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The Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots will each host international games during the NFL’s 2023 regular season.
The Chiefs and Patriots will host games in Germany. The Bills, Titans and Jaguars will play in London. The Bills and Titans are the designated home teams for two games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, while the Jaguars will host a game at Wembley Stadium as part of their multiyear commitment to playing in the United Kingdom.
The league announced the plans Thursday.
Opponents, dates and times for the games will be released when the full schedule is announced later this year.
There will be no international game in Mexico in 2023 due to renovations taking place in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
“We have a long history and we continue to grow, but these international games are pivotal,” NFL executive Peter O’Reilly told The Associated Press. “Those who have been there and experienced it, you just see the passion of the fans in these markets. This is the chance for them to experience the best of the NFL live, and it’s an opportunity for year-round engagement with the fans there. There’s nothing bigger and better than an NFL game and those teams to be there in those markets and putting it on in a stadium.”
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Seattle Seahawks in Munich in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany this season. The destination cities for the 2023 games will be announced later this year. The NFL previously confirmed that Munich and Frankfurt will host games in Germany over the next four years.
The Chiefs and Patriots are part of the league’s international home marketing area program, which sees teams secure international marketing rights in countries beyond the United States, with both sides having been awarded rights in Germany.
The Bills and Titans will play their second games in London. The Bills lost to the Jaguars in London in 2015. The Titans lost to the…
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