NFL International Series: Where will NFL teams play overseas in 2022?
The NFL has officially announced its five international series games for 2022, including the first-ever game to be played in Germany.
The NFL Draft has come and gone, making the release of the NFL Schedule the next milestone on the offseason calendar. The league has been releasing pieces of the 2022 schedule in advance of the full drop on May 12 in order to build hype, with the latest information to come out being the five games coming up as part of the NFL International Series.
The league officially announced the five international series games for the 2022 season this morning on Good Morning Football. Three contests will be played in London, one will take place in Mexico City and the final one will be played in Munich, marking the first-ever NFL game to be played in Germany.
2022 NFL International Series Games
London Games
- Week 4: Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints at 9:30 a.m on Oct. 2.
- Week 5: New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 9.
- Week 8: Denver Broncos vs. Jacksonville Jaguars at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 30.
The first two games in London will be played at Tottenham Hotspur’s Stadium, which hosted its first NFL games last season, and will include the international debut of the Green Bay Packers, the final team that hadn’t played an overseas game yet. The Week 4 and 5 games will air on NFL Network while the Broncos-Jaguars clash, which will take place at Wembley Stadium, will air exclusively on ESPN+.
Munich Game
- Week 10: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 13.
The NFL’s first game to ever take place in Germany will feature Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing host to the Seattle Seahawks at Allianz Arena, the home of FC Bayern Munich. This game will also be aired on the NFL Network.
Mexico City Game
- Week 11: San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals at 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 21
The final International Series game of 2022 will be played at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City and feature a critical NFC West clash between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals. This game will air on ESPN as part of its Monday Night Football package.