traditional home game at Wembley Stadium vs. the Patriots on October 20.â€
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The NFL also confirmed two more international games as the league continues to expand its reach outside the United States.
The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles will help kick off the 2024 season with a Week 1 matchup in Sao Paulo, Brazil at Corinthians Arena that will be exclusively streamed on Peacock.
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In Week 10, the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers will travel to Munich, Germany to play at Allianz Arena, the home
of Harry Kane's FC Bayern Munich.
While the NFL could eventually feature one team playing an international game each season, London continues to be the home for American football outside of the US.
“The 2024 NFL London Games promise to be a football spectacle once again for fans in the U.K. and beyond,†NFL GM for UK & Ireland Henry Hodgson said. “We have played games in London since 2007,
and there has never been greater interest in the sport here.
We look forward to welcoming the teams to the capital later this year, engaging new fans and bringing the game to new audiences.â€
Rodgers and the Jets will kick off their season on Monday Night Football against the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers.
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Williams is expected to become the NFL's next franchise QB and has already been embraced by Bears fans.
Rodgers will be playing in London for the second time.
The Packers fell to the Giants 27-22 in 2022 at Tottenham.
for the upcoming NFL international games will go on sale this summer.
“We look forward to returning to London to play in historic Wembley Stadium for the third time,†Patriots chairman and CEO Robert Kraft said.
“There is no venue in which we have had greater success and
no road game where New Englanders have felt more at home.
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"We hope this year’s experience is as successful and as memorable as each of our prior games in London.â€
All five NFL international games in 2024 will be broadcast live on the talkSPORT network.
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