The Global Reach of American Football

The NFL made a strong push to expand its international footprint this season and could take yet another significant step this week.

Team owners are convening in Irving, Texas, on Tuesday and Wednesday for a special league meeting. A source confirmed to Front Office Spots that the agenda includes a vote, expected on Wednesday, to require all 32 clubs to play one designated home game outside the U.S. every four years. Right now, teams are required to do so once every eight years. Sports Business Journal initially reported the news.

The NFL played five international games this fall — three in London and two in Frankfurt — and is exploring the possibility of playing future games in Madrid and Sao Paulo, Brazil, along with plans to eventually return to Mexico City. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has made multiple comments about expanding in Europe and even hinted at playing a Super Bowl in London.

Fans Love Thanksgiving Day Football

The average viewership (TV+Digital) across all three games – Green Bay Packers versus Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders versus Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers versus Seattle Seahawks – was 34.1 million, the highest Thanksgiving Day average on record and surpassing the previous record of 33.6 million last year.


The total unduplicated audience across all three games was 133 million, the second-highest Thanksgiving Day total audience on record behind only last year.


The late afternoon game on CBS between the Commanders and Cowboys averaged 41.8 million viewers (TV+Digital), the second most-watched NFL regular season game on record behind only last year's Thanksgiving Day game between the Cowboys and New York Giants.​

Black Friday Now Means Football

And lots of betting for a Black Friday game.

Week 6 Football Odds

Lines have already moved, and current numbers can be found here: https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/football/nfl

 
Thursday, October 12

 
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs (-10½)

                                                                                                                                       

Sunday, October 15

 

Baltimore Ravens (-4) at Tennessee Titans  

 

Washington at Atlanta (-2)

 

Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals (-3)      

 

San Francisco 49ers (-3) at Cleveland Browns                           

 

New Orleans Saints (-2½) at Houston Texans

 

Minnesota Vikings (-3½) at Chicago Bears   

 

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars (-4½)   

 

Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins (-14)       

 

New England Patriots at Las Vegas Raiders (-2½)

 

Detroit Lions (-3) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers      

 

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams (-6)         

 

Philadelphia Eagles (-6) at New York Jets                   

 

New York Giants at Buffalo Bills (-14½)             

 

Monday, October 16

 

Dallas Cowboys (-2½) at Los Angeles Chargers      

 

 

Below are the opening spreads for Week 7 of the college football season.

 

Lines have already moved, and current numbers can be found here: https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/football/ncaa

 

Tuesday, October 10

 

Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee State (-2½)

 

Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State (-5)

 

Liberty (-6½) at Jacksonville State

 

Wednesday, October 11

 

UTEP (-2) at Florida International

 

Sam Houston State at New Mexico State (-6)

 

Thursday, October 12

 

West Virginia (-3½) at Houston

 

SMU (-9½) at East Carolina

 

Friday, October 13

 

Tulane (-3) at Memphis

 

Fresno State (-7) at Utah State

 

Stanford at Colorado (-12)

 

Saturday, October 14

 

Kent State at Eastern Michigan (-10)

 

Syracuse at Florida State  (-17)

 

Georgia (-31½) at Vanderbilt

 

Missouri at Kentucky (-2½)

 

Indiana at Michigan (-35)

 

Michigan State at Rutgers (-6)

 

Iowa State at Cincinnati (-3½)

 

Miami Florida at North Carolina (-3½)

 

Georgia Southern at James Madison (-3½)

 

Ohio State (-19) at Purdue

 

Arkansas at Alabama (-20)

 

Temple at North Texas (-8)

 

Navy (-4½) at Charlotte

 

Toledo (-15½) at Ball State

 

California at Utah (-13)

 

Illinois at Maryland (-15)

 

Texas A&M at Tennessee (-3½)

 

Wake Forest (-1) at Virginia Teach

 

Florida at South Carolina (-2)

 

Massachusetts at Penn State (-42)

 

Troy (-3½) at Army

 

Florida Atlantic at South Florida (-2½)

 

Bowling Green at Buffalo (-6)

 

Akron at Central Michigan (-11)

 

Miami Ohio (-9½) at Western Michigan

 

Oregon at Washington (-3)

 

BYU at TCU (-5)

 

Auburn at LSU (-12)

 

Kansas (-3½) at Oklahoma State

 

Iowa at Wisconsin (-9½)

 

Ohio (-7) at Northern Illinois

 

UNLV (-10) at Nevada

 

San Jose State (-9½) at New Mexico

 

Louisville (-9) at Pittsburgh

 

Marshall (-1) at Georgia State

 

Wyoming at Air Force (-10½)

 

Arizona at Washington State (-8½)

 

UL Monroe at Texas State (-15½)

 

Kansas State at Texas Tech (-1)

 

USC at Notre Dame (-2½)

 

NC State at Duke (-3½)

 

UCLA at Oregon State (-5)

 

UAB at UTSA (-9½)

 

Boise State (-7½) at Colorado State

 

San Diego State (-5½) at Hawaii

You Can Now Place Bets Involving Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift and football.

Props range from whether or not Taylor will be featured in a Jackson Mahomes TikTok (+300) to whether Taylor will be featured on the Kelce brothers' "New Heights" podcast (+200). There's even some more grotesque ones, see below:

Taylor Swift Specials

Taylor Swift to be pictured attending a Chiefs game this season whilst sitting next to Brittany Mahomes -120
Either Taylor Swift or Travis Kelce to announce the other cheated during their relationship by the end of 2024 +300
Taylor Swift to release a single she confirms has been written about Travis Kelce by the end of 2024 +1500