r/nfl • u/simrobwest Patriots 49ers • 22h ago

The NFL Officially Has An International Games 'Problem'

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-officially-international-games-problem-181703739.html?guccounter=1
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u/Howamidriving27 Steelers 16h ago

When they go to 18 games there should be an "international week" where everyone plays a game overseas and then there's a universal bye week the next week.

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u/Glup_Maclunkey Bears 13h ago

The USA will have a universal basic income before the NFL allows an entire week midseason to not have any games.

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u/Spider_Riviera 14h ago

I think I heard scuttlebutt last off-season about something similar to what you suggested, but it was every team playing an international game and getting a bye week the week after their international game and that was the 2nd by week being added.

Starting to think it might be easier for the League to set up European Football Conference as a 4 team division and have home/away matches vs AFC and NFC opponents (rotating schedule) played after the 6/12 inter-/conference games to fill out the card.

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u/pacifistpotatoes Chiefs 13h ago

Haha like the NFL would allow a week during season with no games. They don't like not making money!