America is sending arguably its greatest export to London on Sunday morning: NFL football.
The New York Jets (2-2) take on the undefeated Minnesota Vikings (4-0) in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to kick off the Sunday slate of games., kicking off the remainder of the NFL's international slate of games for 2024.
The Jets get to see an old friend on Sunday: Quarterback Sam Darnold, whom the Jets drafted with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft, has helped guide the surprising Vikings to a 4-0 record.
The veteran backup stepped in for Minnesota when first-round pick J.J. McCarthy was injured and declared out for the season during training camp. He hasn't looked back since: Darnold leads the NFL in passing touchdowns (11) and is a sleeper MVP pick through four weeks.
The Jets are looking to bounce back from a dreadful showing against the Broncos in Week 4, during which New York mustered just 248 yards of total offense in a 10-9 loss. They failed to score a touchdown in the sloppy affair.
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Now, both teams are on a collision course across the pond for the first of a trio of London games this season. Here's what to know about the Jets-Vikings matchup in London this Sunday:
The Jets and Vikings are set to kick off at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday morning. The matchup should bring NFL fans almost up to the 1 p.m. slate of games, and make for a roughly 14-hour day of NFL action.
The Jets and Vikings are set to kick off from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Tottenham, London, England.
The stadium is a state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2019 and seats nearly 63,000 fans.
The Jets vs. Vikings matchup will air nationally on NFL Network. For those in the New York market without NFL Network, the game will air on CBS 2. Fans of the Vikings in Minneapolis can catch the game on Fox 9.
For cord-cutters, Fubo carries NFL Network, as well as CBS, Fox, NBC and the ESPN family of networks, meaning you can catch NFL action all season with the streaming service.
NFL's proprietary streaming service, NFL+, will also carry the game.
In addition to the Week 1 Packers-Eagles matchup in Brazil, here is the rest of the NFL's international series for 2024:
The NFL international series continues in Week 5 with Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets facing Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota enters this matchup as the only undefeated team remaining in the NFC. Meanwhile, the Jets look to get back in the win column after an embarrassing loss to the Broncos.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have become a staple of the NFL games in London. The Jaguars are scheduled to play back-to-back games in London after they also did in 2023. The international crowd will get to watch the No. 1 overall pick, Caleb Williams, under center for the Chicago Bears.
The third consecutive week with an NFL London matchup concludes with the Jaguars against the New England Patriots in Week 7. The No. 3 overall pick, Drake Maye, could be the starting quarterback for New England by this time, adding to the intrigue.
The final international NFL game in 2024 features the Carolina Panthers and New York Giants. Both squads are off to slow starts and share the longest Super Bowl odds after the season's first month.
Tom Viera contributed to this piece.
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