Two early standouts share an early kickoff Sunday morning. For a third consecutive weekend and the final time this season, the NFL extends its tentpoles into British soil, with the Los Angeles Rams dueling the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. Trevor Lawrence and the upstart Jags are still trying to break through in a cramped AFC; Matthew Stafford and his Angelenos must adapt on the fly without their elite lead receiver.<\/p>\n
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The 4-2<\/strong> Rams, sans Puka Nacua<\/p>\n Sean McVay directs a team that enters Week 7 ranked in the top 10 in yards gained and yards allowed. Stafford leads all throwers with nearly 1,700 yards and 78 passing first downs. His current passer rating of 106.2 is the highest of his distinguished 17-year career. Granted, Stafford\u2019s life is considerably easier with Davante Adams in vertical routes. The three-time All-Pro wideout has a 20+ yard catch in every week of his nascent L.A. tenure.<\/p>\n The offense will be without intermediate staple Puka Nacua, who was ruled out of this game on Friday. He hurt his ankle in last Sunday\u2019s blowout win over the Baltimore Ravens. Nacua had garnered nine or more targets in every game before the injury.<\/p>\n McVay has established himself as a savant in zone blocking and motion offense, but this year\u2019s defense is unequivocally leading the Rams so far. The Chris Shula-coordinated group has the third-best red zone percentage; it is wearing down opposing QBs with the pass-rush pairing of Byron Young and Jared Verse. Young has 7 1\/2 sacks entering this weekend\u2019s play, remarkable given he had that many across 17 games in 2024.<\/p>\n Rams\u2019 all-time record in London: <\/strong>2-2<\/p>\n The 4-2 Jaguars, pride of London<\/p>\n Lord Byron; Amy Winehouse; Trevor Lawrence. Against all odds and geographic reasoning, the Jaguars have become an indispensable part of British culture. No NFL team has played more London games than Jacksonville, an arrangement originally made to compensate for small-market revenues. Jags owner Shahid Khan once tried to buy Wembley Stadium<\/a> outright.<\/p>\n Defensive end and perpetual block-shedder Josh Hines-Allen loves the city and visits during the NFL offseason. \u201cMy wife and I went to Gordon Ramsay\u2019s restaurant last year and the staff said we just missed him. I really don\u2019t try to get fan-boyish around anybody, but like, Gordon Ramsay\u2026 when I was in college, I binge-watched Kitchen Nightmares,\u201d he told<\/a> The Athletic\u00a0during last year\u2019s trip.<\/p>\n Jacksonville lost at home last Sunday, unable to cover Seattle Seahawks breakout Jaxon Smith-Njigba as he torched its secondary for 162 yards. The teal team did pick up a signature win the previous Monday night, topping the incumbent AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs behind Lawrence\u2019s slip-and-score<\/a> touchdown scramble. Rookie head coach Liam Coen broke into the league working as an assistant under McVay, and Jacksonville\u2019s offense has shown signs of growth<\/a>. But the wins so far have largely come from an aggressive defense that lurched out to No. 1 in takeaways. Devin Lloyd, who is very much a linebacker and not a defensive back, leads the NFL in interceptions after six weeks.<\/p>\n Jaguars\u2019 all-time record in London: <\/strong>7-6<\/p>\n The<\/strong> broadcast situation<\/strong><\/p>\n All of the NFL\u2019s European games are shown live on NFL Network for U.S. audiences. There\u2019s a local over-the-air simulcast in the teams\u2019 respective regions, meaning this Sunday\u2019s matchup has in-market listings for L.A. and Jacksonville. The significant time zone shift brings a 6:30 a.m. start to Southern California.<\/p>\n Rich Eisen is on play-by-play, and Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner takes color commentary. Sara Walsh reports along the sidelines.<\/p>\n Gridiron football\u2019s history in London<\/strong><\/p>\n The NFL has been traveling to the U.K. for regular-season games since 2007, but the London Monarchs predated that engagement back in 1991. They were a part of NFL Europe, the developmental league probably best remembered stateside for its minuscule Madden<\/a> ratings.<\/p>\n London\u2019s first NFL showcase was won by Eli Manning\u2019s New York Giants, who outlasted the Miami Dolphins 13-10. That game was televised throughout the U.K., but it was actually slotted as a regional Fox game in America. It was also aired at 1 p.m. ET for American viewers, compared to the current 9:30 a.m. shift. From 2007 through 2015, all London games were held at Wembley. Twickenham became the second stadium used in 2016, and Tottenham was added to the venue rotation in \u201919.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s first U.K. matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns was marred by Ticketmaster malfunctions<\/a>, which created gridlock at the gates. The game itself was a good watch, though, and the Vikes won off the strength of a final-minute strike from Carson Wentz to Jordan Addison. Last week\u2019s game was claimed by the Denver Broncos, who dropped the New York Jets to 0-6 with nine sacks of Justin Fields.<\/p>\n What<\/strong> are the teams doing over there?<\/strong><\/p>\n Rams tight end Tyler Higbee is watching \u201cSchool of Rock,\u201d by his own admission<\/a>, while the injured Nacua is bumping Adele (an appropriate choice for a bruised man). McVay has received love<\/a> from Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who has the juice in London right now with Arsenal\u2019s first-place position on the EPL table. McVay is a confirmed Gooner, telling the \u201cMen in Blazers<\/a>\u201d podcast that he loves Arsenal\u2019s set pieces.<\/p>\n As for the \u201chometown\u201d Jaguars? Jaxson de Ville<\/a> is riling up supporters via pub crawl. The Hall of Fame mascot (seriously, show some respect) has been doing aerial stunts<\/a> at Wembley for more than a decade now, so he\u2019s eminently comfortable measuring heights with the metric system. As for the human beings involved with Sunday\u2019s showcase, Jacksonville\u2019s D-line just learned \u201chaving a chinwag\u201d is British parlance for conversation. They can\u2019t seem to keep a straight face about that, understandable given its all-around hilarity:<\/p>\n Who is<\/strong> expected to win on Sunday?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Rams are, by a thin margin. BetMGM has Los Angeles as a field goal favorite at a neutral site, which is suitably close for intercontinental viewership. London exports often turn into low-scoring grinders. Though both sides have effective defenses, the Jags rely on creating turnovers, which is a more volatile week-over-week metric than the Rams\u2019 deep and scalable pass rush.<\/p>\n 2025 NFL International Games<\/p>\n All upcoming games start at 9:30 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n Week 1 (Friday, Sept. 5):<\/strong> Los Angeles Chargers 27, Kansas City Chiefs 21 Week 4 (Sunday, Sept. 28):<\/strong> Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Minnesota Vikings 21 Week 5 (Sunday, Oct. 5):<\/strong> Minnesota Vikings 21, Cleveland Browns 17 Week 6 (Sunday, Oct. 12):<\/strong> Denver Broncos 13, New York Jets 11 Week 7 (Sunday, Oct. 19): <\/strong>Los Angeles Rams vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Week 10 (Sunday, Nov. 9):<\/strong> Atlanta Falcons vs. Indianapolis Colts Week 11 (Sunday, Nov. 16):<\/strong> Washington Commanders vs. Miami Dolphins Streaming and ticketing links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply.\u00a0The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. 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