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The NFL announced Monday that the Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play internationals in 2022.
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The Buccaneers will play their first match in Munich, Germany. Meanwhile, the Cardinals will play in Mexico City, where they hosted the first regular season game in NFL history outside of the United States in 2005.
The Packers will make their first international trip, becoming the 32nd franchise in the league to play a game in London. Meanwhile, the Saints will play their third match in the capital of England, having won the previous two matches. Jaguar has previously announced that they will host a match at the legendary Wembley Stadium.
“We are very excited to have five games outside the United States on stage in 2022, and are grateful to the clubs for their continued commitment to growing the sport internationally,” said Peter O’Reilly, Executive Vice President, NFL Club and Events Business. . “Our fans in Germany, Mexico and the UK can look forward to seeing the league’s most famous names and biggest stars enjoy an incredible series of events.”
Last year, as part of expanding the league’s regular season calendar to 17 games per team, it was decided that starting in 2022, up to four conference teams would be designated whose teams would be eligible to play the ninth home game the following year. Participate in international matches on neutral ground every year.
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