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In 2022, Munich, Germany will host their first NFL regular season international game.
NFL rules also require the designated home team for each international game to have their home stadium reserved for use in the event that a game cannot be played at the international site, which happened in 2018 when the Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MX) was deemed unsuitable because of the state of the field and so the Los Angeles Rams played the planned game at home.
With the expansion of the season to 17 regular season games, each team will play an international game once every 8 years.
Host teams for the 2024 Munich Game, London Games and Sau Paulo Game have been announced with the remaining teams to be announced later.
| INTERNATIONAL GAMES | |
|---|---|
| AMERICAN BOWL | 1986-2005 |
| GERMANY GAMES | 2022- |
| LONDON GAMES | 2007 - 2019 / 2021 - 2028 |
| MADRID GAME | 2024- |
| MEXICO GAMES | 2016 - 2017 / 2019 |
| SAO PAULO GAME | 2024- |
| TORONTO BILLS SERIES | 2008-2012 |
International marketing and expansion
(2022-)
The NFL announced the International Home Marketing Areas initiative, where 19 NFL teams have been selected to freely market their team across eight countries, starting in January 2022. In May 2022, two more countries were added to the list of international marketing. In 2023, the league added Austria, Switzerland, France and Ireland. Teams were selected based on their proposals submitted to the NFL, along with the performance of their marketing domestically. The following teams were granted the five-year initiative that will allow marketing methods such as in-person events, sponsorships, and merchandise sales, as well as a high priority to compete in the countries granted in:
| Country | Team |
|---|---|
 Australia |
Los Angeles Rams |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
 Austria |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
 Brazil |
Miami Dolphins |
 Canada |
Minnesota Vikings |
| Seattle Seahawks | |
 China |
Los Angeles Rams |
 France |
New Orleans Saints |
 Germany |
Atlanta Falcons |
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
 Ghana |
Philadelphia Eagles |
 Ireland |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
 Mexico |
Arizona Cardinals |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Houston Texans | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Las Vegas Raiders | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
 New Zealand |
Los Angeles Rams |
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
 Spain |
Chicago Bears |
| Miami Dolphins | |
 Switzerland |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| New England Patriots | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
 United Kingdom |
Chicago Bears |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| New York Jets | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (  Northern Ireland only)
| |
| San Francisco 49ers |