The NFL just dropped some viewership numbers that are absolutely wild. The Eagles-Jaguars game in Week 5 pulled in a massive 8.1 million viewers. Seriously, that’s not just a big number, it’s a huge leap from what we saw just a week prior, when the Colts-Commanders game in London barely cracked five million viewers. The global game is clearly hitting different.
The Global Game Is Leveling Up
This wasn’t just some one-off bump either. That 8.1 million total for Eagles-Jaguars represents a whopping 36% increase over the average 6.2 million international games brought in back in 2025. This wasn’t just a win; it was the second most-watched international game ever on NFL Network. It tells you everything about how much the league’s global push is paying off. People are tuning in, and they’re doing it in droves.
What This Means For Your Sunday Mornings
That Eagles-Jaguars game went on for three hours and 42 minutes, trickling right into the 1:00 p.m. ET window. You know what that means, right? It probably took a giant bite out of the ratings for all the big pregame shows on ESPN, Fox, and CBS. The NFL is clearly eyeing a future with 16 international games per season, and when that happens, those 9:30 a.m. ET kickoff windows are gonna become the norm. Mike Florio even brought up the point that with so much content already out there before Sunday, those traditional pregame shows might just go the way of the dodo. Who needs ’em when you can watch actual football instead?
This global takeover isn’t slowing down. This coming weekend, we’ve got the Texans facing the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London. And then, in Week 7, the Steelers are heading to Paris to take on the Saints. Get ready, because the international NFL experience is only getting bigger.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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