these london games...

[gbgary]

i hate that fact that this continues to be pushed by the nfl. that the thought of a team actually being based there is still bandied about. totally ruins a teams weekly routine and the jet lag has to be dealt with. i don't think there's a fan base to keep a team viable so it's bound to fail. to me it's a total waste of time. i hope the Packers never consider one of the games.

[George Cumby]

"Live, from London, your Green Bay Packers visiting the London Jaguars!"

[mmmdk]

Go shoot some deer!

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i really don't get why the nfl has such a fetish for sending a team overseas

london already has like 8 major football teams that play on the same weekends during the fall , winter and spring. why would the britts pay more money to go watch something they really don't care for the day after they spent a bunch of money to watch the teams they actually care about. and god help them if teams like aresenal, chelsea, or tottenham play each other on a sunday. the nfl game will be empty

this will fail like NFL europe

[MadtownPacker]

I have to believe the NFL knows it wont work so they forced this one game every season just to claim an international "presence".

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LOL, i just looked at the schedule

the london game will kick off 1 hour after Chelsea kicks off against Man U just a few miles south of wembley stadium

talk about stupid timing

[MadtownPacker]

Almost as lame as you knowing all about Euro sports. Catching some cricket matches too Jeeves??

[MadScientist]

The NFL is doing it's part to show Europe that a game can actually be entertaining and have scoring.

[Guiness]

Considering the NFL has such a short schedule, I do find it incredible that teams would agree to go play over there during the regular season. They lose >10% of their home games! The cities that host them have, for the most part, coughed up A LOT of tax dollars and/or concessions to get or keep their NFL teams - usually using the line about how much it improves the local economy. Less home games certainly means less impact!

I saw something about St-Louis' stadium agreement with the Rams actually stating that they'd play 8 regular season home games, and that could be an impediment to them playing in London. Anyone else see that and know what happened?

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The NFL is doing it's part to show Europe that a game can actually be entertaining and have scoring.

did you know that there is only about 11 minutes of actual action during an nfl football game?

the WSJ did a study a few years back on it and found that the ball was only in play about 11 minutes during those 3 hour games

[Guiness]

did you know that there is only about 11 minutes of actual action during an nfl football game?

the WSJ did a study a few years back on it and found that the ball was only in play about 11 minutes during those 3 hour games

Is that more or less than the amount of time a ball is in play for a 3 hour MLB game?

[gbgary]

LOL, i just looked at the schedule

the london game will kick off 1 hour after Chelsea kicks off against Man U just a few miles south of wembley stadium

talk about stupid timing

i'll being watching that match. United haven't won there in ten years (6 losses and 4 draws). massive game. they need a win to keep pace with chelsea who are in first at the moment four points up.

[channtheman]

Roger Goodell is bad for the NFL.

[mraynrand]

Once they develop the dropship that can traverse half the planet in 2 hours, you will see a 64 team, international league. But until then, this is simply a distraction, and London bores me to tears. Except, of course, for Austin Powers:

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Is that more or less than the amount of time a ball is in play for a 3 hour MLB game?

great question

i'm guessing theres about 2 minutes of action in a baseball game. unless spitting and dick scratching = action