International Series 2009 - New England Patriots v Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFLUK Managing Director, Alistair Kirkwood, has announced that the two teams to play at Wembley for the 2009 NFL regular season game will be the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The game will be played at Wembley Stadium for the thrid year running on Sunday 25th October 2009.
Tickets for the game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots go on sale on Thursday 22nd January. Click here more information on Buccaneers v Patriots tickets
Saints and Chargers Entertain Wembley Crowd in 69 Point Thriller
On Sunday 26th October 2008, the NFL returned to Wembley Stadium, London, as the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers met in what was the second game in a series of regular season encounters to be played in the UK each season, until 2010.
The pre game billing of the Saints v Chargers clash promised a battle of two of the best offences in the NFL and the main event lived up to all prior expectations and more, leaving the sell out Wembley crowd on the edge of their seats until the final play of a thrilling 69 point game.
In 2007, the Wembley crowd were treated to an early glimpse of eventual Superbowl champions, the New York Giants in the 13-10 over the Miami Dolphins. New Orleans will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of the Giants in 2008. If the Saints were to go on to win Superbowl XLIII, expect to see other NFL teams queuing up to take part in the remaining two scheduled NFL London games in the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
Full Review of the Saints v Chargers game
NFL UK Dates Confirmed Until 2010
Wembley was chosen to host the second regular season game to be played outside of North America after impressing NFL bosses in hosting the Giants v Dolphins game in 2007. The NFL have confirmed that the UK will host at least one regular season game for three seasons, starting with the New Orleans Saints versus the San Diego Chargers in October 2008 and running through to the 2010 season.
With the popularity of American Football in the UK and Europe bigger than ever before, demand for tickets for the Saints v Chargers game has surpassed all expectations with over half a million people having applied for tickets. The first sale of tickets went happened in May and all 45,000 sold out in 90 minutes, with the second phase of 15,000 selling out in just 30 minutes during June. We will bring you the latest news on the final sale of tickets for this year’s game, which will take place during September 2008 and will be sold on general admission basis when they are made available.
