JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars will face the Houston Texans in the 2019 International Series, the NFL announced today. The Week 9 matchup will be played at London’s historic Wembley Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 9:30 a.m. EST.
The Jaguars, who are 3-3 in London and have won three of their last four games at Wembley Stadium, will appear in their seventh game in the NFL’s International Series. On Aug. 21, 2012, the Jaguars made history by becoming the first NFL team to commit to playing four home games at Wembley Stadium. Jaguars Owner Shad Khan, along with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, announced that the Jaguars would play one game each season in the United Kingdom from 2013-16. That deal was later extended through 2020.
The Jaguars’ footprint in London continues to grow, as the team has registered over 90,000 fans in the U.K. and are the third most popular NFL team in merchandise sales. Below is a look at a few programs the Jaguars have brought to the U.K. in an effort to lead the growth of American football:
JAGTAG: In 2015, the Jaguars launched JagTag, a simplified version of touch American football, tailored to a U.K. audience, to help encourage more people to play and understand the game. JagTag is now played in a range of schools across London, Newcastle, Manchester and Portsmouth with over 14,000 children now engaged in the program each year. Thanks to the first-ever Sport England Grant for an American sports program, further geographical expansion throughout the U.K. is planned for 2019, making the game even more accessible to kids across the country. For the first time in 2018, kids involved in the JagTag program became eligible for the LGT Vestra US GridIron Grant, a co-funded scholarship initiative provided by the Jaguars and Partner LGT Vestra US, offering two deserving recipients a full university scholarship in the U.K. each year.
REWARD ROWS: In 2016, the Jaguars launched the first Reward Rows program to provide 180 children taking part in the JagTag program the chance to attend the Jaguars game at Wembley for free. In 2018, thanks to the Jaguars Founding Partner LGT Vestra US, the Jaguars increased the number of participants to 560 in order to reward them for their involvement in JagTag, good behavior and involvement in the community. 2019 will see the program return for its fourth year, opening up to all of the newly acquired schools taking part on JagTag and continuing to provide kids playing football throughout the U.K. with a reason to work hard and to better themselves.
JAGUARS SE7ENS CUP: In 2018, the Jaguars held the third annual seven-on-seven flag football tournament for players of all abilities, offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win a trip to the Super Bowl. The tournament featured two regional brackets in Manchester and London, with close to 1,000 participants taking part from 20 different countries across Europe, before a national final in September at Allianz Park Stadium. The winning team, Danish Dynamite, earned a trip to Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta.
JAGUARS ACADEMY: The third Jaguars Academy took place in 2018, with over 100 amateur British and European American football players and coaches attending the three-day residential camp at Brunel University in London. The academy is aimed at players age 18 and above, as well as amateur coaches, and this year’s program featured Jaguars alumni Tony Boselli and Mark Brunell, as well as other NFL legends and coaches. Scouts from 3Step were also in attendance on the lookout for U.K. talent. The academy aims to help improve the skill, tactics and overall knowledge of the sport with an attempt to help raise the standard of the amateur game in the U.K. as well as provide a pathway for U.K. players to further their football experience at a U.S. college. Courtesy of the Jaguars’ latest U.K. sponsor Fire & Smoke, the Academy MVP was awarded with a trip to Jacksonville – experiencing a preseason game and conducting one-on-one private sessions with Jaguars coaches and staff.
LYCAMOBILE JAGUARS JAM: In 2017, the Jaguars launched the first weekly press conference exclusively for U.K. media and fans with prominent current Jaguars players in order to grow the affiliation with Jaguars players and team. The press conference was streamed on Jaguars social media channels, engaged with more than 300,000 fans throughout the season and regularly engaged key media from the likes of Sky Sports, ESPN and talkSPORT. The program will launch in September in line with the start of the regular season, with new media partnerships planned to bring this exclusive content to even more fans throughout the U.K.
JAGUARS ALL-TIME RECORD IN LONDON
(2013-19 seasons)
| DATE | WEEK | OPPONENT | RESULT | ATTENDANCE |
| 11/3/19 | 9 | Houston Texans | TBD | TBD |
| 10/28/18 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | L, 24-18 | 85,870 |
| 9/24/17 | 3 | Baltimore Ravens | W, 44-7 | 84,592 |
| 10/2/16 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts | W, 30-27 | 83,764 |
| 10/25/15 | 7 | Buffalo Bills | W, 34-31 | 84,021 |
| 11/9/14 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys | L, 17-31 | 83,603 |
| 10/27/13 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers | L, 10-42 | 83,559 |
The Jaguars also announced today that the club has partnered with On Location Experiences (“On Location” or “OLE”), the official hospitality partner of the National Football League (NFL), to be the team’s official travel partner for this season’s International Series Game in London. Fans will be able to follow the Jaguars to London for an incredible weekend packed with unique experiences. Official Fan Travel Packages, powered by PrimeSport, will include hotel accommodations, pregame brunch on Sunday, game tickets, guided tours around London, deluxe transportation, official souvenirs and more.
On Location is the premier hospitality service providing NFL fans with expert planning and specialized experiences. Fans can see London’s best landmarks and attractions on top of the famed double decker buses. These tours will conclude at Europe’s tallest observation wheel with stunning 360-degree views of London. Some guests will enjoy a private dinner cruise down the River Thames with former NFL players, sailing past the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe and other notable locations. On game day, fans will enjoy a personalized pregame experience before heading to their seats and watching the Jaguars face the Texans in an epic AFC South battle. More information on available packages and how to reserve your spot can be found on OLE’s website https://nflonlocation.com/london/.
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