NFL has awarded international markets to teams

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Kraft's big business is cardboard and cardboard boxes as well as the big lumber mills that supply board lumber and the paper mills he owns. Germany may be a potential market for more than football.

Germany is a massive market for the NFL and it should have been a priority a lot earlier.

 

[broncosmitty]

They were losing money playing in Milwaukee compared to Green Bay... Lambeau Field had 20k more seats at the time (1990s) and luxury boxes vs County Stadium (old home of Brewers). Brewers since have new ballpark... but Lambeau also renovated and expanded and would lose even more money now hosting a game in Milwaukee.

Packers had started playing in Milwaukee in 1930s because at one point they could draw larger crowds in Milwaukee, Milwaukee metro area 15 times larger than Green Bay and Packers used to play in Old City Stadium that was smaller than stadiums in Milwaukee at the time. Packers moved to Lambeau in 1957 and it gradually became larger and larger and was football only field.

Last Packers game in Milwaukee 1994... those that had season tickets in Milwaukee (2 games) now have season tickets in Green Bay for 2 home games. I-43 is packed with cars going north prior to game and going south after the game to/from Green Bay and Milwaukee.

Lions and Vikings each played the most games in Milwaukee as visitors... 14 games. Bears only played there once probably due to proximity and rivalry.

Thank you for the info.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Reminiscent of the "Spheres of Influence" in 18th century China