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The Washington Commanders are officially headed back overseas.
The Washington Commanders are officially headed back overseas, as team president Mark Clouse confirmed the Commanders will be the designated home team in an international game next year.
Washington and Miami became the first teams to play a regular-season game in Spain earlier this month, with the Dolphins pulling out a 16-13 overtime victory. Next year will be the first time the Commanders have played international games in consecutive seasons.
The NFL is currently scheduled to play international games, including the first regular-season games in Australia. Earlier this year, the NFL confirmed that the Los Angeles Rams will serve as the designated home team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Barring any unforeseen changes, the NFL is also expected to play games in Brazil, Mexico, Germany, and the United Kingdom next season. With the exception of the 2020 COVID season, London has hosted games every year since 2007. Those games typically take place at Wembley Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Mexico City will host an NFL game for the first time since Nov. 21, 2022, when the San Francisco 49ers routed the Arizona Cardinals 38-10 at Estadio Azteca. The NFL has not announced where the game in Germany will take place, though the league confirmed it won’t be in Berlin. Munich (2022 and 2024) and Frankfurt (2023) previously hosted regular-season games.
After playing games in São Paulo for the past two years, the NFL will move its games in Brazil to Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. It remains unclear whether the NFL will hold games in Dublin next season; the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 24-21, at Croke Park on Sept. 28.
The NFL will announce its complete 2026 schedule next spring. As of November 21, the Commanders and Rams are the only teams that have been confirmed to play international games next season. Additionally, the Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to play two games in London next year while their stadium undergoes renovations; the Jaguars have played in London every year since 2013, excluding the 2020 COVID season.
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Despite their disappointing 3-8 record, the Washington Commanders are raising 2026 season ticket prices by an average of just under 10 percent, citing a continued increase in demand and overall organizational investment from ownership.
Prices in the upper bowl of Northwest Stadium, however, which accounts for nearly 25 percent of Commanders season tickets, will remain flat in 2026, just as they did in 2024 (upper-level season ticket prices went up by about $10 per ticket for 2025).
On average, Commanders season tickets will jump $17.32 per month on annual plans, with the most in-demand seats — those on the lower level near the 50-yard line and the club seats — seeing the largest increases. The maximum increase for any Commanders season...
