2024 Packers News, Transactions, Trades - Week 1 in Brasil v. Iggles

MVP2110 · Post #1861 » by **MVP2110** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:29 pm

It's official. Packers vs Eagles week 1 in Brazil on Friday night on Peacock

Post #1862 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:37 pm

**** Peacock

MVP2110 · Post #1863 » by **MVP2110** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:03 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:**** Peacock

Yep, that really sucks

Post #1864 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:32 pm

Packers home markets will also be broadcast on NBC.

MVP2110 · Post #1865 » by **MVP2110** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:35 pm

From what I'm hearing the Packers absolutely did not want to go to Brazil. The NFL essentially forced them to do it.

Frank Nova · Post #1866 » by **Frank Nova** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:50 pm

So who does this count as a home game for Philly or GB?

MVP2110 · Post #1867 » by **MVP2110** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:50 pm

Frank Nova wrote:So who does this count as a home game for Philly or GB?

Philly.

Frank Nova · Post #1868 » by **Frank Nova** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:01 pm

MVP2110 wrote:
Frank Nova wrote:So who does this count as a home game for Philly or GB?

Philly.

That’s good news atleast, I would hate to lose a game at Lambeau for this.

MVP2110 · Post #1869 » by **MVP2110** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:03 pm

Frank Nova wrote:
MVP2110 wrote:
Frank Nova wrote:So who does this count as a home game for Philly or GB?

Philly.

That’s good news atleast, I would hate to lose a game at Lambeau for this.

Yea the definite positive out of this is they only play 7 true road games now

Ron Swanson · Post #1870 » by **Ron Swanson** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:34 pm

Stupid but whatever. Like others have said, at least we don't lose a home game. 1,000th reminder to Goodell that nobody gives a **** about American football in Brazil though. So sure, let's start turning meaningful regular season games into dumbass experiments/showcases for like, the 8th most popular sport in the country behind Ju-jitzu and beach volley-ball.

:roll:

Treebeard · Post #1871 » by **Treebeard** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:42 pm

MVP2110 wrote:From what I'm hearing the Packers absolutely did not want to go to Brazil. The NFL essentially forced them to do it.

I can believe that, but that also makes Murphy's NFL Corporate "happy talk" eye-rolling silly

Reddeye · Post #1872 » by **Reddeye** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:45 pm

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Post #1873 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:53 pm

The thing that worries me is the condition of the field. I know the NFL will spend a lot of time down there. IIt's used extensively for soccer with the last game before ours scheduled for August 24. t's small (about 47,000). Maybe they can expand it.

Reddeye · Post #1874 » by **Reddeye** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:51 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Packers home markets will also be broadcast on NBC.

According to this just the Green Bay and Milwaukee markets.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2024/04/10/will-green-bay-packers-fans-need-a-peacock-subscription-for-2024-nfl-season-opener-vs-eagles/73276639007/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

Post #1875 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:12 pm

Green Bay and Milwaukee get it on a local channel (NBC in this case). Same as it's been for ESPN and Amazon games. Rest of the state needs Peacock.

MoMM · Post #1876 » by **MoMM** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:31 pm

Ron Swanson wrote:Stupid but whatever. Like others have said, at least we don't lose a home game. 1,000th reminder to Goodell that nobody gives a **** about American football in Brazil though. So sure, let's start turning meaningful regular season games into dumbass experiments/showcases for like, the 8th most popular sport in the country behind Ju-jitzu and beach volley-ball.

Brazil is the 3rd biggest NFL market in the World, only behind US and Mexico. The popularity there is increasing a lot.

As for being the 8th most popular sport, probably these numbers are related to sports that people play, which is super hard to play football in Brazil (although there is a professional league with 26 teams), but in terms of TV, it's way ahead of beach volleyball, for example.

It's sad that I am not living in Brazil anymore, otherwise I would go to this game for sure.

Matches Malone · Post #1877 » by **Matches Malone** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:55 pm

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Wisky4life · Post #1878 » by **Wisky4life** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 4:44 am

I am ok with a international game in week 1. Allows us to reset and get the headache out of the way for the whole season. Imagine going down there in like week 10.

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Matches Malone · Post #1879 » by **Matches Malone** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:31 pm

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Post #1880 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:54 pm

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