NFL announce details for London and Germany games

Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets will kick off this year’s slate of games in London against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 6.

Fans walk down Wembley way ahead of the NFL International match at Wembley Stadium.

Aaron Rodgers will be facing a familiar opponent, albeit in a different kit and in a new location.

Rodgers and the New York Jets will kick off this year’s slate of games in London against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 6.

The NFL announced the four international games in London and Germany on Wednesday morning before the full slate is released later in the day.

Rodgers went 17-11-1 against the Vikings when he was with the Green Bay Packers. The four-time NFL MVP was traded to the Jets last year, but tore his left Achilles tendon on the first series of last year’s opener against the Buffalo Bills.

Rodgers is on track to return to practice without limitations once the Jets begin voluntary spring sessions next week.

The league announced on Tuesday that the Jets would open the season on “Monday Night Football” at NFC champion San Francisco on September 9.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will spend back-to-back weeks in London for the second straight year and face two of this year’s top three quarterbacks that were taken in the NFL draft.

Roy Keane watches the action during the NFL International match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Photo credit: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.

The Jaguars will visit top draft pick Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 13 and then host the New England Patriots, who took Drake Maye third, at Wembley Stadium on October 20.

This is the 10th time the Jaguars are hosting a game at Wembley.

The Carolina Panthers will host the New York Giants in Germany on Nov. 10 at Allianz Arena in Munich.

With the four international games, the NFL has announced 10 of its 272 regular-season games for the upcoming season.

It will begin on September 5 when the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Baltimore Ravens in a rematch of last season’s AFC title game.

Other Week 1 games include the Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 6, and the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Cleveland Browns on September 8.

Week 2’s announced games so far have the Buffalo Bills hosting the Miami Dolphins on September 12 and the Cincinnati Bengals at the Chiefs on September 15.