Monday brought news from the NFL that the Washington Commanders will not be playing in Paris in 2026.

You say, “Wait a minute, I didn’t hear any such announcement. All I heard was the Saints are going to be the home team of the NFL’s first game ever in Paris next season.” That’s correct. But you see, that announcement also informs us that the Commanders will not be playing in that game. We know this because when the league announced which teams the Commanders would play in 2026, the Commanders were not slated to be a visiting team in a game in New Orleans. So, since the Saints are the home team in Paris next year, we know they won’t be playing the Commanders.

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You recall that last season (2025), the Commanders were announced as the visiting team in a game against the Dolphins. Then it was announced that the Dolphins would be the host team in a game scheduled to be played in Madrid, the capital city of Spain. Later, the NFL announced the Commanders would be the visiting team. The NFL loves to draw things out in stages, don’t they?

The NFL has announced there will be a record nine NFL games played internationally in 2026. Not only is this season bringing a first game to Paris (Saints), but a first game to Melbourne, Australia (Rams). The NFL has also scheduled for London to host three games, while Munich (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Mexico City (Mexico) will each also host a game.

JP Finlay, on his show, “BMitch and Finlay” (106.7 The Fan), Monday, expressed that he thinks Washington will host a game in either Brazil or London. He continued, “I heard something pretty interesting over the weekend. I don’t know if this is real or not. The thought is because Washington was the road team last year, they are going to be the home team for the London game this year. I had multiple people text me/DM me over the weekend, that not only will Washington host a game in London, but they will stay the week in London, then play the Jags the following week.”

The bad news is, being the home team for an international game, means the Commanders will play only eight home games at Northwest Stadium in Landover.

This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Washington Commanders: Will they play an international game in 2026?