Has the NFL ever played in London before? It might be easier to ask whether the league has put on any international games not in the capital of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
Of the 50 international NFL regular season games that have taken place since 2007, a whopping 39 of them have been in London. Sunday’s clash<\/a> between the Cleveland Browns<\/a> and Minnesota Vikings<\/a> will be the 40th iteration of the NFL’s “London Games<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n As the league has expanded its efforts to play more games in other countries \u2013 Ireland got its first NFL game<\/a> this year, and the first NFL game in Spain<\/a> is scheduled for November \u2013 London has remained a constant fixture in its annual international slate.<\/p>\n Sunday’s game will also be the first of three games to take place in the U.K. this season. The next two weeks will also feature a London game early on the Sunday slate.<\/p>\n Here’s what to know about the NFL’s history abroad:<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n NFL INTERNATIONAL SERIES: How many overseas games are on the league’s schedule in 2025?<\/a><\/p>\n Has the NFL ever had a game in London?<\/p>\n Sunday’s game between the Vikings<\/a> and Browns<\/a> will be the 40th NFL regular season game to take place in London. It will also be the 11th to take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since it opened in 2019.<\/p>\n NFL international series history<\/p>\n The NFL played its first international game in 2005 but didn’t start its “International Series” of games until 2007.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Here’s a full breakdown of the 50 international games that have taken place already, as well as a look at the six additional announced games still to come:<\/p>\n London games<\/p>\n Oct. 28, 2007: Giants 13, Dolphins 10<\/p>\n Oct. 26, 2008: Saints 37, Chargers 32<\/p>\n Oct. 31, 2010: 49ers 24, Broncos<\/a> 16<\/p>\n Oct. 23, 2011: Bears<\/a> 24, Buccaneers 18<\/p>\n Oct. 28, 2012: Patriots 45, Rams 7<\/p>\n Sept. 29, 2013: Vikings 34, Steelers 27<\/p>\n Oct. 27, 2013: 49ers 42, Jaguars 10<\/p>\n Sept. 28, 2014: Dolphins 38, Raiders<\/a> 14<\/p>\n Oct. 26, 2014: Lions 22, Falcons 21<\/p>\n Nov. 9, 2014: Cowboys 31, Jaguars 17<\/p>\n Oct. 4, 2015: Jets 27, Dolphins 14<\/p>\n Oct. 25, 2015: Jaguars 34, Bills 31<\/p>\n Nov. 1, 2015: Chiefs 45, Lions 10<\/p>\n Oct. 2, 2016: Jaguars 30, Colts<\/a> 27<\/p>\n Oct. 23, 2016: Giants 17, Rams 10<\/p>\n Oct. 30, 2016: Washington 27, Bengals<\/a> 27 (tie)<\/p>\n Sept. 24, 2017: Jaguars 44, Ravens 7<\/p>\n Oct. 1, 2017: Saints 20, Dolphins 0<\/p>\n Oct. 29, 2017: Vikings 33, Browns 16<\/p>\n Oct. 14, 2018: Seahawks 27, Raiders 3<\/p>\n Oct. 21, 2018: Chargers 20, Titans 19<\/p>\n