The NFL confirmed the dates today for the previously announced International Series games in London next season, featuring an unprecedented six teams playing in the UK in 2014.
TheOAKLAND RAIDERS will host the MIAMI DOLPHINSin Week 4 on Sunday, September 28. The ATLANTA FALCONS will host the DETROIT LIONS in Week 8 on Sunday, October 26, and the JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS will host the DALLAS COWBOYS in Week 10 on Sunday, November 9.
All games will be played at London's Wembley Stadium. Game times will be announced at a later date.
Since its inception, the International Series has increased NFL fan interest in the UK, which has a current NFL fan base of more than 12 million, including 2.5 million avid fans – a 30 percent increase in avid fans in the past two years.
NFL television ratings have substantially grown in the UK since 2006. Sunday viewership of NFL games has almost doubled and the Super Bowl audience has increased 75 percent. The NFL also has developed new and stronger business partnerships.
Participation in amateur football in the UK has risen since the start of the International Series, growing by approximately 15 percent per year since 2007.
Regular-season games in the United Kingdom:
Date
Visiting Team
Score
Home Team
Score
Attendance
October 28, 2007
New York Giants
13
Miami Dolphins
10
81,176
October 26, 2008
San Diego Chargers
32
New Orleans Saints
37
83,226
October 25, 2009
New England Patriots
35
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7
84,254
October 31, 2010
Denver Broncos
16
San Francisco 49ers
24
83,941
October 23, 2011
Chicago Bears
24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18
76,981
October 28, 2012
New England Patriots
45
St. Louis Rams
7
84,004
September 29, 2013
Pittsburgh Steelers
27
Minnesota Vikings
34
83,518
October 27, 2013
San Francisco 49ers
42
Jacksonville Jaguars
10
83,559
September 28, 2014
Miami Dolphins
Oakland Raiders
October 26, 2014
Detroit Lions
Atlanta Falcons
November 9, 2014
Dallas Cowboys
Jacksonville Jaguars
