Packers vs Eagles confirmed week 1 in Brazil.

[Bockeye]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

brazil is a disgusting place.

If them deploying about 80,000 military and police during the Olympics was any indication, I think you might be correct. 

[GottaRun]

4 minutes ago, TheWeatherMan said:

I think it’s perfectly natural for a fan base to be discontent on losing 1 of 7/8 home games.  Loyalty works both ways...

Now imagine the future, where you'll pay $5K and up for a seat license.. for the right to buy a ticket to a game... oops nope... we're moving the game to another country... insanity

[BuffaloBillyG]

2 hours ago, BBFL said:

What a joke that a teams fans lose the home opener to the season. Absolute let down. 

I mean, then it's not really a "home" opener. The home opener would be the 2nd home game on their schedule. Both teams basically road teams in Brazil.

[Another Fan]

Even putting my dislike of this game aside Brazil is more a soccer crazed nation.  I can’t ever see American football becoming big there.

 

Gisele Bundchen I think will forever be number 1 tie to the NFL in Brazil 

[boater]

My heartfelt condolences to whomever is losing the home game. I remember when the Bills lost a home game to London, it really sucked.

 

Edited April 10 by boater

[Augie]

Are they going to take up the good field and put down a crap field for the NFL players, again? Will there be any “jet lag experiments”? 

 

I don’t resent the Billionaires for their wealth, but when they compromise the game in the interest of more money, I have a problem.  

[Fleezoid]

Well, one team is getting waxed!

 

[Augie]

29 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

I mean, then it's not really a "home" opener. The home opener would be the 2nd home game on their schedule. Both teams basically road teams in Brazil.

 

But technically it’s a home game for one team, right? Like the Bills were the home team when we played in London last year in front of the fan base the NFL and the Jags had been cultivating since 2013. Home games take place in your own stadium in front of your own fans. Period. 

[BuffaloBillyG]

5 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

But technically it’s a home game for one team, right? Like the Bills were the home team when we played in London last year in front of the fan base the NFL and the Jags had been cultivating since 2013. Home games take place in your own stadium in front of your own fans. Period. 

With the 17 games schedule teams are "losing" 1 home game that already had 9, for the most part. It's really not a huge issue. 

[Augie]

Just now, BuffaloBillyG said:

With the 17 games schedule teams are "losing" 1 home game that already had 9, for the most part. It's really not a huge issue. 

 

I realize it’s bigger to me than most people, but it still bothers me. A team that doesn’t play overseas does not lose that home game, and one game can decide if you make the playoffs and where you have to play. That’s why teams fight tooth and nail to get a good seed in the playoffs, HOME FIELD.

 

It is admittedly less of an issue with more games, but it is still inherently unfair IMO. Not that anyone cares. 

[Gregg]

4 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

With the 17 games schedule teams are "losing" 1 home game that already had 9, for the most part. It's really not a huge issue. 

 

This year the NFC gets 9 home games and 8 road games. On the flip of "home" argument is the "road" team gets to play one less real road game. So, they get 9 home games with 7 road games and a neutral site game which is what this is for both teams.

[Beast]

21 minutes ago, Augie said:

Are they going to take up the good field and put down a crap field for the NFL players, again? Will there be any “jet lag experiments”? 

 

I don’t resent the Billionaires for their wealth, but when they compromise the game in the interest of more money, I have a problem.  

I believe Brazil is in the same time zone that we are so that shouldn’t be an issue.

[msw2112]

37 minutes ago, Beast said:

I believe Brazil is in the same time zone that we are so that shouldn’t be an issue.

 

It's definitely better than going to Europe.

[QCity]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

With the 17 games schedule teams are "losing" 1 home game that already had 9, for the most part. It's really not a huge issue. 

 

You don't have to put losing in quotes, one team is losing a home game no matter how you spin it.

[BarleyNY]

4 hours ago, BBFL said:

What a joke that a teams fans lose the home opener to the season. Absolute let down. 

No one seems to be complaining about the extra money being brought in by it - 48.8% of which goes to the players. 

[CincyBillsFan]

4 hours ago, BBFL said:

What a joke that a teams fans lose the home opener to the season. Absolute let down. 

Is there no limit to their pursuit of profit and market penetration?  I et Mexico & Canada but freaking BRAZIL? 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Good luck to them.

Whatever money the NFL earns from these offshore games, the players should get half.  

It's a real speed bump to the season.  That game in London, for the Bills, nearly caused their season to cartwheel into a catastrophe.  

If the entire team had been inflicted with the flu it couldn't have caused more problems.  The recent games snowed out by blizzards have been less of an issue.  

[DeepPass]

3 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:

*Greed not growth

AMEN!  They are trying to kill the Golden Goose

[LeGOATski]

Sucks that it's the home opener, but I leave it's like Spring time in Brazil, whereas if you did it later in the year it would be the middle of Summer...

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

5 hours ago, boyst said:

brazil is a disgusting place.

plus, that can’t even spell the name correctly on their soccer jerseys..

 

 

 

 

Edited April 10 by ControllerOfPlanetX