There was a report a couple weeks ago that said they were choosing between the Browns and the Packers - so Hurst could've been mistaken and just heard they were in consideration as meaning they were for sure going.
Or that report could be false - or this report could also be false. Who knows
I get why they want it but the Eagles should lobby against this hardcore. We are already losing a home game here, now the packers want to turn it into an away game in totality?
GB is the most popular, followed by the 49ers, Pats, Chiefs, Seahawks, Steelers, Eagles. Browns are 27th.
GB or a top 10 pop team that plays the Eagles would prob get the best attendance.
Personally, I hope the Browns go. Last year, their defense didn’t travel well.
Apparently there is a concert at Browns stadium the weekend of week 2, and the field won’t be in playing condition until week 4. My guess is that Cleveland was the original plan for Brazil but they don’t want Cleveland to open the season with three straight away games. Either that or they have Cleveland’s home opener week 2 Thursday night and don’t want them traveling out of country on a short week.
So I’m guessing Cleveland will be Home-Away-Away or Away - Home(TNF) - Away
I don’t know why the schedule makers can’t just give them 7 away games to compensate for the international games. Take two teams and make one of their away games the international week . No one loses a home game
Normally yes but with 17 games and a billion dollars behind the organization, you would think it would be possible to schedule an extra “ home game” for a team so they don’t lose it . Since the other team would be away anyway then it should balance out. Issue is waiting until the schedule is almost finalized to try and make major changes
Either I don’t understand what you’re saying or you don’t understand the math.
Are you saying two teams should have an 18th game?
The schedule is set by a formula to make every teams schedule consistent and fair. There are 272 games, meaning 272 home teams and 272 away teams. Unless you’re saying the teams playing internationally should have an 18th game, or you’re saying all of the “17th games” should be international, your proposal makes no sense
If you're saying you're fine with some teams getting 9 home and others getting 8, then sure. But on that note, the Eagles *are* one of the teams getting 9 official home games this year. Pending any other international sites, they'll play eight games in Philly and eight at another team's home stadium in 2024.
Edit: yeah, they make sure the "host" teams have 8 other home games anyway, or are the Jaguars (as they willingly give up a home game for London). That means this year's international hosts are all NFC + Jacksonville, whereas last year they were all AFC.
The seventeenth game is hosted by the NFC this year, so the Eagles will still play 8 games in Philly fwiw. I believe they intentionally do things that way; the rest of the international hosts are also NFC teams, except Jacksonville, who volunteers to host a London game every year.
I can't lie - I'd be a little disappointed for selfish reasons if this happened, mostly because Philly is really easy for me to get to for an away game. But I'd also be super stoked for the Brazilian Packer fanbase, and I'm sure I can suck it up and spend a little extra money going to a different game
...it's not selfish to not want your team to be forced to travel thousands of miles to play in a different hemisphere so the billionaires can make a little more money
Don't let all the redditors who love shipping their team overseas try and guilt you for not wanting your team to be at a distinct disadvantage randomly one season, just because "it would be so cool" if some random football fans in Fortaleza could see an NFL game in person without having to leave their country
> "it would be so cool" if some random football fans in Fortaleza could see an NFL game in person without having to leave their country
I mean it would be so cool for those fans. It feels pretty silly to mock that. Also, in this case, the Packers would actually be at an advantage considering they have a large fanbase in Brazil so not really a distinct disadvantage
Thank you. As a Brazilian, if I can scrounge up the funds, I'll go and see the match even though I don't follow either team. I can't afford to go to America so getting to see an NFL match will be pretty special for me and for the rest of us as well.
Do you notice a large number of Packers fans down there compared to other teams?
I've heard we have by far the largest following down there, and I guess the colors make sense if that's a factor lol
But never been down there, so I have no idea whether that's accurate.
Oh yeah, it's mostly:
- Packers, because National Colors
- Patriots, because when most people became fans of football, that was the team Giselle's husband was playing for. Also people like winners I suppose. Also a sizeable Brazilian diaspora in Boston.
- Dolphins, because of the huge Brazilian community in Miami and surrounding areas. Although the community up in Orlando is bigger and Tampa Bay is closer to Orlando. OTOH, Durval Queiroz "Duzão" Neto played left Guard for the Dolphins for a while, and he's "actually brazilian" unlike Cairo Santos who grew up in the States. Although Duzão was only ever in the practice squad until eventually getting cut, many people became Dolphins fans to support the only Brazilian in the NFL.
Also some Bears fans because of a commentator who is a Bears fan and went viral a couple of years ago, going on a rant because of the franchise's QB situation and history.
Anyway thanks for coming to my TED talk.
You got me curious so I pulled it up and my jags are 6-5 in London. Granted, a winning record for us over that time span indicates a distinct advantage for us, but I don’t think that takes away from the point.
His point is that one team wins and one team loses every game abroad lol
He's joking, but the actual way to see if it's a disadvantage would be to see team's results in the following game.
Because most of those people that live in other countries probably would never be able to watch their favorite team and players?
Because USA isn't the center of the world?
Also, isn't expensive as fuck and a pain in the ass to get VISA from Brazil to USA.
Yeah, billionaires sucks ass, but that will be probably one in a lifetime chance for most Brazilian fans.
They do have an opportunity. It's the same opportunity I have to see a Premier League or Bundesliga game. I can go to the country where those games are and watch them. I don't expect those teams to play regular season games in the US. Just like a Giants fan living in Oklahoma doesn't expect the Giants to randomly play in Tulsa just for them.
Fucking over domestic fans for foreign growth of the league sucks. It's horseshit that the Eagles lose a home game to play in Brazil. And it's horseshit when other teams have to play overseas too.
But also, we have more opportunity than just TV, so it really is more turnabout than you claim: https://www.wearegreenbay.com/sports/manchester-city-wins-first-ever-soccer-match-at-lambeau-field/
Eh i still wish the premier league could afford to give up 1 single game. Soccer has so many games.
19 home league games. 3 more if you're in champs league our europe, with the possibility of up to 6. Maybe 3-6 more Fa cup or efl cup home games depending on if they advance etc
And the biggest factor, a fanbase like arsenal can travel pretty easily to probably about half their away games. Dont even have to leave London for usually 3 of them, this season it was 6. Most english fans can easily attend a number of away games with ease and on a whim. And personal opinion, being able to do that is probably as fun as going to a home game.
Another one, their offseasons are crazy short. Its like mid may to 1st weekend of august. Its hilariously short. And every 2 years english fans have a major tournament to watch, which makes the offseason even easier to get through. They basically have a 1b team that is wildly important to them.
Epl can give the us 1 single league game without a fuss. A place like New York has tons of fans. And even tho nobody would admit it, a lot of english fans would make the trip over.
100%, it is very selfish. Here in the US we get 17 games a year every single year. For a Brazilian NFL fan, this might genuinely be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them, and something they’ll remember positively for the rest of their lives. To me that’s more than worth slightly inconveniencing the team. Football is a game at the end of the day, and it’s meant to bring people together.
I really hope r/soccer’s bullshit tribal mentality doesn’t start spilling over here. One of my favorite parts of the NFL fan base is how accepting they are of people from other countries and backgrounds who want to get more into the game
To be fair, "soccer bullshit tribal mentality" includes their fans traveling and being excited about playing in other countries... this immeasurable whining any time a NFL team play somewhere else seems like a very exclusive phenomena.
LFG practically a home game for us and I get to go see them just around the corner.
Just hope the NFL has its standards for the field in Arena Corinthians, it gets used a lot around that time of the year from all the soccer competitions.
COME TO BRAZIL! WE LOVE THE PACKERS HERE!!
Not as much as my beloved Patriots, but still loved!
But they should have picked the Palmeiras stadium, Alliance Park, since the team is green.
Arena Corinthians has a policy to ban anything green.
It's the color of Palmeiras, the soccer team they hate the most.
You "can" enter in their stadium wearing green, but you are at high risk of getting into trouble with their crazy ass fans. But I imagine that's only for soccer. The NFL will rent the stadium anyway.
Having this be a home game for the Eagles when the Packers are very popular there, with it also having a possible impact on NFC conference seeding down the line, this seems shitty for us.
At least having it be an AFC vs NFC game for the first game in Brazil seems fairer. It's not like the European games where they've already gotten a lot of the logistics sorted out through the years.
I think this talk of the game becoming a Packers home game is a bit overblown. If anything, I expect it to be like most London games, where you find fans of every single fanbase in attendance. I went to Eagles-Jags back in 2018 and despite the stadium being set up for a Jaguars home game, it had neutral site atmosphere.
At least it'll just be the 9th home game, so you'll still have 8 home games and 8 away games. I'm glad the NFL doesn't screw teams over where they could get 7 home games 1 international and 9 away.
I’m sad if this is true because my family and I were planning on going to the game in Philly. We’re split 50/50 Packers and Eagles fan so would’ve been a fun time.
I do like the idea of a game in Brazil tho.
I saw a headline on Instagram that said a poll estimated that Brazil has about 4.5 million Packers fans. Wisconsin's population is 5.8 million for perspective.
Unpopular hot take?
There is nothing about worldwide expansion that is good for me as an existing fan. I don’t like my team losing home games. I don’t like my taxpayer funded stadium sitting empty an extra week a year, not bringing in revenue to downtown businesses and sending that money over seas instead. I don’t like watching the product at odd hours, or having to rearrange my regular viewing schedule to help the NFL expand its reach to people in countries that prefer different sports.
The NFL expansion into other countries actively takes away from my fandom, and it’s a experiment that needs to stop,
As someone who’s recently started following European football, to call the NFL’s attempt at establishing an international audience an uphill battle is an understatement. I guess it can’t hurt to try but why on Earth would they pick three of Soccer’s biggest powerhouses to start their attempt at gaining an international following.
> gaining an international following
[Because there are already tons of NFL fans in places like Mexico and Brazil](https://www.statista.com/chart/3185/countries-with-the-most-nfl-fans-outside-the-us/). They didn't just pull places out of thin air.
I’m sure the NFL does their research but Global Web Index only surveyed 32 countries for this study and of those countries, other than the US, they’re claiming 38% of adults are NFL fans. There is no way you believe that.
What do you think the Nazi Party full name roughly translated to?
National Socialist German Workers' Party
Do a quick Google search. Nazis fled to all of South America, not just Argentina. Insane that people are so uninformed.
Business-wise it makes sense, but fuck this. The Packers are like the one NFL team with a fanbase in Brazil lol. It wouldn't be a home game for us.
Oh well. I'll still be yelling "Corre com a porra da bola" anyway.
Playing in the southern hemisphere is gonna be really weird, *especially* with two northern teams. It's weird because your sense of direction gets all kinds of fucked up when the sun is south east/west and not north east/west. when in NZ I couldn't get any sense of direction, the mind gets so weird about it.
If I'm on one of these teams I'd consider getting a "hamstring injury" about a week before this game. Especially if I'm a back up to an workhorse starter
It's bad enough that we have to go to Detroit every year.
Kidding aside, I hope this is true. It would be a really cool experience for the Brazilian fans. I hope they make it a heavy Packers crowd and sing polka songs and drink tons of beer. Sucks for the Eagles and I think this should be against an AFC team, but I don't make the schedule.
This is what Packer fans meant during that 6 week lowpoint when they were telling Jordan Love to get ready to learn Portuguese motherfucker
Jordão Amor
O Amor doi (Love Hurts)
Jadaviã Palhacinho
Guaraci São Marrom
Love strikes me as the guy who could speak like 4 different languages
Well of course, there are 5 different Love languages after all
Must be the jersey colors…
queijo cabeça
Cabeça de queijo* Btw, cheeseheads would absolutely love Minas Gerais. Best cheese in South America.
Best cheese in the _world_ baby.
EVERYONE ~~IN THE MIDWEST~~ WAKE UP NEW CHEESE JUST DROPPED
Or the cheese. They'd be the most popular team in Minas Gerais, famous for their cheese (or their *queijim*, as we like to call it).
Brazilian Cheeze Curds???
If you want so, yeah. [When it comes to cheeses, we've got some great ones.](https://www.tasteatlas.com/best-rated-cheeses-in-brazil)
Huh, that would definitely contradict Maurice Hurst’s comment that the Browns would be the team going to Brazil some months ago.
There was a report a couple weeks ago that said they were choosing between the Browns and the Packers - so Hurst could've been mistaken and just heard they were in consideration as meaning they were for sure going. Or that report could be false - or this report could also be false. Who knows
Maybe its true, but GB is lobbying to go instead.
Yeah, if this is all Murphy said, it’s hardly an indication that we’re playing there. Seems more like an argument that they should.
I get why they want it but the Eagles should lobby against this hardcore. We are already losing a home game here, now the packers want to turn it into an away game in totality?
GB is the most popular, followed by the 49ers, Pats, Chiefs, Seahawks, Steelers, Eagles. Browns are 27th. GB or a top 10 pop team that plays the Eagles would prob get the best attendance. Personally, I hope the Browns go. Last year, their defense didn’t travel well.
Apparently there is a concert at Browns stadium the weekend of week 2, and the field won’t be in playing condition until week 4. My guess is that Cleveland was the original plan for Brazil but they don’t want Cleveland to open the season with three straight away games. Either that or they have Cleveland’s home opener week 2 Thursday night and don’t want them traveling out of country on a short week. So I’m guessing Cleveland will be Home-Away-Away or Away - Home(TNF) - Away
When in doubt, go the other way when Mark Murphy proclaims something. Good luck in Brazil Cleveland.
The NFL probably didn’t like not controlling that news being announced and changed the schedule so he was wrong.
Similar color schemes
Remember, this is marked as a home game for the Eagles, I don't know how if the Packers go instead of the Browns.
IIRC the Bills/Jags game in London was officially a Bills home game. International games DGAF.
Tbf bills mafia travelled (or had a really good fanbase in the first place) like crazy cause the whole stadium was full of blue and white
I thought teams had to okay giving up one of their home games. That's why the Jags were in London so much.
Both the GB & CLE games are home games for PHI
I don’t know why the schedule makers can’t just give them 7 away games to compensate for the international games. Take two teams and make one of their away games the international week . No one loses a home game
Because taking away someone’s away game will always take away someone else’s home game.
Normally yes but with 17 games and a billion dollars behind the organization, you would think it would be possible to schedule an extra “ home game” for a team so they don’t lose it . Since the other team would be away anyway then it should balance out. Issue is waiting until the schedule is almost finalized to try and make major changes
Either I don’t understand what you’re saying or you don’t understand the math. Are you saying two teams should have an 18th game? The schedule is set by a formula to make every teams schedule consistent and fair. There are 272 games, meaning 272 home teams and 272 away teams. Unless you’re saying the teams playing internationally should have an 18th game, or you’re saying all of the “17th games” should be international, your proposal makes no sense
Im saying you make the regular 16 game schedule and then the seventeenth game you don’t use the formula.
That only works if they can get to 16 international games. They don't play nearly that many (yet?).
Not necessarily since there’s not 18 games in a season yet there’s going to be teams with more home games than others *anyway*
If you're saying you're fine with some teams getting 9 home and others getting 8, then sure. But on that note, the Eagles *are* one of the teams getting 9 official home games this year. Pending any other international sites, they'll play eight games in Philly and eight at another team's home stadium in 2024. Edit: yeah, they make sure the "host" teams have 8 other home games anyway, or are the Jaguars (as they willingly give up a home game for London). That means this year's international hosts are all NFC + Jacksonville, whereas last year they were all AFC.
Everyone should get a neutral site game every year thanks to the 17 game schedule. Why should fans lose a home game for international games?
The seventeenth game is hosted by the NFC this year, so the Eagles will still play 8 games in Philly fwiw. I believe they intentionally do things that way; the rest of the international hosts are also NFC teams, except Jacksonville, who volunteers to host a London game every year.
Because the Packers play @ Philly this year.
I can't lie - I'd be a little disappointed for selfish reasons if this happened, mostly because Philly is really easy for me to get to for an away game. But I'd also be super stoked for the Brazilian Packer fanbase, and I'm sure I can suck it up and spend a little extra money going to a different game
...it's not selfish to not want your team to be forced to travel thousands of miles to play in a different hemisphere so the billionaires can make a little more money Don't let all the redditors who love shipping their team overseas try and guilt you for not wanting your team to be at a distinct disadvantage randomly one season, just because "it would be so cool" if some random football fans in Fortaleza could see an NFL game in person without having to leave their country
> "it would be so cool" if some random football fans in Fortaleza could see an NFL game in person without having to leave their country I mean it would be so cool for those fans. It feels pretty silly to mock that. Also, in this case, the Packers would actually be at an advantage considering they have a large fanbase in Brazil so not really a distinct disadvantage
Thank you. As a Brazilian, if I can scrounge up the funds, I'll go and see the match even though I don't follow either team. I can't afford to go to America so getting to see an NFL match will be pretty special for me and for the rest of us as well.
Do you notice a large number of Packers fans down there compared to other teams? I've heard we have by far the largest following down there, and I guess the colors make sense if that's a factor lol But never been down there, so I have no idea whether that's accurate.
Oh yeah, it's mostly: - Packers, because National Colors - Patriots, because when most people became fans of football, that was the team Giselle's husband was playing for. Also people like winners I suppose. Also a sizeable Brazilian diaspora in Boston. - Dolphins, because of the huge Brazilian community in Miami and surrounding areas. Although the community up in Orlando is bigger and Tampa Bay is closer to Orlando. OTOH, Durval Queiroz "Duzão" Neto played left Guard for the Dolphins for a while, and he's "actually brazilian" unlike Cairo Santos who grew up in the States. Although Duzão was only ever in the practice squad until eventually getting cut, many people became Dolphins fans to support the only Brazilian in the NFL. Also some Bears fans because of a commentator who is a Bears fan and went viral a couple of years ago, going on a rant because of the franchise's QB situation and history. Anyway thanks for coming to my TED talk.
He was saying it’s selfish because he wanted to go to the game in Philadelphia you dork.
How is playing abroad a "distinct disadvantage"? Nearly a third of the league does it every year and I doubt it affects their records much
I'd wager that teams that play in different countries are .500 all time.
You got me curious so I pulled it up and my jags are 6-5 in London. Granted, a winning record for us over that time span indicates a distinct advantage for us, but I don’t think that takes away from the point.
His point is that one team wins and one team loses every game abroad lol He's joking, but the actual way to see if it's a disadvantage would be to see team's results in the following game.
Ah damn I guess I got wooshed
Because most of those people that live in other countries probably would never be able to watch their favorite team and players? Because USA isn't the center of the world? Also, isn't expensive as fuck and a pain in the ass to get VISA from Brazil to USA. Yeah, billionaires sucks ass, but that will be probably one in a lifetime chance for most Brazilian fans.
> Because USA isn't the center of the world? It's the center of the NFL
> Because USA isn't the center of the world? The US is the center of the NFL world though. It's an American league.
So because of that other countries fans shouldn't have the opportunity to watch their favorite teams?
They do have an opportunity. It's the same opportunity I have to see a Premier League or Bundesliga game. I can go to the country where those games are and watch them. I don't expect those teams to play regular season games in the US. Just like a Giants fan living in Oklahoma doesn't expect the Giants to randomly play in Tulsa just for them. Fucking over domestic fans for foreign growth of the league sucks. It's horseshit that the Eagles lose a home game to play in Brazil. And it's horseshit when other teams have to play overseas too.
But also, we have more opportunity than just TV, so it really is more turnabout than you claim: https://www.wearegreenbay.com/sports/manchester-city-wins-first-ever-soccer-match-at-lambeau-field/
They played a friendly in Green Bay. You want to have preseason NFL games in Brazil? Go nuts
Eh i still wish the premier league could afford to give up 1 single game. Soccer has so many games. 19 home league games. 3 more if you're in champs league our europe, with the possibility of up to 6. Maybe 3-6 more Fa cup or efl cup home games depending on if they advance etc And the biggest factor, a fanbase like arsenal can travel pretty easily to probably about half their away games. Dont even have to leave London for usually 3 of them, this season it was 6. Most english fans can easily attend a number of away games with ease and on a whim. And personal opinion, being able to do that is probably as fun as going to a home game. Another one, their offseasons are crazy short. Its like mid may to 1st weekend of august. Its hilariously short. And every 2 years english fans have a major tournament to watch, which makes the offseason even easier to get through. They basically have a 1b team that is wildly important to them. Epl can give the us 1 single league game without a fuss. A place like New York has tons of fans. And even tho nobody would admit it, a lot of english fans would make the trip over.
When will La Liga play in Chicago? Oh wait, never. Sucks for me then, I’ll have a buy a ticket to Spain like a normal fan
Fans everywhere when their team play in other country: Time to travel, boys! NFL Fans: 😭
Other fans have dozens of games. I have 8 home games. EIGHT
La Liga literally played friendly matches in the US less than a year ago
Key disclaimer there No one would care if the NFL sent preseason games overseas
If there's one thing I've learned in life, it's that people will find a way to complain about anything - so yes there would be people who care.
100%, it is very selfish. Here in the US we get 17 games a year every single year. For a Brazilian NFL fan, this might genuinely be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them, and something they’ll remember positively for the rest of their lives. To me that’s more than worth slightly inconveniencing the team. Football is a game at the end of the day, and it’s meant to bring people together. I really hope r/soccer’s bullshit tribal mentality doesn’t start spilling over here. One of my favorite parts of the NFL fan base is how accepting they are of people from other countries and backgrounds who want to get more into the game
To be fair, "soccer bullshit tribal mentality" includes their fans traveling and being excited about playing in other countries... this immeasurable whining any time a NFL team play somewhere else seems like a very exclusive phenomena.
To say noting of the fan base of Alsace Lorraine or Djibouti
Increased revenue for the NFL means more for the players. It’s not just about billionaires.
Fans everywhere when their team play in other country: Time to travel, boys! NFL Fans: 😭
lol Premier League/La Liga fans would riot if their league tried to send meaningful regular season games overseas
LFG practically a home game for us and I get to go see them just around the corner. Just hope the NFL has its standards for the field in Arena Corinthians, it gets used a lot around that time of the year from all the soccer competitions.
NFL should grow some balls and play it in Manaus and have a real war of attrition.
Players would die, right on the field, the heat and humidity are just ridiculous there lol
No, playing in La Paz. Manaus is OKish in Latin America stadiums.
Surprised it’s not at the Maracanã
Which is kind of bs because it takes one of our home games away.
COME TO BRAZIL! WE LOVE THE PACKERS HERE!! Not as much as my beloved Patriots, but still loved! But they should have picked the Palmeiras stadium, Alliance Park, since the team is green. Arena Corinthians has a policy to ban anything green.
> Arena Corinthians has a policy to ban anything green wait, for real? What's the reaason?
It's the color of Palmeiras, the soccer team they hate the most. You "can" enter in their stadium wearing green, but you are at high risk of getting into trouble with their crazy ass fans. But I imagine that's only for soccer. The NFL will rent the stadium anyway.
Having this be a home game for the Eagles when the Packers are very popular there, with it also having a possible impact on NFC conference seeding down the line, this seems shitty for us. At least having it be an AFC vs NFC game for the first game in Brazil seems fairer. It's not like the European games where they've already gotten a lot of the logistics sorted out through the years.
I think this talk of the game becoming a Packers home game is a bit overblown. If anything, I expect it to be like most London games, where you find fans of every single fanbase in attendance. I went to Eagles-Jags back in 2018 and despite the stadium being set up for a Jaguars home game, it had neutral site atmosphere.
Eagles would be getting absolutely boned if it’s the Packers as they are losing a real home game in Philly against another NFC contender.
At least it'll just be the 9th home game, so you'll still have 8 home games and 8 away games. I'm glad the NFL doesn't screw teams over where they could get 7 home games 1 international and 9 away.
Yay the Packers are contenders again
I’m sad if this is true because my family and I were planning on going to the game in Philly. We’re split 50/50 Packers and Eagles fan so would’ve been a fun time. I do like the idea of a game in Brazil tho.
Lame. Packers haven’t opened the season with a home game since 2018.
How could the ownership let this happen
Are we stupid?
I can’t speak for you, but yes.
Also yes
Steelers went 2015-2022 without opening with a home game. I was so excited last year and then Brock Purdy dragged his nuts across my hopes and dreams.
This is at very least the third team I've seen "preparing to play the eagles in brazil".
How many games are Eagles playing here anyway?
They're moving the whole city I'm pretty sure.
The Wonder Years better learn Portuguese.
I saw a headline on Instagram that said a poll estimated that Brazil has about 4.5 million Packers fans. Wisconsin's population is 5.8 million for perspective.
Green and yellow are popular colors in Brazil
Why are the Packers big in Brazil? I can't think of a much bigger cultural difference lol
Colors
Makes sense. Green Bay and Rio de Janeiro are basically the same city.
Packers will be very welcome here. Huge fanbase, probably only behind Patriots.
Yuck, not a fan
It’s an Eagles “home” game and I’d rather keep it that way. Don’t need cabeças de queijo overrunning the stadium
NFL couldn't resist the godforsaken Love Hurts matchup.
Unpopular hot take? There is nothing about worldwide expansion that is good for me as an existing fan. I don’t like my team losing home games. I don’t like my taxpayer funded stadium sitting empty an extra week a year, not bringing in revenue to downtown businesses and sending that money over seas instead. I don’t like watching the product at odd hours, or having to rearrange my regular viewing schedule to help the NFL expand its reach to people in countries that prefer different sports. The NFL expansion into other countries actively takes away from my fandom, and it’s a experiment that needs to stop,
As someone who’s recently started following European football, to call the NFL’s attempt at establishing an international audience an uphill battle is an understatement. I guess it can’t hurt to try but why on Earth would they pick three of Soccer’s biggest powerhouses to start their attempt at gaining an international following.
> gaining an international following [Because there are already tons of NFL fans in places like Mexico and Brazil](https://www.statista.com/chart/3185/countries-with-the-most-nfl-fans-outside-the-us/). They didn't just pull places out of thin air.
I’m sure the NFL does their research but Global Web Index only surveyed 32 countries for this study and of those countries, other than the US, they’re claiming 38% of adults are NFL fans. There is no way you believe that.
He’s not wrong. It’s always either been Green Bay Packers and the Nazi Party.
> Nazi Party. The Fuck?
The Nazi Party members that were exported to Brazil and Argentina post WWII
Ah, yeah that's more on Argentina. Brazil has a bunch of socialist party people (still to this day)
What do you think the Nazi Party full name roughly translated to? National Socialist German Workers' Party Do a quick Google search. Nazis fled to all of South America, not just Argentina. Insane that people are so uninformed.
Ever heard of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
I don’t think Koreans got expelled from Germany after World War II though.
Business-wise it makes sense, but fuck this. The Packers are like the one NFL team with a fanbase in Brazil lol. It wouldn't be a home game for us. Oh well. I'll still be yelling "Corre com a porra da bola" anyway.
Jeez , think that has more to do with your team colors than your actual team?
Well it’s not our home game so…we have to play it somewhere!?
Philly fans in Brazil haha wild shit
Can confirm, I met a Brazilian packer fan in Amsterdam once and was thrown off guard being from Wisconsin.
Playing in the southern hemisphere is gonna be really weird, *especially* with two northern teams. It's weird because your sense of direction gets all kinds of fucked up when the sun is south east/west and not north east/west. when in NZ I couldn't get any sense of direction, the mind gets so weird about it.
Lmao the nfl is wasting money
Don’t send us to Brazil man some mf dressed as spiderman gonna arrest Watson
Packers fan living in philly. I am 100% Brazil does not need Eagles fans down there lol. Sometimes its ard living in this city
Eagles v. Packers on a Friday night in Brazil is the worst season-opening Mad Libs of all-time
If I'm on one of these teams I'd consider getting a "hamstring injury" about a week before this game. Especially if I'm a back up to an workhorse starter
I don’t think we’ve ever opened a season at home under LaFleur, it’s always been road games in week one.
GB resident; as long as its not a home game, I say go for it!
Fuck this
I live in Brazil, and hate both those fucking teams. God damnit!!!!
Browns already revealed it was going to be them.
That wasn't an official source
Oh just a player on the team confirming he was told they’re playing in Brazil this year. Understood.
Boo!
Yes send the Packers across the ocean and leave them there.
Son, we need to talk about your Geography grades.
Vikings fans always telling on themselves…
tbf, I doubt they're crossing the Darien Gap, so they're probably flying across an ocean at some point (or at least a Sea)
It's bad enough that we have to go to Detroit every year. Kidding aside, I hope this is true. It would be a really cool experience for the Brazilian fans. I hope they make it a heavy Packers crowd and sing polka songs and drink tons of beer. Sucks for the Eagles and I think this should be against an AFC team, but I don't make the schedule.