LONDON (AP) – 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 could also face the St. Louis Rams a week earlier at Twickenham Stadium depending on how the team finishes in the NFC East.
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.
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 may be here for a bit longer than every other team that has been coming since the New York Giants beat the Miami Dolphins in a regular-season game in 2007.