The Seattle Seahawks have rarely had to take part in the NFL’s ever-expanding International Series, and while it’s possible they’ll still need to have their passports handy in the near future, they won’t have to give up one of their nine home games for the 2026 season.
It was reported earlier in the week that the Dallas Cowboys will be playing the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dallas was previously confirmed to be one of the teams in Rio, but now the Ravens have shut the door on a trip
to South America for the Seahawks.
With a whopping nine international games on the docket this year, the following teams will be the designated home team:
NFL 2026 International Series home teams
- Melbourne, Australia (Week 1): Los Angeles Rams (vs. San Francisco 49ers)
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Week 3): Dallas Cowboys (vs. Baltimore Ravens)
- Madrid, Spain (Week TBA): Atlanta Falcons (vs. TBA)
- Mexico City, Mexico (Week 11): San Francisco 49ers (vs. TBA)
- Paris, France (Week TBA): New Orleans Saints (vs. TBA)
- Munich, Germany (Week TBA): Detroit Lions (vs. TBA)
- London, England (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Week TBA): Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. TBA)
- London, England (Wembley Stadium, Week TBA): Jacksonville Jaguars (vs. TBA)
- London, England (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Week TBA): Washington Commanders (vs. TBA)
The Seahawks do not face the Falcons, Saints, Lions, or Jaguars in the regular season, so that leaves the 49ers in Mexico City and the Commanders in London as the only international options for Seattle. Obviously, they would be the road team and have the luxury of seven true road games to nine actual home games.
Seattle has yet to relinquish a home game since the NFL began making at least one regular venture outside of the United States in 2007. It will happen at some point in the years to come, but not 2026.
The Seahawks have only ventured outside North America twice for regular season games, winning 27-3 over the Oakland Raiders at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2018, followed by a 21-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL’s first ever regular season showdown in Germany.
We’ll find out what lies ahead for Seattle’s schedule in mid-May.
