The crew with the longest playoff drought of anybody in London this month has performed finest out of the journey thus far. Indianapolis beat Washington 30-13 at Tottenham on 4 October, with Jonathan Taylor working for 2 touchdowns, and moved to 2-2 in a season that follows 5 straight years with out a postseason sport.
Two of this 12 months’s three London video games are performed. The final is Jacksonville v Houston at Wembley on Sunday 18 October, and it carries essentially the most weight of the three. Right here is the place all 5 London groups stand, and when every final reached the playoffs.
| Date (BST) | Recreation | Venue | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar 4 Oct, 2.30 pm | Indianapolis Colts v Washington Commanders | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Colts 30-13 |
| Solar 11 Oct, 2.30pm | Philadelphia Eagles v Jacksonville Jaguars | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Jaguars 19-17 |
| Solar 18 Oct, 2.30pm | Jacksonville Jaguars v Houston Texans | Wembley Stadium | To come back |
| Workforce | Final playoffs | The way it ended | 2025 document | 2026 thus far |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | 2020 season | Misplaced Wild Card, 27-24 to Buffalo | 8-9 | 2-3 |
| Commanders | 2024 season | Misplaced NFC Championship to Philadelphia | 5-12 | 1-3-1 |
| Eagles | 2025 season | Misplaced Wild Card, 23-19 to San Francisco | 11-6 | 2-3 |
| Jaguars | 2025 season | Misplaced Wild Card, 27-24 to Buffalo | 13-4 | 4-1 |
| Texans | 2025 season | Misplaced Divisional, 28-16 at New England | 12-5 | 1-4 |
Information by means of Week 5 of the 2026 season.
Performed: Colts 30, Commanders 13 (4 October)
The Colts final reached the playoffs after the 2020 season, shedding their Wild Card sport 27-24 in Buffalo, and 2025 was essentially the most painful of the 5 misses since: Indianapolis turned the primary crew in NFL historical past to start out 8-2 and end with a shedding document, at 8-9. They arrived in London at 1-2 and left at 2-2. Taylor ran 20 instances for 95 yards and scored each of his touchdowns, and Daniel Jones added a four-yard landing run early within the fourth quarter.
Washington was one sport from the Tremendous Bowl after the 2024 season and went 5-12 in 2025. They misplaced quarterback Marcus Mariota to a knee harm within the second quarter, and rookie seventh-round choose Athan Kaliakmanis threw a 47-yard landing to Treylon Burks in reduction. The defeat left the Commanders 1-3. In Week 5, the Colts misplaced 34-22 in Pittsburgh, and Washington tied the Giants 27-27 in extra time with Jayden Daniels again at quarterback, whereas Mariota sat out with a sprained MCL in his proper knee.
Performed: Jaguars 19, Eagles 17 (11 October)
Jacksonville gained 19-17. Philadelphia led 17-16 after Jake Elliott’s 48-yard subject aim with eight seconds left, however Ameer Abdullah returned the kickoff 53 yards, and Cam Little kicked a 57-yard subject aim as time expired. Trevor Lawrence threw for 331 yards and two touchdowns, each to Parker Washington.
The Eagles gained Tremendous Bowl LIX after the 2024 season and the NFC East once more in 2025 at 11-6, earlier than shedding their Wild Card sport 23-19 to San Francisco. They got here to London at 2-2 after shedding 24-20 to the Rams.
Nonetheless to return: Jaguars v Texans (18 October)
Jacksonville stays in London for a second week. The Jaguars gained the AFC South at 13-4 final season, then misplaced a 27-24 Wild Card sport to Buffalo, selected the Payments’ remaining drive. Earlier than that, their final playoff journey was a Divisional Spherical exit after the 2022 season. They have been 3-1 earlier than London after a 22-17 win in Cincinnati.
Houston went furthest of the 5 final season. After a 12-5 12 months, the Texans gained 30-6 in Pittsburgh within the Wild Card spherical, the primary highway playoff win within the franchise’s historical past, earlier than shedding 28-16 at New England when C.J. Stroud threw 4 interceptions. This season has gone the opposite approach: 4 defeats in 4, to Buffalo, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Dallas.
They bought off the mark on 11 October with a 26-3 win at Tennessee. The 2018 Texans began 0-3 and nonetheless gained the division, and final 12 months’s Texans began 0-3 and reached the Divisional Spherical. Solely the 1992 Chargers have made the playoffs from 0-4. For the opposite 27 groups, BetMGM retains an inventory of the final time every NFL crew made the playoffs.
Why Wembley issues most
It’s the solely division sport of the three, and a rematch of final season’s high two within the AFC South. The groups cut up their two conferences in 2025, Jacksonville profitable 17-10 in September and Houston getting back from 29-10 all the way down to win 36-29 in November. A Jaguars win would go away Houston 4 video games behind within the division earlier than the top of October, and the head-to-head throughout each conferences is the primary tiebreaker if the 2 end degree.
The Colts, final there in January 2021, have already made essentially the most of their London journey. The Texans, final there in January 2026, want theirs greater than anybody.
Extra from London
Jaguars v Texans kicks off at 2.30 pm BST at Wembley.
