Falcons to play in Madrid, part of NFL’s international slate
The Atlanta Falcons will play a recreation in Madrid this coming season, the NFL introduced Tuesday morning.
The recreation will likely be performed on the Bernabéu, the house of Real Madrid, and is part of a multiyear partnership with town of Madrid and Comunidad de Madrid.
It was not acknowledged whether or not the Falcons would be the house staff or the away staff, though it had been beforehand introduced that the Falcons would host an international recreation in 2026. Atlanta’s opponent was not introduced.
This will likely be part of a report 9 international video games in the NFL this coming season.
Falcons president and CEO Greg Beadles famous that the staff enjoying in Madrid is a “perfect fit” as a result of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the Falcons’ house discipline, will host two Spain video games through the upcoming World Cup.
The Falcons had been the highway staff in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts final season in Berlin.
This would be the NFL’s second recreation in Madrid. The Miami Dolphins performed the Washington Commanders final season on the Bernabéu. It is the sixth Falcons regular-season recreation internationally and fifth in Europe.
