NFL London: Which American Football teams have played

European football might be the world's most beloved sport and the so-called "beautiful game", but that doesn't mean that American football is any less loved across the pond; in fact, it has quite a large following in the U.K., with NFL matches played in London regularly.
From the San Francisco 49ers to the Philadelphia Eagles, the biggest and best of the NFL teams have all played games on U.K. soil. GOAL has what you need to know about which NFL teams have played in London, which stadiums in London host NFL games and more.
NFL teams that have played in London
Below is a comprehensive list of every NFL team that has played at a London stadium.
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NFL games part of the NFL International Series played in London are a string of games during the regular season played outside of the United States.
Team | Stadium | Year |
New York Giants | Wembley Stadium | 2007 |
Miami Dolphins | Wembley Stadium | 2007 |
San Diego Chargers | Wembley Stadium | 2008 |
New Orleans Saints | Wembley Stadium | 2008 |
New England Patriots | Wembley Stadium | 2009 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Wembley Stadium | 2009 |
Denver Broncos | Wembley Stadium | 2010 |
San Francisco 49ers | Wembley Stadium | 2010 |
Chicago Bears | Wembley Stadium | 2011 |
St Louis Rams | Wembley Stadium | 2012 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Wembley Stadium | 2013 |
Minnesota Vikings | Wembley Stadium | 2013 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Wembley Stadium | 2013 |
Miami Dolphins | Wembley Stadium | 2014 |
Oakland Raiders | Wembley Stadium | 2014 |
Detroit Lions | Wembley Stadium | 2015 |
Indianapolis Colts | Wembley Stadium | 2016 |
Los Angeles Rams | Twickenham Stadium | 2016 |
Cleveland Browns | Twickenham Stadium | 2017 |
Tennessee Titans | Wembley Stadium | 2018 |
Philadelphia Eagles | Wembley Stadium | 2018 |
Carolina Panthers | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 2019 |
Cincinnati Bengals | Wembley Stadium | 2019 |
Houston Texans | Wembley Stadium | 2019 |
New York Jets | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 2021 |
Atlanta Falcons | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 2021 |
NFL venues in London
There are three stadiums which have hosted NFL games in the past, and they are London's historic Wembley Stadium (nicknamed "the home of football" and home to the England national team), the brand-new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Twickenham Stadium.
Wembley Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium share mots of the NFL hosting duties, though the North London stadium remains the first and only stadium to be designed specially for NFL games outside of North America.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hosted its first NFL game on October 6, 2019, when Chicago Bears played Oakland Raiders to a record crowd of 60,463.
Stadium | Capacity |
Wembley Stadium | 86,000 |
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 62,850 |
Twickenham Stadium | 75,000 |