Semi-OT: NFL announces teams for 3 London games for 2015

[ctpatsfan77]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...-bills-chiefs-lions-to-play-in-london-in-2015

JEST "@" Miami [Week 4, 10/4]
Bills "@" Jaguars [Week 7, 10/25]
Lions "@" Chiefs [Week 8, 11/1]

 

[BTTA]

Just glad this is OT.

 

[varjao]

It's not with Bills x Jaguars that you're going to promote something.

 

[Froob]

what a **** you to the fins fans sending a divisional game overseas. Hope Kraft never allows any Pats home games to go.

 

[Ross12]

lol Jets vs Fins? I'm sure London will just be DYING to see that one...

 

[doesntmatter1]

lol Jets vs Fins? I'm sure London will just be DYING to see that one...

Poor London. This is the definition of dumping garbage on someone else's lawn.

What do we have to do to get the NFL to just leave these teams over there lol?

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

lol Jets vs Fins? I'm sure London will just be DYING to see that one...

We've had two unfortunate "scuffles" with the Brits in our history.
Hope they don't get wicked pissed over this turkey & burn down our capitol again.

...on 2nd thought...

 

[eternal]

3 regular season games is too many. Zero is the correct number. No teams fans should lose a home game. Why not just have them play a couple of pre-season games over there?

 

[Ross12]

Did anyone else besides me LOVE the 9:30 am Lions-Falcons game? It was so great to get up, make some coffee, and immediately have football on. 9:30 am-11:30 pm football with very little breaks in between is a great day.

 

[Saint Pat]

Come on, the NFL is not going to give them Brady V.S. Manning

 

[meatface]

3 regular season games is too many. Zero is the correct number. No teams fans should lose a home game. Why not just have them play a couple of pre-season games over there?

they are going to keep doing it no matter what. And they play the regular season games because they want to put a franchise in London.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

thank god it's not us

If this is true wow

@ArmandoSalguero
NFL has told teams if they want to be considered to host a Super Bowl they must be prepared to give up home games by playing in London

 

[Patstopia]

May I add, "Screw London football games" Let them have Soccer. This is the NATIONAL Football League!

 

[jan08]

I go to one every year, make a nice weekend of it in London, but that's three shockers they've sent us there. Will probably go to Dolphins one

 

[Jackson 2]

May I add, "Screw London football games" Let them have Soccer. This is the NATIONAL Football League!

LOL! Didn't realize we are the only NATION on earth. The National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association both have non-US teams. Get used to it. There's going to be a franchise in London and it's very likely going to be in one of the NFL's Eastern Divisions. I think it's a bad idea, but I'm also convinced it's going to happen. How long it'll last is a separate question.

 

[Jackson 2]

I think if the NFL is determined to expand to another country, Mexico City makes more sense. The NFL is already very popular there and, despite common perception, there are loads of wealthy people living in that area.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

LOL! Didn't realize we are the only NATION on earth. The National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association both have non-US teams. Get used to it. There's going to be a franchise in London and it's very likely going to be in one of the NFL's Eastern Divisions. I think it's a bad idea, but I'm also convinced it's going to happen. How long it'll last is a separate question.

Fist, Basketball and hockey were invented in canada. Second, No one in canada cares about american sports like baseball and basketball. No one. The same thing will happen to football teams in england.

 

[Jackson 2]

Fist, Basketball and hockey were invented in canada. Second, No one in canada cares about american sports like baseball and basketball. No one. The same thing will happen to football teams in england.

Basketball was invented in Springfield, MA and the origin of hockey is a topic of debate. If "no one" in Canada cared about basketball and baseball, the Toronto franchises would have been gone years ago. I'll agree their popularity isn't what it is here, but it's wrong to say no one cares.

 

[PATS16N0]

If the NFL wants to create a Euro-league, I really don't understand why they don't just invest in one. The goal of an NFL team in the UK is just a bad one logistically.

 

[Patstopia]

LOL! Didn't realize we are the only NATION on earth. The National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association both have non-US teams. Get used to it. There's going to be a franchise in London and it's very likely going to be in one of the NFL's Eastern Divisions. I think it's a bad idea, but I'm also convinced it's going to happen. How long it'll last is a separate question.

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