Leading up to the release of the complete 2022 NFL schedule next week, the league has announced the five International Series matchups for next season.
The 2022 season will feature three International Series matchups in London, England, one in Munich, Germany, and one in Mexico City, Mexico.
In the first game of the 2022 International Series, the New Orleans Saints will host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 (Week 4) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The game will be televised by the NFL Network at 9:30am ET.
A second matchup will be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 (Week 5). The Green Bay Packers will host the New York Giants in that contest and it will also be televised by the NFL Network at 9:30am ET.
The third and final London game this season will feature the Jacksonville Jaguars hosting the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 (Week 8). The two teams will square off at Wembley Stadium in London and the game will be streamed live by ESPN+ at 9:30am ET.
On Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 (Week 10), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the Seattle Seahawks in the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Germany. The Buccaneers and Seahawks will play at Allianz Arena in Munich and the game will be televised by the NFL network at 9:30am ET.
The fifth and final International Series contest in 2022 will be a Monday Night Football matchup. The Arizona Cardinals will host the San Francisco 49ers at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 (Week 11) and the game will be televised by ESPN at 8:15pm ET.
2022 INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 (Week 4)
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – London, England
9:30am ET | NFLN
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 (Week 5)
New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – London, England
9:30am ET | NFLN
Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 (Week 8)
Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars
Wembley Stadium – London, England
9:30am ET | ESPN+
Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 (Week 10)
Seattle Seahawks at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Allianz Arena – Munich, Germany
9:30am ET | NFLN
Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 (Week 11)
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Estadio Azteca – Mexico City, Mexico
8:15pm ET | ESPN
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Missed opportunity not to have Green Bay host brat tailgating and biers in Munich!
Good point. That would have been pretty cool.
It seems like they are getting more big-known teams in the international contests this year.
I wonder if their goal is to have 16 such games. I’d play two or three in Canada, consider Australia as well. I’d also consider, if they need more neutral games, playing in non-NFL cities now and then.
Non-NFL cities in the US would be neat.
San Diego, San Antonio, St. Louis could be interesting. They should do a game in Toronto and Vancouver as well.
Do you guys think there will eventually be an international NFL team?
There was the NFL Europe. I think it started in the 1990s but I didn’t follow it closely. I don’t remember when the NFL pulled the Plug either.
The NFL didn’t figure out how to adapt to the competitive Changes which needed to be made every Year in London UK & Frankfurt Germany. I don’t know where in Western Europe the other Teams were located. There may have been 1 in France & 1 in Spain & 1 in the Netherlands.
I don’t know how competitive the existing Teams were with each other.
The NFL obviously didn’t overcome the Market Competition from Soccer & achieve a critical Mass of Financial backers with sustaining paying Fan Numbers.
I know Basketball has a firm hold in Germany as well as many other West, Central & Eastern European Countries.
I believe the logistical issues will prevent a European or multiple European franchises. Perhaps I’ll revisited this in ten years if there are enough sports academies over there developing local players to feed a teams or teams
Maybe Mexico city
There are currently more professional lacrosse fans in the USA than there were Europeans following the NFL Europe.
@coldburn The key word is ‘were’. Things may have changed since then. Games are a lot easier to access and follow now.
The past tense was used because there aren’t any NFL Europe games being conducted in the present. That condition exists (no NFL Europe) because resident European sport enthusiasts do not follow or want access to American football.
I’m surprised Dallas wasn’t chosen to play Jacksonville in London given their popularity
I am bummed that after paying $399 for Sunday Ticket I did not get to see the 4 Sunday games. I mean really guys get it together.
Yeah, that’s a bummer
There is American football being played in Europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_League_of_Football
For many years there was a Euro Bowl of teams from the various American style football leagues playing on the continent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurobowl
Sure, it’s not close to the level of popularity that Soccer enjoys… But there are some pockets of fans that enjoy the sport over there and it’s certainly a sport that could grow in popularity in the coming years…