The Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles will meet Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the second NFL London game of the season, with kickoff set for 2pm ET. It is a notable checkpoint in a rare international slate, and it adds to a long Jacksonville history overseas.
This will be the 15th and 16th regular-season games the Jaguars have played in London since 2013, and it also becomes the 45th NFL game in the UK since the league began playing there in 2007. The international schedule is not new for Jacksonville, but this version of the team is being presented as more competitive than some of the Jaguars squads that made the trip in previous years.
Why this matchup matters
The Jaguars enter the game with some momentum after wins over the New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals. That matters because London games can flatten the gap between teams, and Jacksonville has looked better in recent weeks than its early-season numbers might suggest. Even so, there is still work to do: the Jaguars are 3-1, but they remain 26th in scoring and 29th in EPA/play, with fourth-fewest yards per game and second-fewest passing yards per game.
That is why Trevor Lawrence will be one of the most important players on the field. He is being described as a true MVP candidate ahead of the matchup, which is a reminder of how much the conversation around Jacksonville has changed. The team does not need Lawrence to win an award in London, but it does need his best version if it wants to keep building on the recent results.
Eagles dealing with availability questions
Philadelphia arrives with several roster concerns. This week, Lane Johnson announced his retirement to focus on his mental health. Cam Jurgens was traded to the Baltimore Ravens. Hollywood Brown, Jonathan Greenard and Jihaad Campbell also missed practice because of injury. Those are significant moving parts for any opponent, and they make the Eagles a tougher team to project going into Sunday.
There is also one notable on-field reminder from the last time these teams were connected. In November 2024, Saquon Barkley produced a reverse hurdle over Jarrian Jones against the Jaguars, one of the most memorable plays in that matchup. When Jones was asked about it on Wednesday, he shrugged off the attention: "Everybody DM'd me like I'm supposed to be mad or something, I don't give a damn. He made a good play. It is what it is."
For Jacksonville, that is the right tone. The Jaguars do not need the London stage to become larger than the season itself. They need another solid performance, another sign of progress, and another win against a quality opponent. For Philadelphia, the game is about managing uncertainty and finding enough stability to leave England with a result.
In that sense, Jaguars vs Eagles fits the moment for both teams. Jacksonville is trying to show that its London trips can now reflect a more mature roster. Philadelphia is trying to handle a week filled with roster churn. The setting is familiar for the Jaguars, but the stakes feel a little different this time.
