Real Madrid's Bernabéu hosts second NFL game in Spain
The gist
The Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons play at the Santiago Bernabéu, the second NFL game in Spain's history.
Madrid cites over 70 million euros in economic impact from last year's game.
How it unfolded
- Nov 5, 2026The Atlanta Falcons trained at Ciudad Real Madrid ahead of Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals at the Bernabéu.
- Nov 6, 2026A welcome event for the NFL game was held at the Cecilio Rodríguez Gardens pavilion in Madrid's Retiro Park.
- Nov 7, 2026Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez welcomed NFL executive vice president Peter O'Reilly at Ciudad Real Madrid, a day before the game; gifts were exchanged.
Key terms
- regular-season matchup
- A game played during the NFL's regular season, the 272-game schedule before the playoffs.
- Community of Madrid
- One of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities, located in the center of the Iberian Peninsula, with Madrid as its capital.
Source: Wikipedia