List of NFL games played outside the United States
The
Canadian Football League interleague games
Six games held in Canada between 1950 and 1961 pitted NFL teams against
The
Global Cup
In the summer of 1983 an English entrepreneur named John Marshall hired
American Bowl
The American Bowl was a series of NFL
China Bowl
The China Bowl was the name of a proposed NFL pre-season exhibition game that had been scheduled to take place in August 2007, but later postponed to August 2009 so that more focus could be placed on the start of the International Series,
In March 2019, the NFL reportedly discussed at owners' meetings whether it will play a game in China in the 2020 season. The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams were among the teams interested, due to their West Coast locations allowing for shorter travel. It would have taken place prior to the start of the regular season for the rest of the league in order to make up for the intense travel and time difference. Suitable venue and air quality were other concerns.[5]
Fútbol Americano
On October 2, 2005, the
NFL International Series
Beginning with the 2007 season, the National Football League has hosted regular season American football games outside the United States every year in a series known as the International Series. Wembley Stadium, in London, United Kingdom, was the first location to host the series, staging at least one game every year since the series began.
In October 2015 the league announced that a resolution had been passed approving continuing the International Series until 2025, and expanding it to include games in international cities outside the United Kingdom.[8] The NFL has an agreement to play at least two games per year at Wembley until 2020, with the Jacksonville Jaguars relocating a home game there annually throughout the agreement.[9] In addition, three to five games are scheduled to take place at England rugby's Twickenham Stadium between 2016 and 2018,[10] while at least two games per year are planned to be played at the new stadium at Northumberland Development Project between 2018 and 2027 as part of an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur.[11]
Additional markets under consideration included Mexico, Germany and Canada.[12] On February 5, 2016, it was announced that the Oakland Raiders would host the Houston Texans on November 21, 2016, at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico.[13] On November 19, 2017, the Estadio Azteca hosted a regular season Sunday afternoon game between the New England Patriots and the Oakland Raiders. On November 19, 2018, the Los Angeles Rams were the designated home team against the Kansas City Chiefs in Mexico, however the field conditions at Estadio Azteca did not meet NFL regulations so the game was moved to Los Angeles.
Bills Toronto Series
The Bills Toronto Series was an agreement between the Buffalo Bills and Rogers Communications to host a series of Bills NFL games at the Rogers Centre in nearby Toronto, Ontario, Canada in an attempt by the team to broaden its fan base. The Bills Toronto Series was distinct from the NFL International Series because it is arranged by an individual team rather than the league.
The series was conceived by a group that included then Bills owner
Impact on teams
Teams that have had the scheduling disadvantage of giving up a home game to participate in the series, resulting in seven home games, eight away games and one neutral site game, have seen a significant disparity in their success relative to the designated visitors, who end up with eight home games, seven away games and one neutral site game. For the 18 regular season games played outside the United States through 2015, 20 of the 21 designated home teams failed to reach the playoffs while 11 of the 21 designated visitors reached the postseason that year. In 2015, the Kansas City Chiefs became the first designated home team to go on to reach the playoffs. However, many teams accept the tradeoff of an increased opportunity for international marketing. [22][failed verification]
List of games
Below is a list of games played outside the United States by teams from the NFL, and its precursor leagues the American Football League of 1926 (AFL 1926), All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and American Football League (AFL) from which the NFL absorbed teams.[23][24][25]
- Legend
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Number of games by city
City | Country | NFL | Predecessor leagues | TOT | |||||||||
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REG | EXH | TOT | INT | TOT | REG | INT | TOT | TOT | |||||
Barcelona | Spain | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
Berlin[Note 1] | Germany | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
Dublin | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Frankfurt | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
Göteborg |
Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Hamilton | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
London | United Kingdom | 36 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||
Mexico City | Mexico | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||
Monterrey | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Montreal | Canada | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||
Munich | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Osaka | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Ottawa | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
Sydney | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Tokyo | Japan | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |||
Toronto | Canada | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||
Vancouver | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
Winnipeg | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Notes
- ^ Includes one game played in West Berlin prior to German reunification.
See also
- List of college football games played outside the United States
- List of Major League Baseball games played outside the United States and Canada
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