NFL unveils international schedule for 2025 season: Madrid and Dublin as new venues

The NFL revealed its international game schedule for the 2025 season on Tuesday, featuring a total of seven games outside the United States , marking historic debuts in Spain and Ireland as regular-season hosts.

The international calendar kicks off on Friday, September 5 , when the Los Angeles Chargers face an opponent yet to be confirmed, but everything seems to indicate that it will be the Kansas City Chiefs , at the Corinthians Arena in São Paulo , this being the first regular season game held in South American territory.

On September 28, the Pittsburgh Steelers will play at Croke Park in Dublin, facing the Minnesota Vikings , in what will be the first official NFL game in Ireland .

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The activity in London will be extensive:

On October 5 , the Cleveland Browns will host the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium .

On October 12 , the New York Jets will face the Denver Broncos , also at the same Spurs stadium.

On October 19, the Jacksonville Jaguars will host the Los Angeles Rams at Wembley Stadium .

The European tour continues in Germany , which will host the fourth consecutive year, although for the first time in Berlin .

On November 9 , the Indianapolis Colts will host the Atlanta Falcons at the historic Olympiastadion .

Finally, on November 16 , the Miami Dolphins will play at the Santiago Bernabéu against the Washington Commanders , marking Spain 's debut in official NFL games.

Among the most active teams in this international series are the Vikings , who will play two consecutive international matches in different countries: Ireland and then England .

This makes them the first franchise to do so, after the Jaguars played twice in London in both 2023 and 2024 .

Although Spain and Ireland had previously hosted preseason games in the 1990s, this will be the first time they've hosted regular-season games, reflecting the league's efforts to continue globalizing American football.

Fun fact: In the last two seasons, teams that won international titles went on to win the Super Bowl . In 2023 , it was the Kansas City Chiefs , and in 2024, the Philadelphia Eagles .

With information from ESPN

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