An NFL regular-season game heads to Brazil
Baltimore and Dallas are scheduled to play in Rio de Janeiro on September 27.
The Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys are listed for a September 27 regular-season game in Rio de Janeiro on the NFL’s 2026 international schedule. The league lists a 4:25 p.m. Eastern kickoff for the matchup.
The Brazil game is one part of a wider international slate announced by the league. International games put a regular-season contest in front of fans outside the United States while remaining part of the clubs’ ordinary standings.
Game times and broadcast details may be updated by the league. Fans planning to watch should confirm the current listing on the NFL schedule.
A regular-season game abroad
The Rio contest is part of the NFL's ordinary regular season. Its result counts in the standings, even though the setting is outside the United States. The league's international calendar has become a recurring part of schedule planning for clubs and fans.
The matchup places Baltimore and Dallas in a high-profile setting in Brazil. Travel and local timing give the event a different feel from a conventional home game, but the competition itself follows the same season framework. Details about venue access and viewing should come from current league and broadcaster information.
What fans should verify
The NFL lists a September 27 date and 4:25 p.m. Eastern kickoff in its published international schedule. Schedules can change, and a game listing does not answer every ticket or television question. Those practical details should be checked close to the event.
For a national publication, the story is also about the league's wider reach: this game is one part of a nine-game international slate in 2026. The full schedule shows how individual matchups fit into that broader plan.
The wider season
The Rio game gives one matchup a different backdrop, but its competitive significance is straightforward: the result counts like other regular-season games. Fans following either club should consider it in the context of the full schedule, including travel before and after the event.
The league's international page lists the other destinations and matchups. That fuller slate is useful for understanding why a U.S. regular-season game might be played in Brazil, Europe or elsewhere, without implying that every game abroad has the same arrangements.