The Jaguars head to London in Week 5 with a 3-1 record, and that alone gives Sunday’s meeting with the Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium extra weight. It is Jacksonville’s 15th U.K. appearance, another reminder of how often the franchise has been asked to carry the league’s international spotlight.
That spotlight comes at an interesting time for Jacksonville. Liam Coen spent the summer bemoaning the team’s lack of coverage from the national media, and the Jaguars now get a high-profile stage against a Philadelphia team that looks different than it did just a few days ago. Jacksonville is also about to play 26 of its next 30 regular-season games away from home, so this stretch will matter well beyond Sunday.
The Jaguars have also already shown both sides of their profile through four weeks. They have forced eight takeaways, but they have also needed that margin because the offense has been uneven at times. In their last game in London, Jacksonville was blown out by the Rams 35-7, so there is recent history that makes this trip worth watching closely.
What has changed for the Eagles
Philadelphia arrives with its own set of questions. The Eagles’ offense is being reshaped after a poor game and several roster changes, including movement along the offensive line that has forced the group to adjust quickly. Cam Jurgens entered concussion protocol on Monday, Lane Johnson retired on Tuesday, and then on Wednesday Cam Jurgens was traded to Baltimore for a 2028 second-rounder.
That is a lot of upheaval in a very short window, especially for a unit that already had to deal with a rough outing. The Eagles were held to 172 total yards of offense, went 0-for-12 on third down and had four three-and-outs. If there is any positive for Philadelphia, it is that this is still a team with enough established talent to survive turbulence, but the margin for error is clearly thinner now.
There is also one piece of recent history that adds some texture to the matchup. The Eagles beat Jacksonville in London in 2018, so Sunday gives the Jaguars a chance to change the story in a familiar setting. With Jacksonville at 3-1, Philadelphia’s offense in transition, and the game taking place on an international stage, this matchup feels bigger than a typical Week 5 trip.
For Jacksonville, the challenge is straightforward: keep the momentum from its opening month and handle a game that could help define how the rest of this road-heavy stretch looks. For Philadelphia, it is about steadying an offense that has already absorbed major changes and finding enough rhythm to avoid another flat performance. In a week full of movement, the London game is one of the clearest tests on the schedule.
And for Jaguars kicker observers, it is another chance to follow a team that keeps pushing into the league’s biggest stages. Cam Little’s 68-yard strike already stands out as one of the franchise’s defining moments, and the setting in London only adds to the attention around Jacksonville’s next big kick.
