Report: NFL to up London games

ByABC News
October 26, 2014, 10:28 AM

— -- The NFL will play five games in London next season, according to a published report.

The London Daily Mail reported the news Sunday as the Detroit Lions were playing the Atlanta Falcons at Wembley Stadium in the second of three NFL games in London this season.

The NFL is expected to make an official announcement on the additional London games for next season soon, according to the report.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy, however, told ESPN.com's Darren Rovell on Sunday afternoon that the Daily Mail's report isn't accurate.

Last month, the Miami Dolphins beats the Oakland Raiders 38-14 in London, and next month, the Dallas Cowboys will face the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley.

All three of this season's games in London sold out.

Last week, George Osborne, the British treasury chief, told the Evening Standard newspaper that the British Government wants an NFL team based in London and will do whatever it can "to make this happen."

The NFL has been playing regular-season games at Wembley Stadium every year since 2007.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.