American Football (NFL)

[goosehd]

@Oaktavia Are you saying there’s something wrong with @Alex

[goosehd]

…you know he could put a special tax/delivery charge on all packages going to WV…

[Bailey]

Hahaha @goosehd

[Oaktavia]

@goosehd obviously I was referring to this guy

[A Former User]

@goosehd i didn’t see any of that written there but maybe you can come by in the NL for some new glasses

[goosehd]

I’ll see myself out…Browns fan not Bengals.

[Tago Mago]

No matter what team you end up picking, it’s still the wrong kind of football

[SKT]

Here we go

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5489529/2024/05/13/chiefs-ravens-nfl-kickoff-game/?source=user_shared_article

[Jett129]

@SKT It’s on!

[Matt]

I’m not ready yet. I’m still recovering.

[SKT]

Lotta time between now and then. What a game to kick off the season though.

[Oaktavia]

@SKT feck me wow what a way to open.

[Jett129]

I've seen a couple of other schedule leaks. Jets/49ers first Monday Night game,which,when,considering what happened last year when the Jets opened the first MNF game, should have some pretty high ratings,not to mention Saleh will be playing against his old team for the first time. And The Chiefs second Revenge Game,(for the other team)is Sunday Sept.15th against The Bengals at Arrowhead. Should be fun.

[Nocturama]

Let’s see if Aaron Rodger’s can last more than 4 snaps…

Also games in Munich (NYG v CAR) and São Paulo (GBP v PHI)

[Jett129]

@Nocturama Absolutely love the Shoulda bought a hat joke. Been telling it a lot lately.

[Mizmazzle]

@Nocturama 3 London games this year!? The market must be doing well cross the pond.

I asked this before but didn’t hear anything, any of you Brits can chime in on the vibe the NFL is having amongst the population over there? Is it gaining steam?

[Matt]

Xmas day game for us. Love those.

[Alex]

@Mizmazzle said in American Football (NFL):

@Nocturama 3 London games this year!? The market must be doing well cross the pond.

I asked this before but didn’t hear anything, any of you Brits can chime in on the vibe the NFL is having amongst the population over there? Is it gaining steam?

There have been multiple games a year for years, mate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_International_Series#London_Games

I'm not sure if I would say it is still gaining steam, but you can see from the increase in games over time, and the attendence stats on the link above that all the games are typically sell outs, and NFL in general is pretty popular.

They were talking about moving a franchise here for a while (the Jags - see how often they have been the "home" team) but that idea lost traction when they started doing well in like 2016/17, and I think people underestimate the time difference's impact on players. Would be tough for teams from the west coast to travel to London often, for example.

[Jett129]

Go on youtube and there's a short video releasing every team's schedule. They won't let me post them. Ronnie is in the video for The RAVENS,he's really good.

[Mizmazzle]

@Alex right. I knew the NFL had been playing there. (I thought there was only two games a season up until now). Also that talks of moving a team over potentially was being discussed. I agree. It would be really unfair for any team that had to take that on.

Guess I’ve been more wondering how it’s being received over there. I know the NFL will pump unlimited money into expanding. Wasn’t sure if tickets were being offered for cheap to help promote it all or if there was genuinely a huge interest from the British population.

Games in Mexico are on the rise. And now a first in Brazil. I’ve been curious how much is the NFL agenda or actual interest from the expansion country’s population.

I was just curious to hear a real life countryman’s take on the situation.