Giants-Dolphins 10-28-07 (American Bowl)

OLD HEAD · 10-10-07, 03:34 PM

The NFL is preparing for it's first regular- season overseas game in history, on October 28th, 2007 at London's Wembly Stadium. The New York Giants and Miami Dolphins will do battle in front of a sold out crowd, it took less than two hours to sell out with over 500,000 requests within 72 hours of its announcement.
FOX will cover the game live for U.S.viewers,Sky Sports will cover it live in the UK.
Prior to this game NFL Teams have played other games outside the Country with some great success and attendance figures at some games in excess of 100,000.

American Bowls

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American Bowl Series History
1986-2006

The National Football League’s American Bowl series of international games began in 1986 as a response to the growing interest in American football around the world.

Since that time, 39 games have been played in 12 cities outside the United States – Tokyo (11 games), London (8), Berlin (5), Montreal (1), Barcelona (2), Mexico City (5), Monterrey (1), Toronto (2), Dublin (1), Vancouver (1), Sydney (1) and Osaka (1) -- under the NFL umbrella. Attendance at these games has been phenomenal. More than two million fans -- 2,205,732 -- have attended these games for an average of 59,614 per game.

Twenty-six teams have represented the NFL outside the United States.

The Chicago Bears, featuring ‘Refrigerator’ Perry, and the Dallas Cowboys met in the first American Bowl game, presented in London’s Wembley Stadium in 1986. The Bears defeated the Cowboys, 17-6, before 82,699 fans. Eight consecutive American Bowl games were played in London from 1986-1993.

In 1989, the NFL expanded the series to Tokyo, Japan. The game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers in the new Tokyo Dome, won by San Francisco, 16-13 in overtime, was quickly a sellout. Tokyo has hosted a record 11 American Bowl games. The series came to Osaka, Japan in 2002, as the Washington Redskins earned a 38-7 win over the 49ers at the Osaka Dome in the debut of Redskins’ head coach Steve Spurrier.

Continental Europe and a “new” Berlin was the site of an American Bowl for the first time in 1990 when the Rams prevailed over the Chiefs, 19-3, in Olympic Stadium. Five American Bowl games were played in Berlin, the last in 1994 when the New York Giants defeated the Chargers, 28-20.

In 1994, the largest crowd in the history of the NFL -- 112,376 -- packed Azteca Stadium in Mexico City to witness the first American Bowl in Mexico between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers. Houston downed the defending Super Bowl champion Cowboys, 6-0. The second and fourth largest in-stadium audiences also took place in Azteca Stadium. In 1998, 106,424, attended the New England Patriots 21-3 victory over Dallas and 104,629 witnessed the Dolphins 38-19 triumph over the Broncos in 1997.

Canada has hosted four American Bowls. The NFL visited Vancouver for the first time in 1998 when the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks met in B.C. Place. The Buffalo Bills played two games in Toronto’s SkyDome, in 1997 against the Packers and in 1995 against the Cowboys. The Steelers and Patriots met in the first American Bowl in Canada in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium in 1990.

In 1999, the NFL traveled to Sydney, Australia for the first time. Before an enthusiastic crowd of 73,811 in Stadium Australia, centerpiece for the 2000 Olympic Games, the Denver Broncos defeated the San Diego Chargers 20-17.

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Series by Year
YEAR
SITE
TEAMS
SCORE

1986 London Bears-Cowboys 17-6

1987 London Rams-Broncos 28-27

1988 London Dolphins-49ers 27-21

1989Tokyo Rams-49ers (OT)16-13

1989 London Eagles-Browns 17-13

1990 Tokyo Broncos-Seahawks 10-7

1990 London Saints-Raiders 17-10

1990 Montreal Steelers-Patriots 30-14

1990 Berlin Rams-Chiefs 19-3

1991 London Bills-Eagles 17-13

1991 Berlin 49ers-Bears 21-7

1991Tokyo Dolphins-Raiders 19-17

1992 Tokyo Oilers-Cowboys 34-23

1992 Berlin Dolphins-Broncos 31-27

1992 London 49ers-Redskins 17-15

1993 Tokyo Saints-Eagles 28-16

1993 Barcelona 49ers-Steelers 21-14

1993 Berlin Vikings-Bills 20-6

1993 London Cowboys-Lions* (OT) 13-13

1994 Barcelona Raiders-Broncos 25-22

1994 Tokyo Vikings-Chiefs 17-9

1994 Berlin Giants-Chargers 28-20

1994 Mexico City Oilers-Cowboys 6-0

1995 Tokyo Broncos-49ers 24-10

1995 Toronto Bills-Cowboys 9-7

1996 Monterey,Mex. Chiefs-Cowboys 32-6

1996Tokyo Chargers-Steelers 20-10

1997 Dublin Steelers-Bears 30-17

1997 Mexico City Dolphins-Broncos 38-19

1997 Toronto Packers-Bills 35-3

1998 Tokyo Packers-Chiefs (OT) 27-24

1998 Vancouver 49ers-Seahawks 24-21

1998 Mexico City Patriots-Cowboys 21-3

1999 Sydney Broncos-Chargers 20-17

2000 Mexico City Colts-Steelers 24-23

2000 Tokyo Falcons-Cowboys 20-9

2001 Mexico City Cowboys-Raiders 21-6

2002 Osaka 49ers-Redskins 38-7

2003 Tokyo Buccaneers-Jets 30-14

2005 Tokyo Falcons-Colts 27-21

Winners listed first. *Tie game.
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Series by Team
Team
Games

Atlanta Falcons
Tokyo, 2000, W 20-9; Tokyo, 2005, W 27-21

Buffalo Bills
London, 1991, W 17-13; Berlin, 1993, L 20-6; Toronto, 1995, W 9-7; 1997, L 35-3

Chicago Bears
London, 1986, W 17-6; Berlin, 1991, L 21-7; Dublin, 1997, L 30-17

Cleveland Browns
London, 1989, L 17-13

Dallas Cowboys
London, 1986, L 17-6, 1993, T 13-13; Tokyo, 1992, L 34-23; Mexico City, 1994, L 6-0; Toronto, 1995, L 9-7; Monterrey, 1996, L 32-6; Mexico City, 1998, L 21-3; Tokyo, 2000, L 20-9; Mexico City, 2001, W 21-6

Denver Broncos
London, 1987, L 28-27; Tokyo, 1990, W 10-7, 1995, W 24-10; Berlin, 1992, L 31-27; Barcelona, 1994, L 25-22; Mexico City, 1997, L 38-19; Sydney, 1999, W 20-17

Detroit Lions
London, 1993, T 13-13

Green Bay Packers
Toronto, 1997, W 35-3; Tokyo, 1998, W 27-24(OT)

Houston Oilers
Tokyo, 1992, W 34-23; Mexico City, 1994, W 6-0

Indianapolis Colts
Mexico City, 2000, W 24-23; Tokyo, 2005, L 27-21

Kansas City Chiefs
Berlin, 1990, L 19-3; Tokyo, 1994, L 17-9; Monterrey, 1996, W 32-6; Tokyo, 1998, L 27-24 (OT)

Miami Dolphins
London, 1988, W 27-21; Tokyo, 1991, W 19-17; Berlin, 1992, W 31-27; Mexico City, 1997, W 38-19

Minnesota Vikings
Berlin, 1993, W 20-6; Tokyo, 1994, W 17-9

New England Patriots
Montreal, 1990, L 30-14; Mexico City, 1998, W 21-3

New Orleans Saints
London, 1990, W 17-10; Tokyo, 1993, W 28-16

New York Giants
Berlin, 1994, W 28-20

New York Jets
Tokyo, 2003, L 30-14

Oakland Raiders
London, 1990, L 17-10; Tokyo, 1991, L 19-17; Barcelona, 1994, W 25-22; Mexico City, 2001, L 21-6

Philadelphia Eagles
London, 1989, W 17-13, 1991, L 17-13; Tokyo, 1993, L 28-16

Pittsburgh Steelers
Montreal, 1990, W 30-14; Barcelona, 1993, L 21-14; Tokyo, 1996, L 20-10; Dublin, 1997, W 30-17; Mexico City, 2000, L 24-23

St. Louis Rams
London, 1987, W 28-27; Tokyo, 1989, W 16-13; Berlin, 1990, W 19-3

San Diego Chargers
Berlin, 1994, L 28-20; Tokyo, 1996, W 20-10; Sydney, 1999, L 20-17

San Francisco 49ers
London, 1988, L 27-21; Tokyo, 1989, L 16-13, 1995, L 24-10; Berlin, 1991, W 21-7; London, 1992, W 17-15; Barcelona, 1993, W 21-14, Vancouver, 1998, W 24-21; Osaka, 2002, L 38-7

Seattle Seahawks
Tokyo, 1990, L 10-7, Vancouver, 1998, L 24-21

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tokyo, 2003, W 30-14

Washington Redskins
London, 1992, L 17-15; Osaka, 2002, W 38-7

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American Bowl Standings
Team
Win
Loss
Tie

Atlanta Falcons 2- 0- 0

Buffalo Bills 2- 2- 0

Chicago Bears 1-2- 0

Cleveland Browns 0- 1- 0

Dallas Cowboys 1-7-1

Denver Broncos 3- 4-0

Detroit Lion 0- 0 -1

Green Bay Packers 2-0-0

Indianapolis Colts 1-1-0

Kansas City Chiefs 1- 3- 0

Miami Dolphins 4-0-0

Minnesota Vikings 2- 0- 0

New England Patriots 1- 1- 0

New Orleans Saints 2- 0- 0

New York Giants 1- 0- 0

New York Jets 0-1-0

Oakland Raiders 1- 3-0

Philadelphia Eagles 1- 2- 0

Pittsburgh Steelers 2-3- 0

St. Louis Rams 3-0- 0

San Diego Chargers 1- 2-0

San Francisco 49ers 4-4-0

Seattle Seahawks 0-2- 0

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-0-0

Tennessee Titans 2- 0- 0

Washington Redskins 1-1- 0

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OLD HEAD SCI Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: JOISY !! Posts: 1,272	Giants-Dolphins 10-28-07 (American Bowl) The NFL is preparing for it's first regular- season overseas game in history, on October 28th, 2007 at London's Wembly Stadium. The New York Giants and Miami Dolphins will do battle in front of a sold out crowd, it took less than two hours to sell out with over 500,000 requests within 72 hours of its announcement. FOX will cover the game live for U.S.viewers,Sky Sports will cover it live in the UK. Prior to this game NFL Teams have played other games outside the Country with some great success and attendance figures at some games in excess of 100,000. American Bowls -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Bowl Series History 1986-2006 The National Football League’s American Bowl series of international games began in 1986 as a response to the growing interest in American football around the world. Since that time, 39 games have been played in 12 cities outside the United States – Tokyo (11 games), London (8), Berlin (5), Montreal (1), Barcelona (2), Mexico City (5), Monterrey (1), Toronto (2), Dublin (1), Vancouver (1), Sydney (1) and Osaka (1) -- under the NFL umbrella. Attendance at these games has been phenomenal. More than two million fans -- 2,205,732 -- have attended these games for an average of 59,614 per game. Twenty-six teams have represented the NFL outside the United States. The Chicago Bears, featuring ‘Refrigerator’ Perry, and the Dallas Cowboys met in the first American Bowl game, presented in London’s Wembley Stadium in 1986. The Bears defeated the Cowboys, 17-6, before 82,699 fans. Eight consecutive American Bowl games were played in London from 1986-1993. In 1989, the NFL expanded the series to Tokyo, Japan. The game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers in the new Tokyo Dome, won by San Francisco, 16-13 in overtime, was quickly a sellout. Tokyo has hosted a record 11 American Bowl games. The series came to Osaka, Japan in 2002, as the Washington Redskins earned a 38-7 win over the 49ers at the Osaka Dome in the debut of Redskins’ head coach Steve Spurrier. Continental Europe and a “new” Berlin was the site of an American Bowl for the first time in 1990 when the Rams prevailed over the Chiefs, 19-3, in Olympic Stadium. Five American Bowl games were played in Berlin, the last in 1994 when the New York Giants defeated the Chargers, 28-20. In 1994, the largest crowd in the history of the NFL -- 112,376 -- packed Azteca Stadium in Mexico City to witness the first American Bowl in Mexico between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers. Houston downed the defending Super Bowl champion Cowboys, 6-0. The second and fourth largest in-stadium audiences also took place in Azteca Stadium. In 1998, 106,424, attended the New England Patriots 21-3 victory over Dallas and 104,629 witnessed the Dolphins 38-19 triumph over the Broncos in 1997. Canada has hosted four American Bowls. The NFL visited Vancouver for the first time in 1998 when the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks met in B.C. Place. The Buffalo Bills played two games in Toronto’s SkyDome, in 1997 against the Packers and in 1995 against the Cowboys. The Steelers and Patriots met in the first American Bowl in Canada in Montreal’s Olympic Stadium in 1990. In 1999, the NFL traveled to Sydney, Australia for the first time. Before an enthusiastic crowd of 73,811 in Stadium Australia, centerpiece for the 2000 Olympic Games, the Denver Broncos defeated the San Diego Chargers 20-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series by Year YEAR SITE TEAMS SCORE 1986 London Bears-Cowboys 17-6 1987 London Rams-Broncos 28-27 1988 London Dolphins-49ers 27-21 1989Tokyo Rams-49ers (OT)16-13 1989 London Eagles-Browns 17-13 1990 Tokyo Broncos-Seahawks 10-7 1990 London Saints-Raiders 17-10 1990 Montreal Steelers-Patriots 30-14 1990 Berlin Rams-Chiefs 19-3 1991 London Bills-Eagles 17-13 1991 Berlin 49ers-Bears 21-7 1991Tokyo Dolphins-Raiders 19-17 1992 Tokyo Oilers-Cowboys 34-23 1992 Berlin Dolphins-Broncos 31-27 1992 London 49ers-Redskins 17-15 1993 Tokyo Saints-Eagles 28-16 1993 Barcelona 49ers-Steelers 21-14 1993 Berlin Vikings-Bills 20-6 1993 London Cowboys-Lions* (OT) 13-13 1994 Barcelona Raiders-Broncos 25-22 1994 Tokyo Vikings-Chiefs 17-9 1994 Berlin Giants-Chargers 28-20 1994 Mexico City Oilers-Cowboys 6-0 1995 Tokyo Broncos-49ers 24-10 1995 Toronto Bills-Cowboys 9-7 1996 Monterey,Mex. Chiefs-Cowboys 32-6 1996Tokyo Chargers-Steelers 20-10 1997 Dublin Steelers-Bears 30-17 1997 Mexico City Dolphins-Broncos 38-19 1997 Toronto Packers-Bills 35-3 1998 Tokyo Packers-Chiefs (OT) 27-24 1998 Vancouver 49ers-Seahawks 24-21 1998 Mexico City Patriots-Cowboys 21-3 1999 Sydney Broncos-Chargers 20-17 2000 Mexico City Colts-Steelers 24-23 2000 Tokyo Falcons-Cowboys 20-9 2001 Mexico City Cowboys-Raiders 21-6 2002 Osaka 49ers-Redskins 38-7 2003 Tokyo Buccaneers-Jets 30-14 2005 Tokyo Falcons-Colts 27-21 *Winners listed first. Tie game. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series by Team Team Games Atlanta Falcons Tokyo, 2000, W 20-9; Tokyo, 2005, W 27-21 Buffalo Bills London, 1991, W 17-13; Berlin, 1993, L 20-6; Toronto, 1995, W 9-7; 1997, L 35-3 Chicago Bears London, 1986, W 17-6; Berlin, 1991, L 21-7; Dublin, 1997, L 30-17 Cleveland Browns London, 1989, L 17-13 Dallas Cowboys London, 1986, L 17-6, 1993, T 13-13; Tokyo, 1992, L 34-23; Mexico City, 1994, L 6-0; Toronto, 1995, L 9-7; Monterrey, 1996, L 32-6; Mexico City, 1998, L 21-3; Tokyo, 2000, L 20-9; Mexico City, 2001, W 21-6 Denver Broncos London, 1987, L 28-27; Tokyo, 1990, W 10-7, 1995, W 24-10; Berlin, 1992, L 31-27; Barcelona, 1994, L 25-22; Mexico City, 1997, L 38-19; Sydney, 1999, W 20-17 Detroit Lions London, 1993, T 13-13 Green Bay Packers Toronto, 1997, W 35-3; Tokyo, 1998, W 27-24(OT) Houston Oilers Tokyo, 1992, W 34-23; Mexico City, 1994, W 6-0 Indianapolis Colts Mexico City, 2000, W 24-23; Tokyo, 2005, L 27-21 Kansas City Chiefs Berlin, 1990, L 19-3; Tokyo, 1994, L 17-9; Monterrey, 1996, W 32-6; Tokyo, 1998, L 27-24 (OT) Miami Dolphins London, 1988, W 27-21; Tokyo, 1991, W 19-17; Berlin, 1992, W 31-27; Mexico City, 1997, W 38-19 Minnesota Vikings Berlin, 1993, W 20-6; Tokyo, 1994, W 17-9 New England Patriots Montreal, 1990, L 30-14; Mexico City, 1998, W 21-3 New Orleans Saints London, 1990, W 17-10; Tokyo, 1993, W 28-16 New York Giants Berlin, 1994, W 28-20 New York Jets Tokyo, 2003, L 30-14 Oakland Raiders London, 1990, L 17-10; Tokyo, 1991, L 19-17; Barcelona, 1994, W 25-22; Mexico City, 2001, L 21-6 Philadelphia Eagles London, 1989, W 17-13, 1991, L 17-13; Tokyo, 1993, L 28-16 Pittsburgh Steelers Montreal, 1990, W 30-14; Barcelona, 1993, L 21-14; Tokyo, 1996, L 20-10; Dublin, 1997, W 30-17; Mexico City, 2000, L 24-23 St. Louis Rams London, 1987, W 28-27; Tokyo, 1989, W 16-13; Berlin, 1990, W 19-3 San Diego Chargers Berlin, 1994, L 28-20; Tokyo, 1996, W 20-10; Sydney, 1999, L 20-17 San Francisco 49ers London, 1988, L 27-21; Tokyo, 1989, L 16-13, 1995, L 24-10; Berlin, 1991, W 21-7; London, 1992, W 17-15; Barcelona, 1993, W 21-14, Vancouver, 1998, W 24-21; Osaka, 2002, L 38-7 Seattle Seahawks Tokyo, 1990, L 10-7, Vancouver, 1998, L 24-21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tokyo, 2003, W 30-14 Washington Redskins London, 1992, L 17-15; Osaka, 2002, W 38-7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Bowl Standings Team Win Loss Tie Atlanta Falcons 2- 0- 0 Buffalo Bills 2- 2- 0 Chicago Bears 1-2- 0 Cleveland Browns 0- 1- 0 Dallas Cowboys 1-7-1 Denver Broncos 3- 4-0 Detroit Lion 0- 0 -1 Green Bay Packers 2-0-0 Indianapolis Colts 1-1-0 Kansas City Chiefs 1- 3- 0 Miami Dolphins 4-0-0 Minnesota Vikings 2- 0- 0 New England Patriots 1- 1- 0 New Orleans Saints 2- 0- 0 New York Giants 1- 0- 0** New York Jets 0-1-0 Oakland Raiders 1- 3-0 Philadelphia Eagles 1- 2- 0 Pittsburgh Steelers 2-3- 0 St. Louis Rams 3-0- 0 San Diego Chargers 1- 2-0 San Francisco 49ers 4-4-0 Seattle Seahawks 0-2- 0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-0-0 Tennessee Titans 2- 0- 0 Washington Redskins 1-1- 0 __________________ SHOW NO EMOTION
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