The idea of international games makes sense. The NFL wants to expand its viewership into a global audience, and many countries are ripe and ready for a sport as exciting and physical as football. But there are certain challenges that come with the time changes and early game slots that don’t get talked about enough. Cam Heyward described his experience playing in London back in 2013 as the only member of the Steelers still around from when they lost to the Vikings, 34-27, after falling behind by 17 points.
“We left Thursday night, arrived Friday morning. And everybody was asleep during practice, everybody was falling asleep during the stretch.