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 the future due to repairs at its host stadium), Sao Paulo (since 2024), Spain (2025) and Ireland (2025). Australia (Melbourne) will join the list in 2026.

	dublin GAME	2025-
	GERMANY GAMES	2022-
	LONDON GAMES	2007-
	MADRID GAME	2025-
	MELBOURNE GAME	2026-
	MEXICO GAMES	2016-2017,2019,2022
	SAO PAULO GAMES	2024-

PHOTO GALLERIES
AMERICAN BOWL	1986-2005

	DUBLIN GAME

	Germany GAMES

	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.

	MADRID GAMES

	Melbourne GAMES

Host team has been announced as part of the 2026 NFL season.

	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

	Sao Paulo GAME

Photos: @AMTGRIDIRON (Instagram)

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