The American Bowl was played in July/August as part of the NFL's pre-season schedule, and was played abroad to promote American Football across the world. 2005 marked the 12th time that the American Bowl had been played in Tokyo, Japan and was the first in 2 years. The International Series has since taken over this event, hence the reason why no further games have been played. It was ultimately a monumental success as it brought the NFL to Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the UK.

*-Games attended

SEASON	WINNER	SCORE	LOSER	HOST
August 3, 1986	CHICAGO BEARS	17-6	DALLAS COWBOYS	London, UK
August 9, 1987	LOS ANGELES RAMS	28-27	DENVER BRONCOS	London, UK
July 31, 1988	MIAMI DOLPHINS	27-21	SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS	London, UK
August 6, 1989	LOS ANGELES RAMS	16-13	SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS	Tokyo,Japan
August 6, 1989	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	17-13	CLEVELAND BROWNS	London, UK
August 5, 1990	DENVER BRONCOS	10-7	SEATTLE SEAHAWKS	Tokyo,Japan
August 5, 1990	NEW ORLEANS SAINTS	17-10	LOS ANGELES RAIDERS	London, UK
August 9, 1990	PITTSBURGH STEELERS	30-14	NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS	Montreal, Canada
August 11, 1990	LOS ANGELES RAMS	19-3	KANSAS CITY CHIEFS	West Berlin, West germany
July 28, 1991	BUFFALO BILLS	17-13	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	London, UK
August 3, 1991	SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS	21-7	CHICAGO BEARS	Berlin, Germany
August 4, 1991	MIAMI DOLPHINS	19-17	LOS ANGELES RAIDERS	Tokyo,Japan
August 2, 1992	HOUSTON OILERS	34-23	DALLAS COWBOYS	Tokyo,Japan
August 15, 1992	MIAMI DOLPHINS	31-27	DENVER BRONCOS	Berlin, Germany
August 16, 1992	SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS	17-15	WASHINGTON REDSKINS	London, UK
August 1, 1993	NEW ORLEANS SAINTS	28-16	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	Tokyo,Japan
August 1, 1993	SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS	21-14	PITTSBURGH STEELERS	Barcelona, Spain
August 7, 1993	MINNESOTA VIKINGS	20-6	BUFFALO BILLS	Berlin, Germany
August 8, 1993	DALLAS COWBOYS	13-13	DETROIT LIONS	London, UK
July 31, 1994	LOS ANGELES RAIDERS	25-22	DENVER BRONCOS	Barcelona, Spain
August 7, 1994	MINNESOTA VIKINGS	17-9	KANSAS CITY CHIEFS	Tokyo,Japan
August 13, 1994	NEW YORK GIANTS	28-20	SAN DIEGO CHARGERS	Berlin, Germany
August 15, 1994	HOUSTON OILERS	6-0	DALLAS COWBOYS	Mexico City,Mexico
August 6, 1995	DENVER BRONCOS	24-10	San Francisco 49erS	Tokyo,Japan
August 12, 1995	BUFFALO BILLS	9-7	DALLAS COWBOYS	Toronto,Canada
July 28, 1996	San Diego Chargers	20-10	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tokyo,Japan
August 5, 1996	Kansas City Chiefs	32-6	DALLAS COWBOYS	Monterrey,Mexico
July 27, 1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	30-17	CHICAGO BEARS	Dublin,Ireland
August 4, 1997	Miami Dolphins	38-19	DENVER BRONCOS	Mexico City,Mexico
August 16, 1997	Green Bay Packers	35-3	BUFFALO BILLS	Toronto,Canada
August 2, 1998	Green Bay Packers	27-24	Kansas City Chiefs	Tokyo,Japan
August 15, 1998	San Francisco 49erS	24-21	SEATTLE SEAHAWKS	Vancouver,Canada
August 17, 1998	NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS	21-3	DALLAS COWBOYS	Mexico City,Mexico
August 8, 1999	DENVER BRONCOS	20-17	San Diego Chargers	Sydney,Australia
August 6, 2000	ATLANTA Falcons	20-9	DALLAS COWBOYS	Tokyo,Japan
August 19, 2000	INDIANAPOLIS COLTS	24-23	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mexico City,Mexico
August 27, 2001	DALLAS COWBOYS	21-6	OAKLAND RAIDERS	Mexico City,Mexico
August 3, 2002	WASHINGTON REDSKINS	38-7	San Francisco 49erS	Osaka,Japan
August 2, 2003	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	30-14	NEW YORK JETS	Tokyo,Japan
August 6, 2005	ATLANTA Falcons	27-21	INDIANAPOLIS COLTS	Tokyo,Japan

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