Jaguars victory over Eagles is viewership record for NFL London games

The Jacksonville Jaguars secured a thrilling 19-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in a London NFL International Series game on October 11, drawing 8.1 million viewers on NFL Network and NFL+, setting a new record for viewership. This marked the second most-watched International Series game ever and the largest viewership for a match in London.

The Jaguars' win came after Cam Little's 57-yard field goal for the winning score, following Ameer Abdullah's 53-yard kickoff return. Philadelphia had led 17-16 due to Jake Elliott's 48-yard field goal attempt with just eight seconds remaining. The total viewership represented a 36 percent increase from the average of 6 million viewers for the six previous International Series games on NFL Network, according to ESPN.

The highest viewership for an international game was 9.2 million, achieved during Kansas City's 21-14 win over Miami on November 3, 2023, in Frankfurt, Germany. Nielsen's Big Data + Panel provided the viewership figures. The Jaguars, currently 4-1, will face the Houston Texans on October 18 at 9:30 a.m. at London's Wembley Stadium. This account is based on an article originally published on the Florida Times-Union.