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"With the Texans and Panthers heading to the UK, the total number of NFL teams to have played in the UK moves to 31 in 28 games by the end of the 2019 season. Leaving just the Packers who have not played in the UK".
I would think eventually the Packers will have to play in the UK. Trouble is many teams don't want to give up the game where Packers come to town. Packers won't give up a home game.
I am hoping the NFL plays a game at Croke Park in Dublin. The stadium holds 82,000+. There have been some college football games there. Pats vs. Giants would be good considering the Irish connection to Boston and NYC...
I would think eventually the Packers will have to play in the UK. Trouble is many teams don't want to give up the game where Packers come to town. Packers won't give up a home game.
Same could be said for Dallas, New England, Pittsburgh or any team that draws well at home and on the road. Carolina being the other team not to play would make it seem a coincidence as opposed to deliberate.
Glad there's an emphasis on Oakland and San Diego as they're both in home limbo. Better than blowing a home game for other teams.
American football is not really popular in Europe or Mexico,Central America, South America. They have futbol and are not really interested in American Football. Basketball on the other does well in Europe, Mexico, etc.
IMO, the NLF should hold preseason games in states that don't have an official football team. Hawaii, Arkansas, Alabama, Colorado, etc. College and HS Football are extremely popular in states that don't have an official NFL team.
American football is not really popular in Europe or Mexico,Central America, South America. They have futbol and are not really interested in American Football. Basketball on the other does well in Europe, Mexico, etc.
IMO, the NLF should hold preseason games in states that don't have an official football team. Hawaii, Arkansas, Alabama, Colorado, etc. College and HS Football are extremely popular in states that don't have an official NFL team.
American football is not really popular in Europe or Mexico,Central America, South America. They have futbol and are not really interested in American Football. Basketball on the other does well in Europe, Mexico, etc.
It's not a matter of being more popular than soccer. Hockey is never going to touch football in the United States, but that doesn't mean there isn't a market share for the product. Sushi isn't as popular as pizza, Broadway isn't as popular as movies, motorcycles aren't as popular as cars - but those products can all be profitably produced. So it is with football beyond American borders.
The Canadian market is already saturated with the NFL, due to cultural and physical proximity of most Canadians to the United States. Mexico has the next most NFL fans after the United States, but its relative lack of affluence means that it's worth an annual game to nurture and grow the fan base but not much more. The United Kingdom has over five million professed NFL fans, and the London games sell out. Sky Sports boardcasts over 100 games live, including all the prime time (night in North America) games and the entire postseason, as well as some of the regular Sunday games. Last year 3.5 million people in the UK watched the Super Bowl (in the middle of the night) and viewership of NFL games is rising steadily - in 2017 they were up 40% over 2016. Rapid market growth in an English-speaking community with lots of disposable income? That's a no-brainer for the NFL to tap for all it's worth.
And the London games are part of that. Some American fans don't like that, and consequently insist that the NFL is making a mistake with them. But the numbers say otherwise.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Ryu
IMO, the NLF should hold preseason games in states that don't have an official football team. Hawaii, Arkansas, Alabama, Colorado, etc. College and HS Football are extremely popular in states that don't have an official NFL team.
No one wants to see games that don't matter between a bunch of soon-to-be-cut players. That's why NFL owners force season ticket holders to buy preseason tickets as part of their package. And if, say, the Saints play a preseason game in Little Rock then they can't force their season-ticket holders to pay for the tickets. Then they have to go to the trouble of marketing those tickets (to meaningless games played by soon-to-be-cut nobodies). That's why the NFL doesn't do that. It accomplishes nothing and it's more of an expense and hassle for the NFL than just playing them at home.
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