The Packers played three international games in their history, all in preseason. That is why they remain the only team that has not played a regular-season international game. The Packers always refused to give up a home game to play internationally, and teams that did play international games did not want to forgo playing the Packers at their home stadiums because of how well Green Bay fans travel. Nine of its 10 home games in 2024, 20 will be regular season. In the long run, Green Bay will come out ahead. Preseason games, which have smaller attendance and draw more local fans, have a smaller economic impact. Packers regular-season home games provide an estimated $15 million boost to the local economy. Those teams will have the usual eight regular-season home games and one preseason game. Except, that is, if they are one of the teams playing internationally. When they have nine regular-season home games, they have one preseason home game, with the result that they have 10 home games every year. Under the NFL's unbalanced 17-game schedule, NFC and AFC teams alternate hosting an extra, ninth, home game every other season. "This will be a great opportunity to introduce Green Bay and our area to an international audience and encourage fans in the UK to visit us in person at Lambeau Field and Northeastern Wisconsin."Īs a result, the Packers will host only nine games at Lambeau Field this year instead of the usual 10, eight regular-season games and one preseason game. "Our fans in the UK and elsewhere in Europe have been eagerly awaiting an opportunity to see the Packers play in their backyard and that desire becomes a reality this season," said Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy. The league did not announce a date or opponent. The NFL announced on Monday that the Packers will play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium during the 2022 season. GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers, the only NFL team that has not played a regular-season international game, are going to London this season. Teams in the NFC will all get nine home games in even years moving forward, with AFC teams having the extra home game in odd years.Watch Video: Green Bay Packers to play in London during 2022 season Meanwhile, the Arizona Cardinals will travel for a game in Mexico City.Īssuming the Packers do sacrifice a home game to travel in 2022, they will still have eight regular season games at Lambeau Field due to the NFL’s 17-game schedule. However, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will reportedly be the host team for that game, with their opponent still yet to be decided. We at Acme Packing Company had speculated that the Packers might have been a good fit for the NFL’s first regular season game in Germany, set to take place in Munich in 2022. notes that the Packers will likely have their bye week immediately following this contest. The Saints will also play at the same stadium, while the Jaguars’ game will be at Wembley Stadium in the western part of the city. Green Bay’s game will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which is in the northern suburbs of London. This will be the Packers’ first game overseas, as the team was the only remaining NFL franchise to not have played a game there to this point. Dates and opposing teams will be determined and announced along with the final 2022 schedule in April. These teams appear to be the ones giving up home games to travel for the three games in the United Kingdom.
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Green Bay is one of three teams who were revealed as participants in the NFL’s International Series games in London, joining the New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars. The Packers will finally be making their first trip across the Atlantic, as the NFL revealed that they will be one of the teams playing a game in London during the 2022 season. Monday morning brings some big news for the Green Bay Packers and their 2022 schedule.
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