The 2018 NFL schedule isn’t out yet — we have to wait a few more months before we can start making our fall plans — but one Raiders game has already been scheduled.
The NFL announced on Thursday that the Raiders will be hosting the Seattle Seahawks at Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium in London in Week Six of the 2018 season.
The Raiders spun Thursday’s news as a positive, expressing how exciting it is to host one of the first games at the new stadium, which is set to open this summer.
The key word in all of this is “host” — the Raiders, who will play the next two seasons in Oakland before moving to Las Vegas — are sacrificing a home game in California to play it in London.