London: Jets (Home) Game Away From Home
The Jets, as the home team, will take the American brand of football back to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London for the second straight season on a date and an opponent that will be released this week. Last season, the Jets dropped a 23-17 decision to Minnesota, the designated home team. The upcoming game will be the Jets’ fifth regular-season trip abroad in the regular season, which is tied for fourth-most among the league’s 32 teams.
This year, the Jets will be the host as one of a record 7 international games — 3 games in England (all in London, 2 at Tottenham and 1 at Wembley Stadium), 1 in Germany (Berlin), 1 in Brazil (São Paulo), 1 in Spain (Madrid), and 1 in Ireland (Dublin). The Jets last won an international game in Week 4 of the 2015 season, defeating Miami at Wembley Stadium.
As part of the league’s Global Markets Program, the Jets hold marketing rights in the United Kingdom, where Jets Chairman Woody Johnson recently served as the US Ambassador to the UK.
Before this season, the NFL has played 55 regular-season international games since first going overseas in 20025: 39 in London, 6 in Toronto (all involving the Buffalo Bills), 5 in Mexico City, 4 in Germany, 1 in Brazil. The Jacksonville Jaguars have played the most (14 games) international games. The Jags are owned by Shahid Khan, who is also the owner of Fulham FC of England’s Premier League.
