Revisiting Patriots’ international history before 2026 Germany game

Patriots international games

**2009 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (London):** The Patriots’ first non-preseason game on international soil took place at London’s Wembley Stadium during the 2009 season, and it was a blowout. Led by an opportunistic defense that had three interceptions — including a pick-six — ended up beating with a final score of 35-7. **2012 vs. St. Louis Rams (London):** Three years after the Buccaneers were blown out by the Patriots at Wembley Stadium, the Rams suffered the same fate. While they did take a 7-0 lead, New England ended up scoring 45 unanswered after that. Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes en route to a 45-7 victory, with as his favorite target: the two future Hall of Famers connected eight times for 146 yards and two scores. **2017 vs. Oakland Raiders (Mexico City):** The Patriots’ first trip to Mexico in two decades — more on that in a second — saw them leave the Raiders no chance. Tom Brady threw three touchdowns this time around, while went 4-for-4 on field goal tries including a career-long from 62 yards out. When all was said and done, New England had scored 33 points to the Raiders’ 8, improving to 3-0 in international regular season games. **2023 vs. (Frankfurt):** The Patriots’ first game in Germany, an international marketing territory for them, was a debacle from start to finish. Cornerback J.C. Jackson was scratched from the trip, questions about Bill Belichick’s future started to get louder, and the contest itself was a low point even by the Patriots’ 2023 standards. Their 10-6 defeat was topped off by quarterbacks and both throwing head-scratching interceptions on back-to-back fourth-quarter drives to seal the defeat. **2024 vs. (London):** Their return to the United Kingdom for the first time in 12 years ended in a second straight international defeat for the Patriots. Maye’s second career start saw him complete 70.3% of his passes for 276 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but his efforts were not enough to steady an uneven offense or overcome some shaky punt coverage and third down defense. When all was said and done, New England was beaten 32-16 to drop to 3-2 outside the United States.