@Satori posted:An update on the travel plans. GB was looking at having to make a stop along the way because the fully loaded Jumbo Jets need more runway than Austiin-Straubel currently has. Apparently, they've found a solution for a direct flight
Whew! So no stopovers in Venezuela, that's a relief.
Then again, it is a Boeing. 
OK, 8 first class, who's taking those seats? 
52 business class. Looks like PS and lower can sit their asses in "premium economy" 
Love Hurts baby!
🇧🇷 We think Brazilian fans might be excited for the first NFL game there…😂
— CheeseheadTV 🧀 (@cheeseheadtv) August 26, 2024
They painted a Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts mural on a building in São Paulo 🤯🤯
Via @diasdeleao pic.twitter.com/cE2eVQZycS
Apparently, Vegas was unimpressed by the Packers preseason performances
Game opened with Philly favored by 1.5
Current spread is Philly favored by 2.5
@Del Veras posted:Hi from Brazil everyone!!! Let me tell you this…Tried to buy my tickets to go to the game but all of them evaporated in less than 30 minutes … probably in the hands of scalpers… Ticketmaster sucks!!!! Thanks NFL… bought airline tickets from my hometown to Sao Paulo as soon as the game was announced, booked the hotel, and all of that for nothing.. I’ll be watching the game from a TV set right on the hotel bed.. thanks NFL🤬 I’ve been to several games in the US and bought the tickets easily through the proper channels and here in Brazil the NFL chooses the shittiest venue to sell the tickets.. this is infuriating.. sorry to be venting this here guys… anyway, does anyone know an American source where I can try to get the tickets??? Thanks
At least you'll be able to watch it. That's better than most of Wisconsin will see.
@Satori posted:Apparently, Vegas was unimpressed by the Packers preseason performances
Game opened with Philly favored by 1.5
Current spread is Philly favored by 2.5
Based on our kicking situation that seems about right to me.
@Satori posted:Apparently, Vegas was unimpressed by the Packers preseason performances
Game opened with Philly favored by 1.5
Current spread is Philly favored by 2.5
So we were 1.5 dogs, cut Newman, and now 2.5 dogs. Can't believe you morons are happy he got cut. 
Packers will be wearing their Green Home jerseys for the game in Brazil. I love it. Seems they always play better when wearing green be it at home or on the road.
They need to move this game. Don't wait too long, the travel and practice schedules are complicated. Do it now!
Fires down there.....air quality is horrendous. You can't have these athletes playing in that shit
Because the NFL cares about the health of the players.
From a Packers fan that claims to live in São Paulo
Patience until there's better reporting is probably the responsible way to go here. The truth hasn't gotten out of bed yet.
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The Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles Week 1 matchup is the first NFL game in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the first one ever in South America. However, the game is now in serious danger of being canceled and possibly rescheduled back in America.
Wildfires have hit the surrounding area and are now affecting over 30 cities nearby. According to Brasilia’s Environmental Institute, the air quality has significantly dropped, and it is now described as very unhealthy.
Of course, if the air quality is that bad, it could make it extremely dangerous for players on the Packers or Eagles to play in. A smog alert has even been released for the first time since 2007.
What makes this crisis even more concerning is that none of these fires were started by lightning and, rather, most likely by people setting them. “No fires caused by lightning were detected. This means that people are setting fires in the Amazon, the Pantanal, and especially in the state of Sao Paulo,” Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said.
@Boris posted:Fires down there.....air quality is horrendous. You can't have these athletes playing in that shit
Pfft, the Eagles have played in far worse conditions such as Philadelphia.
From SI on the game and players:
The Brazil game will be interesting. PhiladelphiaEagles receiver A.J. Brown explained why over the weekend when the Philly media asked him about going to São Paulo.
“I’m just trying to go down there to win a football game and come back home,” Brown said. “After hearing all of this stuff, you know, I’m probably just going to stay in my room.”
Which is exactly what players are being told to do.
NFL Security met with both teams, and the Eagles and Green Bay Packers players are being advised strongly—if not flat-out told—to do what Brown said he’d do, and stay at their hotels, outside of the trips they’ll make to Arena Corinthians, where the game is Friday. The teams also had a list of do’s and don’ts spelled out for them when they are outside the hotels. One was to not walk outside with their phones out of their pockets. Another was to not respond to any weird messages on their phones.
Philly, to a degree, has the issue handled in an organic way. For convenience sake, and because the commute from the airport and stadium to and from downtown can take more than an hour, they decided to stay at the airport, which is near Arena Corinthians. So they’re out of the way of all of the tourist stuff, giving those in their traveling party less motivation to leave their hotel—there will be kiosks set up in the hotel to give Eagles folks a local feel, and a chance to get souvenirs to bring home. The Packers, conversely, are staying in the city
Of course, the reason all of this is worth raising is because of the well-documented issues with crime in the most populous city in the Americas. The NFL has its fingers crossed that there won’t be any problems, of course, given the growth in popularity of American football in Brazil, and how important an international market it could become moving forward. But as for what the NFL and the teams can control, they aren’t leaving much to chance.
What the hell has Badell got our boys into?
Philly fans should feel right at home.
The closest Packers fans get to that is Milwaukee. That's bad enough, but it ain't Philly.