NFL pondering possibility of playing Super Bowl in London - ESPN

As the NFL prepares for its third straight Sunday in London, the league already has discussed the idea of one day playing a Super Bowl in the British capital, according to commissioner Roger Goodell.

A Super Bowl in London is not happening anytime soon, but the NFL has at least pondered the possibility of it.

«It is not impossible, and it is something that has been discussed before,» Goodell told a fan forum in London last week.

The priority continues to be to play Super Bowls in cities with NFL franchises, but the league also has a strong desire to grow its brand internationally, as evidenced by Sunday's Titans-Ravens contest — the third London game in as many weeks.

Some sources around the NFL believe a London Super Bowl will be a reality one day, but it is not close to happening at this time. The next three Super Bowls already are slated to be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in February 2024, Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in February 2025, and Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, in February 2026.

There has been no momentum building yet for a Super Bowl in London, but as one league source told ESPN last week: «Absolutely, it would make sense.»

«I think that is not out of the question,» Goodell said at the fan forum. «But at the end of the day, I think right now our formula will stay the same about playing [Super Bowls] in cities that have franchises.»

A London Super Bowl would bring a unique set of logistical challenges, not the least of which is the time difference. The game would have to be played at night in London — hypothetically 8:30 p.m. local time, which would be 3:30 p.m. ET in the United States and 12:30 p.m. on the West coast.

The three London games this season have kicked off at 9:30 a.m.