Crackers start in London as first kickoff return touchdown of NFL season nullified and two players ejected

London’s NFL clash sees kickoff return TD voided, players ejected, and a missed fourth‑and‑one

In the first NFL game played in London this season, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles faced off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. The game began with a spectacular 90‑yard kickoff return that would have marked the league’s first kickoff‑return touchdown of the season—only to be erased by a series of penalties and to set the tone for a chaotic opening drive.

A kickoff that didn’t count

Eagles kicker Jake Elliott launched a 55‑yard punt to the Jacksonville 10‑yard line. Jaguars returner Josh Cameron seized the opportunity, racing 90 yards to the end zone. But the play was called for an illegal formation by the Eagles, and the officials also called holding on Jaguars linebacker Branson Combs. With both teams flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, the touchdown was wiped from the score sheet.

Officials had been “quite a week,” as one source noted, and the officials’ flag‑pushing earned them