Ich bin ein Berliner! NFL to play first-ever regular season game in Berlin in 2025

[chongli]

 

 

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42911093/nfl-play-regular-season-game-berlin-1st-2025

 

Excerpt:

 

"The game will be played at the Olympic Stadium. It will be the fifth regular-season game played in Germany. The NFL has played games in Munich and Frankfurt since the 2022 season.

 

From 1990 to 1994, the NFL played five American Bowl games at Olympic Stadium and the venue also was home to the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe from 2003 to 2007.

 

Beginning next season, the NFL can schedule up to eight international regular-season games per season. The NFL has already announced it will play two games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London and one game in Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium."

[MikePJ76]

Its going to be great in a few years when the super bowl is in Barcelona and pay per view.  

 

The NFL's greed has no end.  They would play a game on the moon if it were profitable.

[Gregg]

I just hope the Bills don't have to play in one of these games next year. I don't think they have won one yet. If they do I hope the Bills are the "road" team. It would be a shame to have to forfeit a home game.

[Returntoglory]

Wenn die Bills ausgewählt werden, muss ich dafür möglicherweise über den großen Teich fliegen. Ich habe 7 Jahre in Deutschland gelebt.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

4 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

Its going to be great in a few years when the super bowl is in Barcelona and pay per view.  

 

The NFL's greed has no end.  They would play a game on the moon if it were profitable.

It will never be pay per view. 

I'd be ok with an overseas SuperBowl.  99.9% of common fans can't afford SuperBowl tickets anwyas and are watching from home. The crowd is always celebs and  corporate folks anyways. 

[Captain Hindsight]

Bills are gonna play there on a short week 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Germany is next on my list of European  countries to see. There are better cities and places to see in Germany than Berlin, but I would probably go to this game if Bills were in it.

[BritBill]

Unless they erect temporary seating on the athletics track it'll be an horrendous venue to watch a game.

[hondo in seattle]

4 minutes ago, Returntoglory said:

Wenn die Bills ausgewählt werden, muss ich dafür möglicherweise über den großen Teich fliegen. Ich habe 7 Jahre in Deutschland gelebt.

 

I lived in Korea for a year and my mom was born and raised in France.  If the Bills play in either of those places, I'll go see them.

[chongli]

11 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

Its going to be great in a few years when the super bowl is in Barcelona and pay per view.  

 

The NFL's greed has no end.  They would play a game on the moon if it were profitable.

 

Yeah, the NFL wants money, but that is what Goodell is paid to do: make money for the owners.

 

Also re your comment on the SB on PPV: the NFL would lose money because less people would see it This is what Google AI said:

 

"The NFL is unlikely to make the Super Bowl a pay-per-view (PPV) event: 

 

Fan response

A Harris Poll survey found that only 28% of NFL fans would be very likely to purchase a PPV Super Bowl. 68% of NFL fans said they would try to find a way to watch the game without paying. 

 

Impact on the NFL

A PPV Super Bowl would likely lead to piracy and have a negative impact on the NFL. 

 

Free-to-air TV

The Super Bowl is the most-watched live TV broadcast, and it's unlikely to be exclusively on a streaming service for the next 20 to 25 years"

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by chongli

[nucci]

17 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

Its going to be great in a few years when the super bowl is in Barcelona and pay per view.  

 

The NFL's greed has no end.  They would play a game on the moon if it were profitable.

isn't that what businesses are supposed to do....increase revenue and profits? If there were convenient flights to the moon I would definitely go there for a game.

[chongli]

22 minutes ago, Gregg said:

I just hope the Bills don't have to play in one of these games next year. I don't think they have won one yet. If they do I hope the Bills are the "road" team. It would be a shame to have to forfeit a home game.

 

Well, they did win against the Eagles in 1991 at Wembley Stadium in London, but in the other two in the UK, they lost both times to Jacksonville.

[Your Brown Eye]

[boyst]

Das ist nicht gut. Deutschland ist nicht toll, Berlin nimmt spiele AUS den USA.

[LabattBlue]

33 minutes ago, MikePJ76 said:

Its going to be great in a few years when the super bowl is in Barcelona and pay per view. 

No and no.  Complete over the top reaction.  

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

22 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:

Bills are gonna play there on a short week 

And they're the home team. 🤨

"Ja, auch ich bin Berliner!"

[hondo in seattle]

14 minutes ago, nucci said:

isn't that what businesses are supposed to do....increase revenue and profits? If there were convenient flights to the moon I would definitely go there for a game.

 

Agree.  I can't fault Goodell for wanting to grow the business.  And I do think it's cool we have non-American Bills fans; Goodell is partially responsible.  

 

A moon game, with 1/6th gravity, would be interesting.  Punters would love it.  

[Returntoglory]

5 minutes ago, boyst said:

Das ist nicht gut. Deutschland ist nicht toll, Berlin nimmt spiele AUS den USA.

Willkommen in der NFL! In Deutschland und England leben viele Expats, daher ist das meiner Meinung nach ein guter Schritt.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

17 minutes ago, nucci said:

isn't that what businesses are supposed to do....increase revenue and profits? If there were convenient flights to the moon I would definitely go there for a game.

"Ooh, Mr. Big Bucks!  What did you do, rob a bank?"

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(No, just founded Amazon...)

[mannc]

I'm not a fan of these overseas games, but Berlin is an awesome city...if the Bills were in this game, it would be a great roadtrip...highly recommended.