"Spain becomes the latest country to host an NFL regular-season game this week as the Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins face off Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET) in Madrid -- marking the league's first-ever game in Spain and the sixth different country outside the United States to host a game. Both teams enter the historic matchup with something to prove. The Commanders, winless in international play (0-1-1), turn to veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota for his fifth start of the season while Jayden Daniels remains sidelined."
"Adding to the storyline is a special connection under center: both Mariota and Tua Tagovailoa hail from Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, Hawai'i -- where Tagovailoa first met Mariota at a passing academy when he was in fourth grade. The Mariota-Tagovailoa connection gives the game extra meaning far beyond Madrid. Tagovailoa, who said he looked up to Mariota while in high school, called the meeting a powerful moment for kids in Hawai'i and across the Pacific."
The Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins meet in Madrid for the NFL's first regular-season game in Spain and the sixth country to host a game outside the U.S. The Commanders remain winless in international play and will start veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota in place of the sidelined Jayden Daniels. The Dolphins have gone 2-5 in international regular-season games and have lost four straight overseas. Both Mariota and Tua Tagovailoa attended Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, creating a personal link between the teams. Tagovailoa said the matchup is a powerful, full-circle moment and a "really cool opportunity" for Polynesian youth across the Pacific.
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