NFL History in the Making: Philadelphia Eagles to Play in Brazil in Week 1 of 2024 Season

On Friday, September 6, 2024, NFL will write history when Arena Corinthians in Brazil, the Philadelphia Eagles will play at home in week 1 of the new season, in a unprecedented fact in the history of the league.

It will be the first time in 54 years that the NFL play a game on the Friday night of your first weekend. On the previous occasion, the Los Angeles Rams hosted the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, September 18, 1970.

Last February 5 BRAND informed you that NFL commissioner Roger Godell announced that the first international game of the 2024-2025 campaign will be played in Brazil with the Eagles who will be local, against a rival to be defined.

With this announcement, the NFL will not only have a Week 1 game on international territory for the first time in history, it will also take advantage of some legal loopholes that prevent it from having games on Fridays and Saturdays.

Why will the NFL play on Friday in week 1?

The Sports Broadcasting Law that has governed television in the United States since 1961 states that the NFL cannot schedule any game on a Friday or Saturday from the second weekend in September to the second weekend in December.

During this period, college football campaigns are carried out, as well as high school seasons, and to boost their support, Fridays and Saturdays are dedicated to student leagues.

The NFL designs its calendar to start on the Thursday after Labor Day in the United States, which in 2024 will be on Monday, September 2, 2024, so the kickoff will be on September 5, and one day later the Eagles will make their debut at home in the campaign.

That September 6 will be the first weekend of the month, so this programming does not violate the sports broadcasting law.

And what better opportunity to expand the league’s markets than by starting the season’s activity with the first of four games outside the United States, in a venue that will host the NFL for the first time in regular season history, such as Brazil

This is the international activity of the NFL in 2024

In 2024, five regular season games will be played internationally.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London will host games between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings. The Jacksonville Jaguars will return to Wembley Stadium as part of their multi-year commitment to play in Great Britain.

The Carolina Panthers will play in Munich, Germany, at the Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich

2024-02-23 22:53:54
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