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The NFL is on track to release its 17-week, 256-game schedule this week. But it may feature a major change. The league is no longer expected to include London games on this year’s docket, according to Matt Hughes of the Daily Mail. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the NFL does not view it as feasible to play its four-game London slate. 2017 NFL Standings & Team Stats. Previous Season Next Season. Super Bowl Champion: Philadelphia Eagles. AP MVP: Tom Brady. AP Offensive Rookie of the Year: Alvin Kamara. Super Bowl Play Finder, Super Bowl Leaders, Super Bowl Standings. All Player Colleges, High Schools. The Jaguars will play the final London game of 2019 when they burn a Week 9 home contest against the Texans at Wembley Stadium on November 3 as +1.5 underdogs. Check out the complete list of betting results from NFL London games.
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders locker room was a minefield of overstuffed duffel bags and laundry Friday as players finished packing for a 10-day road trip that would take them to Indianapolis to face the Colts and then to London, where they'll play host to the Chicago Bears.
In one corner, safety Dallin Leavitt struggled to get a sweatshirt in his carry-on. In another, linebacker Tahir Whitehead made sure his music was with him, saying, 'Can't go across the pond without my tunes.'
It was a far different scene from a year earlier, when the Raiders did not arrive in London for a Sunday night game against the Seattle Seahawks until late Friday afternoon and departed immediately after the final whistle of a 27-3 blowout loss.
Why the change in travel itinerary?
'It's an eight-hour flight, I believe, from Indianapolis to London (so it) didn't make sense flying five hours back to California and then 14 hours to London,' Raiders coach Jon Gruden said. 'That had a lot to do with it. And obviously, what we did last year didn't work out on the scoreboard and it didn't give me any reason to not try something else.
'So, we're going to go over there and have a great time and prepare our hearts out to hopefully play a good game in London.'
One other difference: the Raiders played at the Los Angeles Chargers the week before the London game last year. Since Los Angeles is not on the way between Oakland and the United Kingdom, the Raiders came back to Oakland for practice early in the week.
In 2014, the Raiders did the 10-day trip with London as the last leg, mostly because they were playing at the New England Patriots the week prior to facing the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium.
Of players on the current 53-man roster, only quarterback Derek Carr and guard Gabe Jackson were on that trip, one that saw the Raiders thumped by the Dolphins 38-14. Coach Dennis Allen was fired upon the team's return to Oakland.
So the Raiders have tried London both ways -- an extended stay and a quick in-and-out -- and have been outscored by a combined 65-17 at Wembley Stadium. Talk about a poor exchange rate in taking a couple of British pound ... ings.
This go-around, the Raiders arrived late Monday afternoon in London, basking in the afterglow of a 31-24 defeat of the Colts, but seething at the NFL for its season-long suspension of middle linebacker and team captain Vontaze Burfict. They are staying and practicing at a luxury resort outside of the city before encountering a familiar face in Khalil Mack and the Bears on Sunday at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London.
'The hardest part is just being away from your family for that long,' safety Karl Joseph said. 'Most of us got families and kids and wives at home so I think the most important thing, the biggest part, is being away from your family for so long.'
As a team in the process of relocation -- the Raiders move to Las Vegas in 2020 -- the Raiders are playing host to an international game for the fourth straight season, having played in Mexico City in 2016 and 2017.
Safety Lamarcus Joyner, who twice played at London's Twickenham Stadium with the Los Angeles Rams in 2016 and 2017, said the team began preparing 'mentally' for the schedule as far back as the offseason training program.
And running back DeAndre Washington said this trip is similar to when the Raiders spent a week practicing at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, between games in 2016 (at Jacksonville and Tampa Bay) and 2017 (at Buffalo and Miami).
'We've got (nine) games on the road, though, and we knew that coming into the season,' Washington said, referencing the Raiders technically being the home team in London.
'It gives us a time to really kind of come together as a unit, come together even more. We're going into unknown territory in London, so we're all we got. It's not like we can leave the building and guys go to their families. We're going to be together for a whole week so I think it's going to be great for us -- more chemistry, more team bonding and just bring us together that much more.'
Think training camp, but instead of wine and cheese in Napa, tea and crumpets in England.
'We're in one setting, all day,' Washington said. 'Nobody on the team is from London so nobody knows that much about London so it gives us some time to go out and explore and you might be kicking it with guys that you might not kick it with as much (back home).'
LONDON -- The Washington Redskins could become the first team to play two NFL games in London in the same season, and in consecutive weeks.
The Redskins will face the Cincinnati Bengals on Oct. 30 at Wembley Stadium, the NFL announced Wednesday. The team also could face the St. Louis Rams a week earlier at Twickenham Stadium depending on how Washington finishes this season in the NFC East.
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In the first of the three games scheduled for next season, the Indianapolis Colts will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley on Oct. 2.
The NFL has been playing regular-season games in London since 2007, with every one played at Wembley, the home of England's national soccer team. But next year will start a new deal to hold games at Twickenham, the home of England's national rugby team.
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The Redskins will travel to London for the first time since 1992, when they played the San Francisco 49ers in the American Bowl, a preseason game held at the old Wembley Stadium. But they could remain there for a bit longer than every other team that has been going since the New York Giants beat the Miami Dolphins in a regular-season game in 2007.
In Wednesday's announcement, the NFL said only that the Rams would face an NFC East opponent.
'Washington may play in consecutive weeks in London in 2016, depending on the final standings,' the NFL said. 'At minimum, they will face the Bengals in Week 8.'
The Rams could also face the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys or the Giants in Week 9.
The Redskins aspect of the announcement drew a swift reaction from Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation representative and leader of the Change the Mascot campaign.
'At a time when the United States is desperately trying to fortify its international relationships, the NFL has decided to go on the world stage and promote an ugly racial epithet slurring indigenous people all over the world,' Halbritter said. 'This is not only offensive but also at odds with American interests across the globe at this critical time. We need to show respect to our foreign allies -- the NFL choosing to slur people of color at a high-profile international event does the opposite.
'The NFL is a $9-billion-a-year enterprise that plays a critical role in shaping the perceptions and views of millions of fans in America and around the globe. That is why in 2014, the United Nations Special Rapporteur called the Washington NFL team name offensive and encouraged the team to change the team name. If the NFL wants to be a global brand that contributes to the positive image of the United States across the world, it should not be choosing to send a team represented by a racial slur to London.'
The operator of the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis says the team's lease agreement prohibits the Rams from playing a game in London, but there is uncertainty whether the franchise will even reside in St. Louis by then. Owners of the Rams, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders are all exploring moves to Los Angeles, perhaps as early as next season.
In a statement, the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission says terms of the team's lease agreement require all home games, other than preseason, to be at the dome.
As for the other announced teams, the Bengals and Colts will be playing in London for the first time, while the Jaguars will be returning for the fourth straight year.
This season, the Jags won for the first time in London, coming back to beat the Buffalo Bills 34-31.
Earlier this month, the NFL said it would stage at least one game per season starting next year at Twickenham, which recently hosted the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia.
The agreement is for three years, with an option for two more.
The NFL has also agreed to play at least two games per season at Wembley through 2020 and has reached a 10-year deal to play at least two games at Tottenham's new soccer stadium starting in 2018.
That means there will be a minimum of five regular-season NFL games in London in 2018 -- two at Wembley, two at Tottenham's stadium and one at Twickenham.
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The NFL also said it might add another game outside of Britain next season.
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ESPN's John Keim and The Associated Press contributed to this report.