Eagles Remain Unbeaten Overseas Ahead of London Meeting With Jaguars
The Philadelphia Eagles will carry an unbeaten record in international regular-season play into Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, PhiladelphiaEagles.com reported. The Eagles are 2-0 overseas, having beaten Jacksonville in London in 2018 and the Green Bay Packers in Brazil in 2024. Philadelphia and Carolina are the only NFL teams that are undefeated away from American soil. Philadelphia has won five straight games in the series against Jacksonville.
Under head coach Nick Sirianni, the Eagles have the NFL’s best road record since 2021, going 31-14, PhiladelphiaEagles.com noted. Sirianni also enters the game with a perfect 6-0 record against AFC South teams. That road success has been a recurring strength as the Eagles prepare for the international matchup. The club’s ability to win away from home will be a factor in London.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts is tied for sixth in the NFL in passing touchdowns since 2025, and wide receiver DeVonta Smith ranks eighth in receptions per game (6.3) and 10th in yards per game (78.3), PhiladelphiaEagles.com reported. Smith has amassed 511 receiving yards on third down since the start of 2025, the most in the league. Tight end Dallas Goedert is tied with Arizona’s Trey McBride for the most receiving touchdowns by a tight end since 2025. Dontayvion Wicks has averaged 16.4 yards per catch through his first four games with the Eagles, the most by a new Eagle since Kevin Curtis in 2007.
Twenty-four-year-old Darius Cooper, an undrafted wide receiver, is the youngest undrafted wide receiver with at least three touchdowns in the first four games of a season since Allen Hurns in 2014, PhiladelphiaEagles.com noted. The Eagles also benefit from third-down production and veteran playmakers who can sustain drives. Those strengths give Philadelphia multiple ways to move the ball against a stout Jacksonville defense. The matchup will test whether the Eagles can convert those opportunities into points overseas.
On defense and special teams, the Eagles have compiled several notable marks. Linebacker Zack Baun leads NFL linebackers with four forced incompletions despite missing a game, and Jihaad Campbell is one of two linebackers with at least 35 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble this season. Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell is tied for the seventh-fewest yards per catch allowed (7.9), and Riq Woolen is tied for seventh among cornerbacks in completion percentage allowed (50.0 percent). Punter Braden Mann is second in the NFL with 10 punts inside the 20, nine of which have come in one-score games, and kicker Jake Elliott is one of seven kickers to convert multiple 55-plus-yard field goals this season without a miss.
The Jaguars are 3-1 and, since the start of 2025, have a +189 point differential, second in the NFL to the Seattle Seahawks’ +223, PhiladelphiaEagles.com reported. Since Week 11 of 2025, Jacksonville is 11-1, averaging 31.1 points scored, allowing 14.1 points and forcing 22 turnovers; PhiladelphiaEagles.com identifies those figures as the best in the league in that span. Jacksonville is playing its 15th international game, all in London, and the club has the most international wins at 7-7 overall. The Jaguars are the only team this season to have allowed 20 points or fewer in every game; they rank second in points allowed per game (13.3) and are tied for second with nine takeaways.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence is tied with Tom Brady for the most international wins with four, and his 1,697 passing yards in international games are the most in NFL history, PhiladelphiaEagles.com reported. Jacksonville has generated 41 quarterback pressures without blitzing this season, tied for fifth in the NFL per Next Gen Stats. Cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter played all 71 snaps on defense in Week 4 — the first time in his career that he did not miss a snap on either offense or defense — and he has allowed just 58.8 percent of pass attempts in his direction to be completed, the best mark on the team. Hunter had his best offensive game in London last season against the Rams when he caught eight passes for 101 yards and a touchdown.
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The Eagles travel to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with measurable advantages in third-down receiving and complementary special teams, according to PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Philadelphia’s road success under Nick Sirianni and DeVonta Smith’s third-down production give the offense clear ways to sustain drives, while Braden Mann’s ability to pin opponents deep and Jake Elliott’s range add margin. Jacksonville’s stingy defense, turnover generation and strong international pedigree — including Trevor Lawrence’s record in overseas games — create a difficult test. The game will likely hinge on whether the Eagles can move the ball consistently without turning it over against a unit that has allowed few points this season.