2026 Falcons schedule: Team will host game in Madrid, Spain

A general view shows the Santiago Bernabeu stadium before the NFL match between Miami Dolphins and Washington Commanders at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on November 16, 2025. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images

The Atlanta Falcons are headed back to Europe in 2026, and this time, they’ll be playing a game in Spain.

The Falcons are going to Madrid this fall.

Rafa de los Santos: "The passion for the NFL in Spain is at an all‑time high, and welcoming the Atlanta Falcons to Madrid for a regular‑season game is a historic moment for our growing fanbase."https://t.co/R1QhVmb8mD
— Tori McElhaney (@tori_mcelhaney) March 3, 2026

Considered the home team for the game—please note that the opponent and schedule have not been made official yet—the Falcons will play in Europe for the second straight season and may well become a fixture abroad. The team is 1-3 abroad all-time, with one win against the Jets in London in 2021 and losses to the Lions in 2014 in London, Jaguars in London in 2023, and Colts in Germany last year.

Losing a home game to go abroad is not ideal, but the Falcons have also not been spectacular back home at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and international games are only going to grow with the NFL putting its weight behind playing elsewhere, so it’s not really worth lamenting any longer. It should be an extremely cool atmosphere for a game, and if the Falcons can put on a better show than the 16-13 snoozefest the Commanders and Dolphins managed in Madrid in 2025, it can only help the game grow there.

True Fan Travel has a package if you’re interested in going, so be sure to check that out.

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