# NFL in London

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-in-london/600392>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 21, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-in-london/600392 "2011-10-21T20:38:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-in-london/600392/1 "2011-10-21T20:38:27Z")

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How does the NFL choose the teams for the annual game in London?

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-in-london/600392/2 "2011-10-21T21:48:48Z")

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They pick a team with attendance problems and take away a home game from them.

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**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-in-london/600392/3 "2011-10-21T22:03:57Z")

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I thought they picked a team whose owners also own a famous English Football team.

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-in-london/600392/4 "2011-10-22T06:09:06Z")

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Randy Lerner owns Aston Villa and I haven’t heard a peep about the Browns being up for consideration for the game.