Seahawks, Buccaneers will play NFL’s first regular season game in Germany

Posted by Josh Alper on May 4, 2022, 7:11 AM EDT
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We’ve known for some time that the Buccaneers would be playing in the NFL’s first regular season game in Germany during the 2022 season and we found out the identity of their opponents on Wednesday morning.

The NFL announced that the Bucs will be squaring off against the Seahawks. The game will take place at Allianz Arena in Munich on November 13.

The Bucs will be the “home” team for the game, which will kick off a 9:30 a.m. ET. Tampa is one of four teams that holds international marketing rights in Germany. The Panthers, Chiefs and Patriots are also in that group.

Other international games in London and Mexico City are expected to be announced on Wednesday and the full schedule will be revealed on May 12.

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32 responses to “Seahawks, Buccaneers will play NFL’s first regular season game in Germany”

  2. I know the NFL wants to keep expanding their reach but hopefully the tax payers in FLA get a cut of the money seeing as they financed the Bucs stadium which will be sitting empty that Sunday.

  5. Headline should’ve read “Seahawks to be embarrassed by Bucks in NFL’s first regular season game in Germany. Those poor German fans are going to waste their money seeing Geno Smith or Drew Lock.

  6. Who’s gonna pay money to watch Geno Smith throw for 75 yards?

  7. Either the Panthers, chiefs, or patriots should be the opponent considering they hold the marketing rights. It’s only fair.

  8. I am really looking forward to the year the NFL decides to play all their games outside the USA thus crapping on the fans that have been supporting it this long.

  11. Great. Let’s play the first game of America’s most popular sport in a foreign country. Great job Roger. That’s the way Corporate America is going.

  12. eagleswin says:
    May 4, 2022 at 8:05 am
    I know the NFL wants to keep expanding their reach but hopefully the tax payers in FLA get a cut of the money seeing as they financed the Bucs stadium which will be sitting empty that Sunday.
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    That’s what the 17th game lets them do. They will still have 8 home games in TB so the tax man can get his $$.

  13. why would this game not include the vikings? It is my understanding that they are by far the most popular NFL team currently in Germany.

  14. Where is logic in having the game at 3:30pm Germany time and 6:30am Seattle time? Can’t the German’s watch an evening game?

  15. jam11163 says:
    May 4, 2022 at 9:34 am
    Great. Let’s play the first game of America’s most popular sport in a foreign country. Great job Roger. That’s the way Corporate America is going.
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    This game is November 13, not the first game of the season. Nor is it the first in a foreign country.

  16. as much as we all complain about the NFL and the things they do, we all still continue to watch. The only way to stop this madness is to stop supporting them because we all know that money is the bottom line and when the money stops rolling in things may actually change so it’s almost like we as fans have no room to complain if we continue to support it

  18. The Vikes are nowhere near among the most popular teams in Germany. NFL and Raiders fan in Germany for more than 20 years here – all in all I’d say probably the Pack has most fans here, Fins and Niners also, Rams and Pats. But given that local affiliations for international fans tend to be less intense unless someone lived abroad for a while. That Bein said, don’t underestimate the amount of Football fans over here. I still vividly remember full stadiums back in the days of the NFL Europe. The Munich game will sell out in seconds.

  19. Sucks to be a football fan on the west coast. 6:30 is just too early to watch the NFL. East Coast bias lives on…

  21. Was really hoping for the Chief tbh. Tickets still not on sale over here in Germany. I’m pretty sure i’ll make the trip to Munich to watch TB12 and the Bucs dismantle the Seahawks.

    Packers, Seahawks, 9ers, Cowboys, Giants and Patriots have the largest fan bases here in Germany (subjective). Some Chiefs fans since Mahomes is in the league.

    So overall there will be many happy Seahawks fans in Germany. At least they can boo the goat if the Seahawks suck as bad as it looks right now.

  22. I wish this whole oversea experiment would just end but it’s here to stay

  23. Roger has such a good touch with the fan base — he makes us so happy listening to our desires to have games played in Europe and as he has said in the past the Personal Seat Licenses are good for fans as they are great investments. He is also so concerned about player safety and that can be served by playing more games and some games with 3 day rest. Thanks you Roger.
    He does not care that the extra home game is being taking away from great fan bases in places like New Orleans, Green Bay, and in the future places like Philly, Pittsburgh, NY, Chicago, etc.
    Lordy, I wish I did not enjoy the games so much so I could shut them off.
    Sorry for being long winded.

  25. Tommy is 1-3 vs Peyton (the REAL GOAT of this era) in AFC Championship games 😢

  27. Face it. The NFL with their “Need for Greed” should move all their games over seas. Then they will charge all US a substantial fee to watch weekly games. its coming, folks.

  29. I’m okay with the schedule. I was sure hoping to travel to FL for the game, but now I’m saving big Bucs.

  30. I expect Seattle fans will hit snooze and get a few extra hours of sleep.

  31. So the NFL basically hands the Bucs a win by making Seattle players wake up at about midnight Pacific time… I guess the league office thinks it’d be good for business to have Tommy in the narrative again this year

  32. greekmusicblog says:
    May 4, 2022 at 9:10 am
    I am really looking forward to the year the NFL decides to play all their games outside the USA thus crapping on the fans that have been supporting it this long.
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    What difference does it make where the game is played when you are watching it on television?

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