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NFL announces 2016 slate of UK games; city of St. Louis unhappy

The NFL announced the dates for its three International Series games that will be played in the United Kingdom next season, and also announced five of the six teams who will head to London:

• Oct. 2, the Jacksonville Jaguars will host the Indianapolis Colts at Wembley Stadium.

• Oct. 23, the St. Louis Rams will host an NFC East team at Twickenham Stadium.

• Oct. 30, the Cincinnati Bengals will host the Washington Redskins at Wembley Stadium.

The Rams will host whichever team finishes in the same spot in the NFC as they do in the NFC West, making it possible for Washington to become the first team to play in London in back-to-back weeks.

This will be the fourth straight year the Jaguars play a "home" game in the U.K., though next year will mark the first time they face a divisional opponent; it will be the Colts' first time playing overseas. It will also be the first U.K. game for Cincinnati and the first regular-season game overseas for Washington, which played a preseason contest in London in 1992.

If the Rams wind up playing the Philadelphia Eagles, it would also mark the first time that franchise has played in London.

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The Rams serving as the home team for a game seems to come as a surprise to the St. Louis Convention and Visitors' Commission, which owns the Edward Jones Dome. The commission sent the following statement on Wednesday:

"We recently became aware that the NFL has selected the Rams to play in London during the 2016 football season, and have designated them the ‘home’ team. The Rams are on a year-to year lease and have until Jan. 28, 2016 to inform us if they will play the 2016 season at the Edward Jones Dome. We have had no formal discussions with the Rams about their 2016 intentions or a London game in 2016, but if they do play in the Dome in 2016, the terms of the lease remain in effect and provides that all Rams NFL home games (other than preseason) will be played at the Facilities."

St. Louis is one of three teams, along with the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers, pushing to relocate to Los Angeles.

The NFL may also announce a fourth International Series game for next season, which would be played in Mexico City.

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