Eagles open 2024 regular season in Brazil

[Dude]

Serves them right.

 

[Tainthappening]

I agree 100%... so reviewed prior international games. Happns more often than I thought....

Total games 43
Divisional games 7 (16% of total)

5 games in London... last 2 were in Mexico
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Checked and home teams can protect only 2 home games from being played at international location.

Eagles I think protect Dallas and either NYG or Pittsburgh.

I am changing my vote to Green Bay... I think it will be GB, Pitt or Washington... but I think there is a chance Philly protects Pitt so between GB and Washington I think NFL may like to have GB in Brazil.

 

[eaglesnut]

I am changing my vote to Green Bay... I think it will be GB, Pitt or Washington... but I think there is a chance Philly protects Pitt so between GB and Washington I think NFL may like to have GB in Brazil.

That's what you already figured out on page one.

Below list from Brazil site of most popular NFL teams in Brazil.

List from June 2023:
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The NFL media stakeholders will pump Love very hard in the offseason.

They'll make what he did to Dallas look like a part of the script lol

 

[Tainthappening]

That's what you already figured out on page one.

No it is not... I assumed teams had more say in protecting their home games and assume it was 3-4 games... now I learned it is only 2.

Dallas is 1... I think NYG or Pitt is other.

GB in my opinion is definitely in play to be moved knowing it is only 2 games to protect, so I changed my vote from Cleveland to GB.

 

[Anointed One]

They all can get the brazillian shave as a team activity...

 

[BigKen]

If you want to show off the league, pick an AFCW opponent to play against the Eagles. Chiefs might be exempt but Chargers, Raiders or Broncos would be very exciting for South Americans as would AFCE teams who might be more time aligned. Patriots, Bills, Jets and Dolphins all might have a fan base.

The league is looking for ways to generate future interest and future money. Brazil could house a team in minute and there are certainly enough billionaires willing to build a $3B stadium and finance a business, shopping, casino venue around it.

England, Germany, Brazil and possibly the far east will all be lining up for a team. Biggest problem will be time between games.
Fly to China, play a game and then have a bye? Bring a Chinese team to the US and play four or five games and then go home and comeback to finish the season and then do the opposite every other year?? A logistical nightmare.

 

[eaglesnut]

No it is not... I assumed teams had more say in protecting their home games and assume it was 3-4 games... now I learned it is only 2.

Dallas is 1... I think NYG or Pitt is other.

GB in my opinion is definitely in play to be moved knowing it is only 2 games to protect, so I changed my vote from Cleveland to GB.

The Packers are Brazils favorite team.

It's really a good fit. They'll get all the glorification of winter without having to experience it.

Might even help get some southern immigrants further north to match the political goals of media corporations. Just a win win win.

 

[eaglesnut]

If you want to show off the league, pick an AFCW opponent to play against the Eagles. Chiefs might be exempt but Chargers, Raiders or Broncos would be very exciting for South Americans as would AFCE teams who might be more time aligned. Patriots, Bills, Jets and Dolphins all might have a fan base.

The league is looking for ways to generate future interest and future money. Brazil could house a team in minute and there are certainly enough billionaires willing to build a $3B stadium and finance a business, shopping, casino venue around it.

England, Germany, Brazil and possibly the far east will all be lining up for a team. Biggest problem will be time between games.
Fly to China, play a game and then have a bye? Bring a Chinese team to the US and play four or five games and then go home and comeback to finish the season and then do the opposite every other year?? A logistical nightmare.

They can take a boat ride and play one of the games on the boat on the way to China. And another on the way back.

Easy.

And the American taxpayers can pay for the stadium. So all of the profits are free!

 

[Tainthappening]

If you want to show off the league, pick an AFCW opponent to play against the Eagles. Chiefs might be exempt but Chargers, Raiders or Broncos would be very exciting for South Americans as would AFCE teams who might be more time aligned. Patriots, Bills, Jets and Dolphins all might have a fan base.

Hard to pick them if not on the 2024 schedule... Eagles only have home games vs Pitt, Cleveland and Jacksonville at "home" for 2024.

 

[BigKen]

Hard to pick them if not on the 2024 schedule... Eagles only have home games vs Pitt, Cleveland and Jacksonville at "home" for 2024.

My bad. Didn't even look at the schedule. Just let the crazy stuff out.

 

[Debbie Does]

perfect

Browns it is.

Nope. You can't have loose Dogs on airplanes.

 

[Debbie Does]

Sao Paulo airport has direct flights to Washington DC, New York, Dallas, Miami, Orlando, and Atlanta.

You expect them to fly commercial?

 

[fastforward]

You expect them to fly commercial?

No, but I hope the NFL would try to make it as easy as possible for fan bases, (at least the nice ones).

It's just circumstantial evidence that Green Bay, Carolina, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh would be less likely. It's also possible the NFL doesn't want US fans traveling so there would be more tickets for locals. Who knows.

Local Sao Paulo time is 2 hours ahead of Eastern Time so expect an earlier kickoff.

 

[Tainthappening]

No, but I hope the NFL would try to make it as easy as possible for fan bases, (at least the nice ones).

It's just circumstantial evidence that Green Bay, Carolina, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh would be less likely. It's also possible the NFL doesn't want US fans traveling so there would be more tickets for locals. Who knows.

Local Sao Paulo time is 2 hours ahead of Eastern Time so expect an earlier kickoff.

Only 1 hour at start of NFL season.....

Brazil did away with daylight savings few years back (like Argentina did prior). So when USA springs forward it will only be 1 hour at time of the game.
That is why I hate daylight savings in fall... SNF/MNF down here ends around 12:30am... after daylight savings it is 1:30am

Also... it is not uncommon for big sporting events in Brazil or Argentina to start very late.. big time soccer games can start 8-10pm at night. Going out to eat at restaurants.. if get there before 9pm you may be only one there... most start getting there 9-10pm... different culture...

 

[fastforward]

Only 1 hour at start of NFL season.....

Brazil did away with daylight savings few years back (like Argentina did prior). So when USA springs forward it will only be 1 hour at time of the game.
That is why I hate daylight savings in fall... SNF/MNF down here ends around 12:30am... after daylight savings it is 1:30am

Also... it is not uncommon for big sporting events in Brazil or Argentina to start very late.. big time soccer games can start 8-10pm at night. Going out to eat at restaurants.. if get there before 9pm you may be only one there... most start getting there 9-10pm... different culture...

Good point. I just looked at the current clock. The UK and the US have different dates for the time changes but neither is that early in the season. I didn't figure in Brazil NOT having a change at all.