scar988 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Hear me out here, with people worrying about competitive advantage and different things, having everyone play an international game every year just makes sense. And with Germany having 3 finalist cities that want to host a game and London already hosting 3, and Mexico already hosting one, there's really just 9 more games that homes would need to be found for in this international series. So why not do it to where every team has 8 home, 8 away, and one neutral site international? And why not do it to where it's always an AFC vs. NFC matchup in that city with the following pairings every year (regardless of who the 17th game is. Giving continuity is helpful and honestly, some of these pairings are straight random) Example Slate: Mexico City, Mexico at Estadio Azteca: Las Vegas Raiders vs. Arizona Cardinals Rio De Janeiro, Brazil at Estadio de Maracana: Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Rams London, England at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Atlanta Falcons London, England at Wembley Stadium: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles London, England at Twickenham Stadium: New England Patriots vs. New York Giants Dublin, Ireland at Croke Park: Washington vs. Baltimore Ravens Cardiff, Wales at Millenium Stadium: Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts Dusseldorf, Germany at Murkur-Spiel Arena: Carolina Panthers vs. Tennessee Titans Frankfurt, Germany at Commerzbank-Arena: Cleveland Browns vs. New Orleans Saints Munich, Germany at Allianz Arena: New York Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers Barcelona, Spain at Camp Nou: Houston Texans vs. Green Bay Packers Johannesburg, South Africa at FNB Stadium: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Minnesota Vikings Montreal, Canada at Olympic Stadium: Los Angeles Chargers vs. Dallas Cowboys Vancouver, Canada at BC Place: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks Toronto, Canada at Rogers Centre: Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions Havana, Cuba at Estadio Latinoamericano: Miami Dolphins vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I wouldn't mind, but I'm guessing logistics is the main reason "why not". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggie. Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Keep America's game in America. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tk3 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I agree - this is a no brainer Everyone gets 8 home, 8 away, 1 neutral intl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 As long as each team gets an extra bye week, I'm fine with it. Better yet, find a way to get a bye, a Thursday night game, followed by an international game for each team. This should be a no brainer logistically as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Why not have the 17th game as a Free For All Battle Royal between all 32 teams on a 500 yard field? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 23 minutes ago, BayRaider said: Why not have the 17th game as a Free For All Battle Royal between all 32 teams on a 500 yard field? how many footballs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, scar988 said: Barcelona, Spain at Camp Nou: Houston Texans vs. Green Bay Packers yes please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, incognito_man said: how many footballs? as many as it takes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchFalcon Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Good idea but agreed that some sort of extra bye week probably should be in order with regards to jetlag and climate changes (hf going to Brazil/South Africa and then play again in next week in a place like Lambeau Field). Another point of contention could be when teams are in a close playoff race. Having those games start around the same time is cool but might be hard to do if timezones are in effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TB Doug22 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Would like to see a game in Australia if that was the case. 2 West Coast teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Malfatron said: 4 hours ago, scar988 said: Barcelona, Spain at Camp Nou: Houston Texans vs. Green Bay Packers yes please You, me, Barcelona and a few bottles of Japanese Whiskey. I... yeah, I can get behind this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malik Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 The time difference logistically most likely. I can't imagine they'd consider games in Central America, South America, or the Caribbean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts4313 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Someone floated this (17th game international) in the Cowboys forum like a decade ago and I have been pushing it as the best solution since then. Additionally, every team should get an extra bye week before the game. To make it even more interesting you could make this the thursday night game each week to allow for extra travel time, but then you have to worry about timezones which likely negates the benefit. The TNF starting at 6PM in London would be a noon CST kickoff. That said, this would be more a move for the international crowd than the US. Edited October 12, 2021 by Matts4313 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Stallyns Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 But we need a home team so we know whose score goes on top and whose goes on the bottom. Kidding of course but let be honest this is the kind of important Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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