GREEN BAY, WI (OnFocus) – The Green Bay Packers are the last team in the National Football League to play a regular season game abroad but that will end in the 2022 season.
The Packers are slated to play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London in 2022. The date and opponent for the game is to be determined. The Packers were previously the last team to make the trek outside of the U.S. for a regular season game but had traveled to Canada multiple times for preseason games.
As a result, the Packers will lose one home game in 2022-23 but were previously getting an additional home game compared to previous seasons due to the new, 17-game schedule the NFL rolled out in 2021.
Green Bay Packer President and CEO Mark Murphy told Green Bay Packers reporter Wes Hodkiewicz he has been hearing a lot of excitement about the game.
“We’re very excited,” Murphy said. “This is something I’ve heard from so many of our fans over the years, particularly those in Europe and particularly in London, ‘When are you gonna come? When are you gonna come?’ We’re really excited to be playing in London.
“Not only will our fans in Europe be excited about it, I’ve also heard from a lot of fans here in the States and certainly here in Wisconsin looking forward to seeing us play a game in London.”
The Packers plan to have pep rallies for fans and will get a bye week after the game in London is played.
The New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars will also be traveling to the United Kingdom to play regular season NFL games this season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play a regular season game in Munich, Germany while the Arizona Cardinals will play a contest in Mexico City.
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