NFL In London 2019

What's On - 09-Oct-2019

The NFL returns to London in 2019 with its series of international games. This year, Wembley will play host to four NFL London Games matches in October and November.

London has hosted the NFL every year since 2007, when the New York Giants triumphed over the Miami Dolphins. The games have been popular, with tickets for the games selling out in just a few days, nine months in advance. This year, in addition to holding games at Wembley, two NFL games will be held at the fantastic new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which was opened in April this year.

The NFL In London

The NFL brings games to London as part of its approach to bring American Football to a wider audience. This approach seems to be working.

According to the NFL, only 3% of those attending the London games are Americans or American expats, while 22% are from London and 60% from elsewhere in Britain. Tickets are now sold out, but prices originally ranged from as little as £23 for a child, up to £160 for an adult on a central sideline seat. At the time of writing there are some hospitality tickets available, starting at £369.

NFL London 2019 Fixtures

Sunday 6th October: Oakland Raiders vs. Chicago Bears – 6pm at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Sunday 13th October: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers – 2.30pm at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Sunday 27th October: Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals – 5pm at Wembley Stadium

Sunday 3rd November: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans – 2.30pm at Wembley Stadium

Who Are The Teams Playing In London?

Get to know the teams that will be playing at London this year...

Sunday 6th October

Oakland Raiders

**Established:**1960

Location: Oakland, California

Home Field: Oakland Alameda Coliseum (53,000 cap.)

Super Bowl Wins: 3 (1976, 1980, 1983)

Cheerleaders: Oakland Raiderettes "Football's Fabulous Females"

**Did You Know?**Apollo Creed played for the Raiders. Actor Carl Weathers, better known as Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies, played for the Raiders in 1970 and 1971.

Chicago Bears

**Established:**1920

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Home Field: Soldier Field (61,500 cap.)

Super Bowl Wins: 1 (1986)

Cheerleaders: Chicago Honey Bears

**Did You Know?**In the 1940 NFL Championship game, Chicago Bears' Dick Plasman was the last NFL player to play without a helmet.

Sunday 13th October

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

**Established:**1976

Location: Tampa, Florida

Home Field: Raymond James Stadium (65,618 cap.)

Super Bowl Wins: 1 (2003)

Cheerleaders: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders

**Did You Know?**The principal owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Glazer family, also own Manchester United Football Club.

Carolina Panthers

**Established:**1995

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Home Field: Bank of America Stadium

Super Bowl Wins: 0

Cheerleaders: Panthers Cheerleading

**Did You Know?**Once a month, the Carolina Panthers' mascot - a black cat named Sir Purr - visits Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sunday 27th October

Los Angeles Rams

**Established:**1936

Location: Los Angeles, California

Home Field: LA Memorial Coliseum

Super Bowl Wins: 1 (2000, as the St Louis Rams)

Cheerleaders: Los Angeles Rams Cheerleaders

**Did You Know?**Since their establishment in 1936, the Rams have been hosted by three different cities. From 1936 to 1945 they were the Cleveland Rams, 1946 - 1994 they were the LA Rams, 1995 - 2015 they were the St Louis Rams, and in 2016 they moved back to LA.

Cincinnati Bengals

**Established:**1968

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Home Field: Paul Brown Stadium

Super Bowl Wins: 0

Cheerleaders: Cincinnati Ben-Gals

**Did You Know?**The Cincinnati Bengal mascot is Who Dey the tiger. The name Who Dey comes from the team chant; "Who dey, who dey, who dey think gonna beat dem Bengals?"

Sunday 3rd November

Jacksonville Jaguars

**Established:**1993

Location: Jacksonville, Florida

Home Field: TIAA Bank Field (82,000 cap.)

Super Bowl Wins: 0

Cheerleaders: Jacksonville Roar

**Did You Know?**The Jacksonville Jaguars have played more games in London than any other team in the NFL.

Houston Texans

**Established:**1999

Location: Houston, Texas

Home Field: NRG Stadium

Super Bowl Wins: 0

Cheerleaders: Houston Texans Cheerleaders

**Did You Know?**The five points of the star in the Houston Texans' logo represent pride, courage, strength, independence, and tradition.

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