The Facts:
The Chargers will play the New Orleans Saints in London on Oct. 26, sources confirmed yesterday. The game, just the NFL's second regular-season contest to be played outside North America, will most likely be at Wembley Stadium. The Saints will be the home team.
Reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Commissioner Roger Goodell is not expected to announce the Chargers-Saints game until his Super Bowl media conference on Friday. Sources told the Union-Tribune that Chargers officials have been working on logistics with the league for more than two months. The New York Giants and Miami Dolphins played at Wembley Stadium this past October in the first-ever regular-season game played outside this continent. The Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers played in 2005 in Mexico City, the first time a regular-season game was played on foreign soil. Each NFL team has been mandated to play a game outside the country at least once every 16 years.
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