NFL to Play in Australia

[kidhawk]

NFL to play regular-season game in Australia in 2026, with Rams set to be featured

The NFL's international expansion will push all the way to Australia with a regular-season game in 2026, with the Rams featured in the contest.

www.usatoday.com

Looks like the Rams are giving up a home game to play there in 2026.

 

[Wsumatt1982]

Things are looking like we have a good chance to play abroad. I don’t see it being a divisional game so I think it will be the Steelers game

 

[CalgaryFan05]

NFL to play regular-season game in Australia in 2026, with Rams set to be featured

The NFL's international expansion will push all the way to Australia with a regular-season game in 2026, with the Rams featured in the contest.

www.usatoday.com

Looks like the Rams are giving up a home game to play there in 2026.

Nothing like 45 hours in air travel to make sure that you're ready for the game, and the game the following week!

Why, why, why? I got it, the $ - but that's a **** of a trip.

I dread us having to go there at any point.

 

[ruffENrowdy]

Makes zero sense lol.

 

[Jegpeg]

You have to wonder when the game will be played.
Anytime on a Sunday US time will be a Monday in Austrailia and there are no Austrailian public holidays in the football seasson until Christmas.
An evening game in Melbourne would be the middle fo the night in the US (at least the Eaast coast)
I can't see them having an international game late enough to be at Christmas or when the college seasson has finished so there are NFL games on a Saturday.

To be in an existing time slot I'm guessing therefore it will either be a late game kicking off around 8am local time of SNF kicking off around noon on a working day in Austrailia. I am not convinced that will work to get Austrailia excited about the NFL.

The other possibility is a Saturday lunchtime game in Melbourne that would be televised in the US as Friday night football but that will upset college football.