In 2007, the nfl added a new twist to the scheduling process. As usual for the nfl international series, the leagues best teams remained. The nfl has announced the 2016 international series games that will be played at wembley stadium in london. England, in 20 as part of the nfl international series. Nfl releases schedule for 2016 international series in london. The cincinnati bengals will play host to the washington redskins. Raiders was included on the monday night football schedule in 2016. Weekly view of the schedules including links to tickets, broadcast channels, and printable views.
Nfl international series 2016 schedule will potentially feature eagles playing in london new, 77 comments the eagles might be headed across the pond next year. However, scheduling conflicts not to mention the challenge of finding a fourth team willing to give up a home. The league reportedly wants the same to team play in london twice next year. The 2016 fox nfl season follows a 2015 campaign that marked the networks second mostwatched season since it began broadcasting games in 1994, averaging a 12. The 2016 uk international series schedule was announced wednesday. But the steelers are hopeful about playing on new neutral ground in 2020. The jaguars agreement with wembley was originally set to expire in 2016, but has since been extended through 2020. Mailers and emails were scheduled to go out monday to season. Nfl could play in china as early as 2018 usa today. These are necessary for the website or application to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. The national football league has announced that it will schedule all 2020 games in the united states.
The national football league nfl regular season begins on the weekend following the first monday of september i. Nfl london series returns, but are teams thrown for a loss. Sports tv guide, listings, schedule, programme sky sports. For the 2019 nfl season, eight teams will carry an additional overseas player on their practice squads as part of the program. The miami dolphins will rejoin the nfl international series in 2020. The 2018 nfl schedule will be released thursday, and the league confirmed the dates and kickoff times for each of the four international games this season. Three regularseason games in london are on the in 2016 schedule, including the. Nfl cancels 2020 international series falcons future opponents in 2021 and 2022 in addition to their six homeandaway games against nfc south opponents, the. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to. Miami dolphins to play in 2020 nfl international series game. The nfl wants to get international, but a team in london, eight hours ahead of the pacific time zone, is a tall ask. It consists of 256 games, where each team 32 total plays 16 games during a 17week period.
There will be no peyton manning on the indianapolis colts calendar for. The latest international series nfl matches in the uk have been revealed with wembley and twickenham to host games in 2016. Since that time, the nfl has achieved accelerated growth in the uk. International series skipped for first time since it began in 2007. The nfl released its schedule for games to be played in london in 2016 on wednesday, adding a new venue uk international series.
Edt on thursday, though bits of it are nearly certain to leak out before that. Nfl considers international series in germany, canada. The nfl released its schedule for games to be played in london in 2016 on wednesday, adding at least three new teams and a new venue to the uk international series. After expanding to four games in london this season, all sellouts, starting. The nfl is releasing its 2017 schedule on thursday evening, but one of the leaksrumors is that the new york giants will. The league has three londonarea games scheduled for the 2016 nfl season. Nfl releases schedule for 2016 london games the nfl released its schedule for games to be played in london in 2016 on wednesday, adding a new venue uk international series. The games that were scheduled to take place in london two at tottenham hotspur stadium and two at wembley stadium, will. This is the place to discuss the four 2019 nfl london games in london, ticketing information and your thoughts about the events. London was awarded a second game in 20 and that was so successful the nfl immediately increased the number of games to three in 2014, while in 2016 twickenham hosted its first ever nonrugby union. Nfl international series 2016 schedule will potentially. Here is the complete 2017 nfl international series schedule with kickoff times and television network.
In 2016, the oakland raiders hosted the houston texans on. Thursday is a national holiday for football fans everywhere as the nfl is set to release the official 2016 schedule at 8 p. The game in mexico city is part of the nfls international series. The kansas city chiefs meet the san francisco 49ers in miami on sunday, february 2 at 11. The nfl has begun the slow process of rolling out tidbits of its 2020 schedule, and on friday, the league announced that the arizona cardinals will host a game in mexico city this season the opponent and game datetime have not been announced. Follow all the excitement of super bowl liv live on bbc one, sky sports and nfl game pass.
The nfl came close, in recent weeks, to adding a fourth london game to its 2016 schedule, a source tells albert breer of the nfl network twitter links. The official source for nfl news, video highlights, fantasy football, gameday coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. In the last game of the international series in london for the 2016 nfl season, the washington redskins faced off against the cincinnati bengals in week 8. National football league nfl schedule for the 2016 season from. Since 2012, the nfl schedule generally has games in one of five time slots during the week. The 2016 national football league schedule has been completed. Since its establishment in 2007, the nfl international series has become a regular fixture on the leagues annual schedule, sending various teams overseas each fall for gridiron action at wembley stadium in london. Nfl monitoring uk situation after brexit vote fox sports.
See the nfls international series schedule for 2018. So with one game remaining on the nfls 2016 outofcountry schedule. Every year, teams may play regular season games in london and in mexico city. At the conclusion of the 2016 season, either 23 or 24 teams will have played in london since the inception of the international series in 2007. The nfl began hosting a game in mexico in 2016, a move it voiced excitement about given the fan base there. The nfl international series is a collection american football games during the national football league nfl regular season that are played outside the united states. Overall, the nfls 2016 london initiative appears to be a success. The schedule includes opponents, date, time, and tv network. Why you better get used to nfl staging games in london. The sport has proved hugely popular in london and the american franchise. Sunday viewership of nfl games has more than doubled and the super bowl audience has increased more than 75 percent. Instituted in 2017, the nfl international player pathway program provides international athletes the opportunity to compete at the nfl level, improve their skills and potentially earn a spot on an nfl roster. Nfl international combine heads to germany nfl football.
In north america, they have some real options, including mexico city. City, at the first international series game played in mexico. The new york giants and miami dolphins kicked things off in 2007 and since then the nfl international series has gone from strength to strength. We already know the opponents and game location for the 32 teams. Weekly view of nfl schedules, including game center links, team news and statistics. As the nfl prepares to kick off the latest edition of its international series in london. Week 6 of the 2018 nfl season is on the horizon and with it comes another actionpacked slate of contests. The nfl has been playing international series games in london since 2007. The third and final 2016 international series game will be played on sunday, oct. The nfls 2020 dates and locations for its international series are not yet public. Scheduling these matchups presents a challenge for the schedule makers, which is why setting the international series games is a particular focus early in the process. Which city should be the next to host an nfl franchise. Nfl unveils uk international series games for 2016 at. Wembley stadium was the exclusive home stadium for international series games from 2007 to 2015 and continued to host at least two nfl games through at least 2019.