Atlanta Falcons & Detroit Lions London NFL Game Moved to Afternoon Timeslot

December 5, 2013

London will have their first afternoon game after the timeslots for the three regular season games in London have been announced.

The announcement also creates a new morning time slot for viewers in the United States.

The NFL said Wednesday that the game between the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 26, diagnosis 2014, will start at 1:30 p.m. local time.

The league said the switch will make it easier for a global audience to tune in and also create an unprecedented fourth game window for American viewers that day.

The Wembley games have traditionally started at the same time as the 1 p.m. kickoffs in the U.S. The other two London games scheduled for next season — Dolphins-Raiders on Sept. 28 and Cowboys-Jaguars on Nov. 9 — will both start at 6 p.m. local time.