The NFLFU announced yesterday that the Eagles will play a "home" game in Brazil to open the season on Friday Sept. 6. Their featured opponents this season at home are the Packers, Cowboys and Steelers. Will the Packers be the team sent to Brazil to play them or will it be the Cowboys?
Replies sorted oldest to newest
I bet it will be the Cowboys. A lot of my friends used to call them South America's team - but that was mainly because of Colombia.
Eagles opening the season in Brazil on the Friday after the opening Thursday night game...on their list of home opponents...the Green Bay packers. So, we have a 1/9 chance of being sent to Brazil for the opener
Heaven forbid we get an extra home game 
Unless the Packers get sent to Europe for a home game again they will get a 9th home game.
I have no idea. Not sure how the Packers will deal with that.
We are known to travel well.
They will probably hide the game behind that money grubbing, drug pushing, awful Peacock paywall. 
🇧🇷 <<----- see that flag? See those colors?
There's only 2 teams it could be....
....and since Packers aren't allowed to be on Hard Knocks....get ready.....here it comes
Cliff Christl,talks about history, the GREATEST story ever told.
@R MaN posted:Who will get the extra game? Gold or Green?
GB gets a 9th home game every other year. The Green/Gold package alternate who gets it. So, as a Green Ticket package holder (thanks Tooner! 
) I get an extra home game every 4 years.
Premium ticket holders (Club Seats) gets every extra home game.
From the website:
As a reminder, the NFC and AFC alternate hosting either nine regular-season games and one preseason game (the "9-1" schedule) or eight regular season games and two preseason games (the "8-2" schedule). In odd numbered years, the Packers have the "8-2" schedule. In even numbered years it will be the Packers' turn to have the "9-1" schedule. The international scheduling format has begun an eight-year cycle, which means the Packers will not be designated to play an international game until 2030. However, the team may serve as an opponent for other teams that are designated to play internationally during the eight-year window.
To ensure that this format is equitable for each season ticket package, neither package will be impacted when it comes to their allotment of regular-season games when the Packers play internationally. Gold package will continue to receive two regular-season games and Green package will continue to receive six regular-season games.
In the 2024 season, when the NFC has the "9-1" schedule, the Gold package will receive the ninth home game at Lambeau Field, and the Green package will receive the preseason game. In 2026, when the NFC has the "9-1" schedule again, it will be the Green package holders' turn to receive the ninth home game at Lambeau Field, and the Gold package will receive the preseason game.
Of course overseas games will affect the year count. 2024 will be the 4th year of 17 game schedule, but the Packers have yet to have a 9th home game. 2022 schedule replaced the home game with London.
So every time we kick a field goal the announcer will yell gooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllll!
@justanotherpackerfan posted:Of course overseas games will affect the year count. 2024 will be the 4th year of 17 game schedule, but the Packers have yet to have a 9th home game. 2022 schedule replaced the home game with London.
The mathematician knows!
@ammo posted:Unless the Packers get sent to Europe for a home game again they will get a 9th home game.
That’s what I was getting, i figure they’ll get sent internationally again
League needs to make up their mind quick so all the ladies can get their waxings scheduled.
On Philly sports radio today, hosts were trying to figure out who the Eagles will play in Brazil. They do not think it will be a division opponent - so no Dallas, Washington, or Giants. They don’t think it will be intra-state rival Pittsburg. The most common choice was the Packers, but they hope it would be Carolina or Atlanta.
2024 is a Leap year, which means LeRoy Butler saw the Lombardi in his shadow.
I always have a problem remember when it is leap year. I had someone last week tell me the way to always know is if it is a presidential election year. Every presidential election year is leap year. I did not know that or never put it together. You can learn something when you are old.
fala português ?
Dolphins have the international marketing rights for Brazil, but they're not on the Eagles schedule for 2024. The Mighty Green Bay Packers didn't buy into any of these foreign markets...because they don't have to. 
@Floridarob posted:I always have a problem remember when it is leap year. I had someone last week tell me the way to always know is if it is a presidential election year. Every presidential election year is leap year. I did not know that or never put it together. You can learn something when you are old.
Probably an evil plot to get one more day of campaigning in.
@YooperPackfan posted:That’s what I was getting, i figure they’ll get sent internationally again
If they get sent to Brazil they won't get sent to Europe too.
Four of the away opponents are hosting international games:
London - Chicago, Minnesota, Jacksonville
Brazil - Philadelphia
As others have said, based on the popularity draw of the Packers, I would be stunned if the Pack is NOT playing in Brazil (the NFL wants a marquee matchup for this first-ever host city).
@Floridarob posted:I always have a problem remember when it is leap year. I had someone last week tell me the way to always know is if it is a presidential election year. Every presidential election year is leap year. I did not know that or never put it together. You can learn something when you are old.
Summer Olympics too.
If it is the Packers, the Eagles will start the season off 0-1 
GB/Philly would be a good game for this new streaming service to start with.
@Satori posted:The Mighty Green Bay Packers didn't buy into any of these foreign markets...because they don't have to.
Rams - really want to get their name out there!
"Eff those draft picks"
@Satori posted:fala português ?
Dolphins have the international marketing rights for Brazil, but they're not on the Eagles schedule for 2024. The Mighty Green Bay Packers didn't buy into any of these foreign markets...because they don't have to.
Soon everyone from Madrid to Seville to Barcelona will be screaming "Los Osos Todavia Apestan! ( The Bears Still Suck). Count on it! It might be an easy way to get people, in Chicago, to learn Spanish!
Thought we were talking about Brazil. LOL
Been there twice. My second favorite country after Thailand.
I worked at a place that was 'staffed' by Brazilians.
Really nice guys and girls.
That's when I learned that Portuguese was their dominant language.
They taught me "boiola" and "bicha louca".
@mrtundra posted:Soon everyone from Madrid to Seville to Barcelona will be screaming "Los Osos Todavia Apestan! ( The Bears Still Suck). Count on it! It might be an easy way to get people, in Chicago, to learn Spanish!
Spanish, Polish, accented English, and the green back. Those are the languages in Chicago.
My initial thought: God, I hope it's not the Packers.
But after thinking about it, I actually hope it is for a few reasons:
-Prime Time game that I can watch
-Avoid playing in Philly with a hostile crowd (basically a neutral field game)
-With it being the first game of the season, there's less of a chance of it disrupting the daily/weekly schedule of the team. They would probably get to Brazil several days in advance (if not more) and have better time to adjust to time change, etc.
-Long travel wouldn't have the impact during the season that traveling to Europe does.
-Season opener overseas doesn't impact in-season bye which would almost certainly happen for a game in Europe.
I'm all for it!!
Os ursos ainda são péssimos!!!
