Jaguars, 3-1 and Rolling, Head to London to Face Banged-Up Eagles at Tottenham

The Jacksonville Jaguars head to London this week at 3-1, atop the AFC South and with the best point differential in the American Football Conference, to face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 11, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Kickoff is 9:30 a.m. ET on NFL Network. Jacksonville is the designated home team, and the game opens a two-week stay in England that ends with a Wembley Stadium home game against the Houston Texans on Oct. 18.

The trip comes with the Jaguars playing some of their best football under second-year coach Liam Coen and with the Eagles stumbling. Philadelphia is 2-2 after back-to-back losses and arrives with a growing injury list, and Jacksonville is favored.

Jaguars arrive on a roll

Jacksonville won its second straight game on Sunday, Oct. 4, holding off the Cincinnati Bengals 22-17 in front of 66,492 at Paycor Stadium. It was Trevor Lawrence's first career victory over the Bengals, a team that had beaten him in every previous meeting since he entered the league in 2021.

Lawrence completed 18 of 23 passes for 227 yards and a touchdown without an interception, according to the team's game report on Jaguars.com. His 7-yard scoring pass to Brian Thomas Jr. late in the first half gave Jacksonville a 13-3 lead after cornerback Jourdan Lewis intercepted Joe Burrow. Kicker Cam Little made field goals of 55, 28 and 54 yards, and Chris Rodriguez Jr. broke a 25-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for a 22-10 lead. Linebacker Foyesade Oluokun intercepted Burrow at the Jaguars' 10-yard line early in the fourth, and the defense held on after a late Burrow touchdown run. Bhayshul Tuten led the ground game with 73 yards on 17 carries.

"It's hard to win. Anytime you get one, especially on the road in a tough place to play, it's big," Lawrence said afterward, according to Jaguars.com. Coen called it a game of inches and noted that the Bengals are a good team.

The Jaguars' season results are below.

Jacksonville has outscored opponents 104-53, a margin of plus-51 that leads the AFC, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The defense has forced eight takeaways in four games, and the Jaguars sit one game ahead of the 2-2 Indianapolis Colts in the division.

Eagles stumbling and banged up

Philadelphia comes to London in a very different place. The Eagles lost 24-20 to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, letting a two-score lead slip away in the closing minutes, according to CBS Philadelphia. It was their second straight loss.

The injuries are piling up for coach Nick Sirianni. Wide receivers DeVonta Smith and Marquise "Hollywood" Brown, tight end Dallas Goedert, offensive lineman Fred Johnson, linebacker Zack Baun and safety Marcus Epps were all inactive against the Rams. During the game, the Eagles lost running back Saquon Barkley to a hamstring injury shortly after kickoff, along with cornerback Quinyon Mitchell (knee), running back Tank Bigsby (hip) and edge rusher Jonathan Greenard (ankle), according to The Philadelphia Inquirer and CBS Philadelphia. The team's status reports for Sunday will clarify who makes the trip and who plays.

Sportsbooks opened Jacksonville as roughly a 3-point favorite, and the line had moved to between 4.5 and 5.5 points by Monday, according to reports from The Philadelphia Inquirer and PhillyVoice. It is the second straight week the Eagles are underdogs, something that had not happened since 2023, the Inquirer reported.

Jacksonville's injury picture

The Jaguars have their own questions in the secondary. Safety Caleb Ransaw left the Cincinnati game in the first quarter with a knee injury, and safety Eric Murray left in the third quarter with a concussion; neither returned, according to Jaguars.com. Cornerback Montaric Brown missed the Bengals game with a hamstring injury. The NFL's concussion protocol will determine Murray's availability, and the team's practice reports this week will show where the others stand.

The Jaguars' London history

No NFL team knows London like Jacksonville. The Jaguars signed a multi-year agreement with Wembley Stadium in 2012 to play a home game there each season, the only team to make such a commitment, and played their first London game in 2013. They have returned every year since except 2020, when the pandemic canceled the international series. According to News4JAX, the Jaguars have played twice as many international games as the next-closest team, the Miami Dolphins, who have played seven.

Jacksonville enters the 2026 trip with a 7-7 all-time record in London. Sunday will be the team's fourth game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where it is 2-1. The Jaguars beat the Dolphins there in 2021 to snap a 20-game losing streak, beat the Buffalo Bills there in 2023 to complete the NFL's first back-to-back home games in London, and lost to the Chicago Bears there in 2024. The Texans game on Oct. 18 will be the Jaguars' 12th at Wembley, according to Jaguars.com. This is the third time the team has played consecutive games at both London venues.

Owner Shad Khan also owns Fulham, the Premier League club based in west London, and has described the London series as a win for the Jaguars, for Jacksonville and for the league. When the 2026 games were announced in May, Khan said, "London is always a blast for our players and fans," and noted that the team would return as defending AFC South champions.

Why Jacksonville is playing two games abroad

The Jaguars' heavy international slate is tied to construction at home. Capacity at EverBank Stadium has been reduced to 42,507 during work on the renovation the team calls its Stadium of the Future, according to News4JAX. The Jaguars plan to play their 2027 home games in Orlando at Camping World Stadium, with as many as three games in London that season.

That makes this October an unusual stretch for Jacksonville fans. Two of the team's home games will be played more than 4,000 miles away, and the Jaguars will follow the Texans game with their bye week before returning to North Florida.

Eagles and Jaguars in London before

Sunday is a rematch of sorts. The Eagles' only previous London game came against Jacksonville at Wembley on Oct. 28, 2018, a 24-18 Philadelphia win in front of 85,870, at the time a record for an NFL game at Wembley. Carson Wentz threw three touchdown passes that day, one of them to Goedert, who is now injured. The Eagles have not played in London since.

The context has flipped since then. Jacksonville went 13-4 last season in Coen's first year, won the AFC South and lost to the Bills in the wild-card round. Philadelphia, a perennial NFC contender, is trying to stop a skid with a depleted roster.

What's next

The Jaguars will make the trip across the Atlantic ahead of Sunday's game. Kickoff against the Eagles is 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday, a 2:30 p.m. start in London, with the broadcast on NFL Network. Jacksonville then stays in England to host the Texans at Wembley on Sunday, Oct. 18, also at 9:30 a.m. ET, a division game that could carry weight in the AFC South race before the bye.