Packers Will Face Eagles In Brazil In Friday Night Season Opener

The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season recreation in Brazil on Sept. 6.

The matchup in Sao Paulo will mark the primary time since 1970 that the NFL has performed a Friday night time recreation on the season’s opening weekend.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell already had stated in February that the Eagles can be the house group for the sport. The NFL introduced Wednesday which group can be going through the Eagles.

The recreation will happen at Corinthians Arena, the house of Brazilian soccer group Corinthians. The venue was used on the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

This will mark the Packers’ second worldwide recreation within the final three years. They performed their first regular-season recreation outdoors the United States in 2022, once they misplaced 27-22 to the New York Giants at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

“We’re looking forward to being a part of this historic matchup against the Eagles in Sao Paulo,” Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy stated in a press release. “We’re excited to play in front of our devoted fans in Brazil and help build upon the international popularity of the NFL and the Packers. We had a great experience playing internationally for the first time a couple of years ago and we’re proud to be part of the league’s continued global growth.”

The recreation will stream completely on Peacock and in addition be accessible on free broadcast tv within the native markets of the Eagles and Packers.

The final time the NFL had a Friday night time recreation on its opening weekend was on Sept. 18, 1970, when the Los Angeles Rams hosted the St. Louis Cardinals.

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