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 will play a record nine games internationally this season and they include three cities hosting for the first time: Melbourne, Australia; Rio de Janeiro; and Paris.

Jacksonville and San Francisco both play two games abroad: the Jaguars back-to-back in London; the 49ers in Melbourne and later in Mexico City.

Here’s some handy information about the games and locations.

 in a game at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The league has never staged a regular-season game so far from home. It’s a nearly 16-hour flight from the West Coast. The NFL West matchup will kick off at 10:35 a.m. local time Friday, Sept. 11, in Melbourne — which will be 8:35 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, on the U.S. East Coast.

The 100,000-capacity stadium, known as “The G,” is the 

 this season. Aussies call American football “gridiron” so as not to confuse it with Australian Rules Football. Visitors might want to 

 to get a flavor of Australian cricket history.

“America’s Team” is coming to the famed Maracanã Stadium on Sept. 27. The 

 will play just their second-ever regular-season international game when they face the Baltimore Ravens. In 2014, the Cowboys beat the Jaguars 31-17 at Wembley Stadium.

Rio is hosting for the first time and has what looks like a good QB matchup: 

. The league has committed to playing at least three regular-season games in Rio over the next five years. There have been two previous games in Brazil — both in Sao Paulo.

Dallas to Rio is an estimated 10-hour flight.

The Maracanã has staged two men’s World Cup finals — in 1950 and 2014. It was also the site of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

London has been a mainstay for the NFL since 2007. Forty-two of the 62 regular-season games played internationally so far have been staged in London. Three more are on tap this season.

The first two will be at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Indianapolis vs. Washington on Oct. 4; and 

The Jags pull double duty by staying to face the Houston Texans on Oct. 18 at Wembley Stadium — and by doing so will become the first team to play 

. The Jags, who have a 7-7 record in London games, are undergoing stadium renovations at home.

Washington’s only other trip to London ended in a 27-27 tie — or a “draw” as the locals would call it — with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2016. Commanders quarterback 

 will look to make his international debut after missing last year’s Madrid game because of injury.

The NFL finally makes it to the City of Light. Practices in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower perhaps?

 have the French connections and the Pittsburgh Steelers have the star quarterback — Aaron Rodgers — for the first regular-season game in Paris. The 42-year-old Rodgers 

 as a host city last season and figures to be in the spotlight at Stade de France on Oct. 25.

The 80,000-seat stadium, located just north of the capital in Saint-Denis, was the centerpiece of the 

 — Tom Cruise descended from the roof during the closing ceremony. It opened in 1998, when it hosted the FIFA World Cup final — France beat Brazil 3-0.

Joe Burrow goes international for the first time — as a player anyway. The Bengals quarterback was 

He's set to make his international debut at Bernabeu Stadium when Cincinnati faces the 

 on Nov. 8. It will be Cincinnati’s first game outside the U.S. since 

 in 2019 in Zac Taylor’s first season as head coach. The Falcons 

The 83,186-capacity Bernabeu is home to Real Madrid soccer club — one of the most recognized sporting brands in the world. Real Madrid's soccer team has more Instagram followers — 180 million — than the combined total of all 32 NFL teams.

Last year, Bernabeu hosted Spain’s first regular-season game when the Miami Dolphins, led by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, beat the Washington Commanders 

. Tagovailoa has since joined the Falcons.

The Patriots-Lions matchup in Bavaria looks promising. New England 

 last season but the big draw will be a homecoming for Detroit wide receiver 

. The star's mother was born in Germany and he has a big following among the 

The Nov. 15 game at Bayern Munich’s home stadium will be the third NFL game in Munich. The first one, in 2022, was Germany’s first regular-season NFL game and Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers past the Seattle Seahawks 21-16. Days earlier, 

. The crowd sang ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ — and the seven-time Super Bowl champion called it “one of the great football experiences that I’ve ever had.”

Note to visiting fans, if you enjoy downing pre-game beers, probably best to bring some with you on the train ride to the stadium. Seahawks fans complained no alcohol was served by vendors outside the venue.

The NFL returns to Mexico City for the first time since 2022 for a matchup between the 49ers and Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 22.

, which has been renamed Banorte, hosted the very first regular-season game played outside the U.S. when the Arizona Cardinals beat San Francisco 31-14 in 2005 before a crowd of 103,467. (A Cowboys-Giants regular-season game in 2009 eclipsed 105,000). The 

 was a wild one — a strip-sack that resulted in a touchdown.

 and beat the Cardinals 38-10. Azteca then underwent renovations for the 2026 World Cup and its current capacity is 87,523.

 in consecutive weeks last season and are 5-1 overall in regular-season international games.

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