Rams will play regular-season game in Melbourne in 2026

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NFL is expanding its international footprint to Australia.

The league announced Wednesday that it will be playing a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that holds about 100,000 spectators. The Los Angeles Rams will be the home team for that game, part of a multi-year commitment to play in Melbourne.

As of the 2025 season, the NFL can schedule up to eight league-operated regular-season games internationally.

London will host three games next season — two at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and one at Wembley Stadium. The Browns and the New York Jets are the home teams at Tottenham; and the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley.

The Colts are the home team for a game in Berlin at Olympic Stadium, and the Miami Dolphins will be the hosts at Real Madrid ’s venue.

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FILE - This image taken with a fisheye lens shows a general view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the Cricket World Cup pool B match between South Africa and India in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Theo Karanikos, File)

FILE - Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) runs onto the field for an NFL football game against the New York Jets Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee (89) is stopped by Philadelphia Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (8) during the second half of an NFL football NFC divisional playoff game Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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