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NFL confirms two of four London dates for 2017

By The Sports Xchange
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to media during his annual Super Bowl press conference prior to Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco on February 5, 2016. Goodell spoke on Los Angeles's new football team, player safety and guidelines and announced that an NFL game will be played in Mexico. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to media during his annual Super Bowl press conference prior to Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco on February 5, 2016. Goodell spoke on Los Angeles's new football team, player safety and guidelines and announced that an NFL game will be played in Mexico. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

The NFL announced the dates for two of the four London games scheduled in 2017.

The league confirmed Friday the two regular-season games to be played at Wembley Stadium in Week 3 and 4: the Baltimore Ravens-Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 24 and the New Orleans Saints-Miami Dolphins the following week on Oct. 1. The Jaguars and Dolphins are the "host" teams.

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Game times for each contest will be announced at a later date.

The Jaguars previously agreed to give up a home game each year to play in London and Miami agreed to give up one home game as part of the deal that awarded Miami the Super Bowl in 2020.

The NFL previously announced there would be four 2017 games scheduled in the International Series in London. The other two will take place at Twickenham Stadium.

The Cleveland Browns will play a "home" game against the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams will play a "home" game against the Arizona Cardinals, both at Twickenham Stadium.

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Those games are expected to take place in Weeks 7 and 8 but the league has not confirmed the dates.

For the 11th consecutive season, the NFL scheduled regular-season games in London. The league has played 17 games in the British capital dating back to 2007, including three in 2016.

The NFL had never scheduled more than three London games in a season before 2017.

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