Would like to have gone to this game if it were in Jax but oh well. At least it's not our home game and it's vs a rookie QB, new coach, and Tim Tebow at TE versus a top 5 defense in Miami. Should bode well for the fins
Dolphins @ Jaguars Will Be In London
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The Jags play there because they can't sell out 8 games a year in Jacksonville. In the Jags' most recent stadium lease, he negotiated for one home game per year in London. He also attempted to buy Wembley Stadium with an eye toward relocating to it. But that deal got blown up and now whichever NFL team makes the jump to London will play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Correct, they would but I think its unlikely that London will get a franchise. Tottenham is a better stadium for NFL your much closer to the pitch than Wembley. Even though it holds 28000 less people, it seems much louder because of the stadium acoustics
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Interesting.
Id think any team in any stadium would have a huge home field advantage.
Its already an advantage just traveling east to west coast.
Then again they also have a huge road disadvantage.
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The NFL will have a team in London before the end of this decade. I would have said 2025 before COVID, but it is destined to happen no later than 2030.
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They're surprisingly numerous. As well as playing a game here every year, they're pretty active in the NFL UK community, or at least were prior to the ongoing global bastard.
The Jags have a strong following in the U.K. and for fans of other teams they are most peoples second team. The Dolphins are one of, if not the, best supported team in the U.K. dating back to the early 80’s when the NFL first caught on over here similarly the Giants, 49ers and Bears still have strong followings.
Prior to the Jags playing in London I doubt many folk even knew which state Jacksonville was in, many can now put a pin in the map pretty accurately.
Prior to the Jags playing in London I doubt many folk even knew which state Jacksonville was in, many can now put a pin in the map pretty accurately.
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Thats really strange for a team that has never accomplished anything meaningful, isn't that old with history and doesn't even have a USA fanbase lol
Actually they decided to defer their bye week until later in the year, week 14 I believe.
Love it.
On paper we are the visiting team. Jags is the home team. In reality, no team is home team. Actually, we have more fans in London, thus giving us an advantage.
And because we are the visiting team in London, we get an extra home game here in the states. Good for us.
On paper we are the visiting team. Jags is the home team. In reality, no team is home team. Actually, we have more fans in London, thus giving us an advantage.
And because we are the visiting team in London, we get an extra home game here in the states. Good for us.
And it’s not the same stadium the Jags usually play in, so both teams will start pretty even.
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Haha....are you warning our American friends of the numerous 'projects' as they call it in the North London area.
Prefer Wembley as an entertainment venue now they've built it up compared to Tottenham which has far too many fried chicken & kebab shop local 'delicacies' for my liking which of course maybe novel for tourists.
However, can't deny the new Tottenham stadium is top notch especially compared to the old White Hart Lane.
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Going off on a tangent here:
I know this is one of JAX's set home games in London... But instead of making one conference play 9 road games and giving the other 9 home games every year, since they added that 17th game just have that extra game be another conference game and have one conference play that extra conference game at one neutral site. Say the AFC plays their one neutral site game in Mexico this year and the NFC in London. Then just have the conference's switch sites every year. That way no team will have to play more road games than home games in a given year, and hopefully eliminate the need for teams to give up a game game to play internationally. If the NFL really wanted to expose the game globally, this way would ensure Mexico and London would get to see every team at least once every 2 years.
I know this is one of JAX's set home games in London... But instead of making one conference play 9 road games and giving the other 9 home games every year, since they added that 17th game just have that extra game be another conference game and have one conference play that extra conference game at one neutral site. Say the AFC plays their one neutral site game in Mexico this year and the NFC in London. Then just have the conference's switch sites every year. That way no team will have to play more road games than home games in a given year, and hopefully eliminate the need for teams to give up a game game to play internationally. If the NFL really wanted to expose the game globally, this way would ensure Mexico and London would get to see every team at least once every 2 years.
The good thing is we have 9 home games overall...a nice little advantage!
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That’s far too logical
Here’s the plan for 2022 on, a minimum of 4 games to be played internationally, probably 2 at Tottenham, 1 Mexico and it’s no secret that the NFL would love one in Germany.
The Jags could be one of those two London games or be “as well as” who knows?
Every team is involved, including the Packers who are the only team yet to play an IS game.
Owners approve international game scheduling plan
Starting in 2022, there will be at least four games played internationally every season
www.nfl.com