Fans in the U.S. hated it when they had to give up a home game scheduled to be played in the United Kingdom.
Looks like we'd better get used to it.
All 32 NFL teams will play at least one international game during the course of the next eight seasons, with efforts to be made to place teams in their IHMAs where possible.
Expansion abroad has been a top priority for the league with the NFL forming its international division in 1996 amid burgeoning global interest in American football.
The league suspended international games last season due to the coronavirus pandemic, but demand for tickets for the NFL's five international games in 2019 increased 55% from the previous year, according to StubHub