Vic Fangio assuming Broncos will play Falcons in England this season

During his media availability at the NFL combine earlier this week, Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio said that he assumes his team will play the Atlanta Falcons in London, England this fall.

“I’m assuming,” Fangio said, according to The Athletic‘s Nicki Jhabvala. “I’m not announcing.”

Fangio clarified that he wasn’t announcing the game because the NFL hasn’t yet finalized its international schedule for 2020. It sure sounds like Denver will have a “road” game against Atlanta in England, though.

#Broncos playing in London as visiting team against #Falcons should become official next week. Likely will come in October after east coast road game. So #Broncos would go from that city directly to London. That is Fangio’s preference. #Denver7

— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) March 1, 2020

“I think we’re playing against the Broncos — I think, from what I’ve heard — but I’m not sure,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said during an interview with talkSPORT in February. “So we’ll see. We’re excited about it.”

Broncos president/CEO Joe Ellis has been campaigning for an international game for several years now.

“I’m basically begging to get it because I think it’d be very good for us to play there,” Ellis said in December, adding that the contest would be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which holds over 62,000 fans.