11 hours ago, Traveler Vic said:

People in Mexico and Brazil really like the NFL. One reason of course is because of the time. It is the same time as the West coast. So they can watch the games live.

Europe is different than Americas... There is 6-8 hours difference....so watching live games was not really the option. Way back when ...delayed broadcast perhaps was acceptable.

Now days, with the gambling involved.....delayed broadcast will not work.  So NFL is going after Americas.

Brazil is mostly Eastern and Atlantic time.  South America is to the east of North America.  Sao Paulo is not in the same time zone as Mexico City.  Sao Paulo is one hour ahead of EST.  In our winter, it's 3 hours ahead of EST

1 hour ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Other than the field being a sheet hole I thought the event was decent. Got out of there with a win and no serious injuries. That's a win. 

Also have to consider who the win is against. A very good NFC opponent we could fight for seeding later. 

3 minutes ago, EagleJoe8 said:

Also have to consider who the win is against. A very good NFC opponent we could fight for seeding later. 

True, although they may not be there if Love is looking to miss 4-6 weeks

7 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

True, although they may not be there if Love is looking to miss 4-6 weeks

Also true. A lot depends who they face. I know they have the Colts, Titans and Vikings coming up. A couple could be winnable to keep they reasonably within the race til Love returns. 

After that garbage last night i never want to hear the NFL talk about player safety again. Send them 5000 miles to play on a crap field.

13 hours ago, Procus said:

Brazil is mostly Eastern and Atlantic time.  South America is to the east of North America.  Sao Paulo is not in the same time zone as Mexico City.  Sao Paulo is one hour ahead of EST.  In our winter, it's 3 hours ahead of EST

The point is: Americas are on the similar time clock due to geography...while the rest of the world is not. :)) Exact timing, east coast /west coast, is not that important for the purpose of discussion. Also NFL is popular in Mexico and Brazil. 2 Markets ready for potential expansion of NFL outside of USA. And if the NFL does succeed in it's expantion then the rest of the Americas will follow. 

Only good that came from this was the win and no terrible injuries.