Week 5 saw the Jaguars play their second straight game in London as a continuation of this year’s NFL International Series. As the league continues to stage regular season contests overseas and explore new markets, the possibility remains that games played in foreign locations becomes a regular fixture for all teams. 
With a 17-game schedule in place, many have pointed to an arrangement being made down the road in which teams play eight games at home and on the road, along with one international contest. Expansion or relocation seeing a full-time team established in London – or even an all-European division – remains on the NFL’s radar, but for the time being a likelier scenario would see all teams playing a single contest per season outside of the U.S.
“I think both or either of those paths… is in the realm of possibility,” NFL EVP Peter O’Reilly said when asked about further additions to the international schedule. “And I think it just is a testament to what we’re seeing in these markets. The passionate fan response. The great partnerships with stadiums and government officials in these markets. So, that’s why we’re doing this diligence around the opportunity to potentially expand number of games played or have the capacity and the infrastructure in place if there were a scenario in the future where there was potential relocation or as discussed maybe even expansion” (h/t Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk).
2023 will see one more game played in London, followed by two in Germany. An increase in overseas games would, of course, require new markets in future seasons. As O’Reilly recently noted, the league has conducted fact-finding missions in Spain and Brazil to explore the possibility of playing games there. The Dolphins have marketing rights in both countries, while the same is true of the Bears in Spain. Other potential sites are under consideration as well, though.
O’Reilly also mentioned (via Mark Maske of the Washington Post) France and Australia as hypothetical locations for NFL games. Logistics in the latter country in particular would be a notable challenge to overcome, and no league officials have been sent to conduct due diligence as of yet. If the NFL remains intent on making international contests an annual staple for all teams, however, it will be worth watching how aggressive the league is in the future with respect to finding new foreign markets.
I believe there is a growing number of Bears fans who want to see the team charter a Space X flight and travel to Mars for games.
So you’re saying a permanent relocation to Spain is definitely in the cards, eh? And just after they bought that nice site for a new stadium!!
ya but hopefully next year they do a better job on scheduling the games were one team is over there for 2 weeks straight and the other one is only over there for only a couple of days. STOP SHOWING favorites to the London Jaguars. oh wait I mean the Jacksonville jaguars