SEASONS

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.

Games are played in London, Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich on rotation), Mexico (Mexico City which is expected to return in 2025), Sao Paulo (since 2024), Spain (2025) and Ireland is expected to be added.

INTERNATIONAL GAMES
LONDON GAMES	2007 - 2019 / 2021 - 2028
MEXICO GAMES	2016 - 2017 / 2019
GERMANY GAMES	2022-
SAO PAULO GAME	2024-
MADRID GAME	2025-
AMERICAN BOWL	1986-2005
TORONTO BILLS SERIES	2008-2012
PHOTO GALLERIES

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

	LONDON GAMES

Prior to 2017, the London Games were called the International Series. I have attended games in 2007, 2008, 2013 (Oct 27) and 2016 (Oct 2). My friend, Jon Botham, attended Game 7 (Pittsburgh Steelers vs Minnesota Vikings) in 2013. Home teams have a record of 7-10-1. Game 17 became the first game to end in a tie. There have been 30 games played in London, as of the 2021 season.

STADIUMS

	MEXICO GAMES

Games have been played at the Estadia Azteca in Mexico City since 2016, with the 2018 game being deemed unsuitable because of the state of the field at the Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, MX), and so the Los Angeles Rams played at home. There have only been 4 games so far due to the 2018 game being moved back to the USA and the 2020 game being cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and no game since 2022.

Date	AWAY	Score	HOME	STADIUM
2016 1 Nov 21	Houston Texans	20-27	OAKLAND RAIDERS	Estadio Azteca Mexico City,MX
2017 2 Nov 19	NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS	20-27	OAKLAND RAIDERS
2019 3 Nov 18	Kansas City Chiefs	24-17	Los Angeles Chargers
2022 4 Nov 21	San Francisco 49erS	38-10	Arizona Cardinals

STADIUMS

	Germany GAMES

The league has signed a four-year agreement to expand to the games to Germany with games split between Munich (starting in 2022) and Frankfurt (starting in 2023).

STADIUMS

	BRAZIL GAME

Under the NFL's global markets program, the Miami Dolphins are the only team with commercial rights in Brazil.

The league has signed an agreement to play a regular season game at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, home of SC Corinthians.

STADIUMS

	MADRID GAMES

Host team has been announced as part of the 2025 NFL season.

STADIUMS

	PHOTOS

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