On Wednesday, it was revealed that the NFL is set to conduct a regular season game in Melbourne, Australia, in 2026. The home team for this game will be the Los Angeles Rams. Regarding their potential opponent, it might end up being the Detroit Lions.
The Rams are set to host an NFC North opponent that season, and the Lions may be that opponent. Here’s how it might unfold. The Rams and Lions must end up in the same position within their divisions in 2025. Thus, if the Lions secure the NFC North title and the Rams capture the NFC West in 2025, they will face off in 2026.
Ultimately, it will depend on who the league selects to travel to Australia. Currently, only the Rams and Eagles possess marketing rights in that area.
That likely won’t matter significantly since the NFL has been sending some teams to those countries without marketing rights. That and the Lions recently obtained rights to four various countries last March. Australia could certainly increase its contribution.
Clearly, Lions supporters aren’t very enthusiastic about international matches, yet it’s just a question of time until their appeal leads them abroad. At this stage, the most logical countries are Germany due to Amon-Ra St. Brown and Canada because it is close to the nation and has a significant number of Lions supporters.