Jake Elliott is back at the center of a London matchup the Eagles have seen before, with the Jaguars set to host Philadelphia in Week 5 of the 2026 NFL season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He and Zach Ertz are the only remaining links from the 2018 game, when Philadelphia beat Jacksonville in London.
The matchup lands as Jacksonville sits 3-1, has allowed 20 or fewer points in every game this season, and has eight takeaways, tied for second-most in the NFL. Philadelphia arrives after a loss to the Rams and a 0-for-12 night on third down, which makes the line play around Jalen Hurts the most immediate pressure point.
Jake Elliott and Zach Ertz
Jake Elliott is one of only two players named as connective tissue from the 2018 meeting, and that gives the game a cleaner frame than a routine overseas trip. Philadelphia has changed around its core since then, but the kicker remains a direct link to the result that still sits in the background of this rematch.
Zach Ertz is the other tie to that win, and the pair keeps the Eagles from treating this as just another London date. The 2018 result is part of the story because it is the last time these teams met in this setting, and both clubs now arrive with different shapes, different lines, and different expectations.
Jacksonville in London in Week 5
The Jaguars are making their 15th U.K. appearance, and this one arrives with a strong defensive start and a thin margin for error on the back end. They have won two straight by beating New England and Cincinnati, and Travis Hunter has added a first career interception along with the turnover production that has helped them control games.
Jacksonville is also the only team in the NFL with five players who have at least two touchdowns through four weeks, and it has the NFL-low four three-and-outs this season. At the same time, it ranks 31st in passing yards per game allowed, which leaves the defense looking steadier on the scoreboard than through the air.
Eagles line after the shake-up
Cam Jurgens entered concussion protocol on Monday, Lane Johnson retired abruptly on Tuesday, and Jurgens was traded to Baltimore on Wednesday for a 2028 second-rounder. That sequence leaves Jordan Mailata, Willie Lampkin, Jake Majors, and Drew Kendall in the conversation around a reshaped front, with Drew Kendall injured and the rest of the unit under a harsher spotlight than usual.
Jacksonville’s last London game ended 35-7 against the Rams, so the venue has already produced one lopsided reminder of how fast an overseas game can tilt. The Eagles now have to protect Hurts against a defense that has been unusually steady, and the line change makes this less about nostalgia than about whether Philadelphia can hold up long enough to turn Elliott’s old connection into something useful again.
