The Jacksonville Jaguars’ last-second win over the Philadelphia Eagles in London pulled 8.1 million viewers on NFL Network and NFL+, the second-largest audience for an International Series game the channel has measured since 2016.
Only the 2023 Dolphins–Chiefs London game, at 9.2 million, ranks higher on that 25-game list. Sunday’s total was also up 36 percent from the six-game International Series average in 2025.
A big jump from the week before
The same London window a week earlier told a different story. Colts–Commanders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium averaged fewer than five million viewers. Same city, same stadium, same 9:30 a.m. ET kickoff — and nearly three million fewer people watching.
Eagles–Jaguars had the sharper product: two large U.S. markets, a back-and-forth finish and Cam Little’s 57-yard field goal as time expired. The game also ran long. Kickoff penalties and reviews stretched it to about three hours and 42 minutes, with the winning kick landing around 1:15 p.m. ET — deep into the early Sunday afternoon window on the broadcast networks.
What the number means for the 9:30 window
The channel is in the middle of a seven-game regular-season slate that includes five overseas matchups. Dave Pasch, Jason Kelce and Kurt Warner called Sunday’s game, with Molly McGrath on the sideline. That group returns for the league’s first regular-season game in Paris on Oct. 25, when the Steelers face the Saints at Stade de France.
First, though, comes another London morning. Texans–Jaguars kick off Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET from Wembley Stadium on NFL Network, with Bob Wischusen and Louis Riddick debuting in the booth. We mapped the fan zones and timing in our Wembley game-week guide.
The ratings bounce matters because the league is packing more early-morning European kickoffs into the calendar. Between Weeks 4 and 10 alone, six games are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. ET. A soft audience, like Colts–Commanders, invites questions about how often that window can carry weight. An 8.1 million game gives the league a cleaner argument that the right matchup still finds a big U.S. audience before noon Eastern.
Paris is next on the list
After Wembley, the international trail moves to Paris. The league has said the Steelers–Saints game is still on despite recent student protests in France, and Fan Week events are already unlocking around the city. See our report on the Paris go-ahead and the Paris Game Week rundown for the schedule on the ground.
Sunday’s number will not settle every debate about how many overseas mornings the slate can support. It does show that when the game is close and the brands are big, the early window can still land near the top of the international chart.
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