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The NFL heads to Brazil

The Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers will travel to Brazil to face each other for their season opener on Friday, September 6, 2024. Photo courtesy of Flickr.

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For the first time in National Football League (NFL) history, two teams will face off in the southern hemisphere. The game will be played in Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 6.

The trailblazing event will be between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. The NFL is changing up the season by not only playing in Brazil but having a game on a Friday night for the season opener, something the NFL hasn’t done in a regular season in over 50 years, with the last one being a clash between the Rams and the Cardinals in 1970.