Jaguars' 2026 Schedule Demands Early Statement With London, Prime Time on Tap

The Jacksonville Jaguars will spend much of the 2026 season living out of a suitcase, and Treasure Coast fans who make the two-hour drive up I-95 to EverBank Stadium will want to book their tickets early — there are fewer seats than ever.

The NFL released the Jaguars' full 2026 schedule Thursday. The picture it paints is unambiguous: this team must win fast because it will rarely be home. Coming off a 13-4 season, Jacksonville will play only six games at EverBank Stadium this year. Ongoing stadium renovations are stripping the upper deck and other sections to reduce capacity to just 42,507. Only three of the final 10 games of the season will be played in Jacksonville.

The road gets strange early. In Weeks 5 and 6, the Jaguars play back-to-back "home" games overseas — first against the Philadelphia Eagles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 11, then against the Houston Texans at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 18. The Texans game marks just the third divisional matchup ever played in London. The Jaguars will need to be significantly better than their 2019 trip to Wembley, when Houston handled them 26-3. The team has requested a bye in Week 7 — directly after the London stretch — to allow stadium renovation crews to continue their work.

Three prime-time appearances punctuate the schedule. The Jaguars open prime time on Thursday Night Football at Baltimore in Week 9, then host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football in Week 14 — a nod to history, as the Steelers were Jacksonville's first-ever Monday Night Football opponent in 1997. A Sunday Night Football trip to Dallas in Week 16 rounds out the showcase games.

The season opens Sept. 13 at EverBank Stadium against the Cleveland Browns (five-12 last season), a favorable draw before the schedule stiffens sharply. Five of the first six opponents are division winners from 2025, including trips to Denver in Week 2 and Cincinnati in Week 4.

The stakes are historic. The last time Jacksonville earned postseason berths in consecutive seasons was 1998 and 1999 — a quarter century ago. With quarterback Trevor Lawrence leading the offense and a compressed home schedule, a slow start could be fatal to playoff hopes before Thanksgiving.

For Treasure Coast fans, road trips to Jacksonville this season carry extra weight: those six home dates are precious, and the intimate, renovated EverBank will sell out fast. The season opener against Cleveland on Sept. 13 figures to be the easiest ticket. After that, expect every remaining home game to go quickly.

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