National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Japan 1989-2005
Enda Mulcahy
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American Bowls in Japan 1976-2005
Date
Venue
Home Team
Away Team
05.08.1989
Tokyo
Los Angeles Rams
16
San Francisco 49ers
13 ot
04.08.1990
Tokyo
Denver Broncos
10
Seattle Seahawks
7
03.08.1991
Tokyo
Miami Dolphins
19
Los Angeles Raiders
17
01.08.1992
Tokyo
Houston Oilers
34
Dallas Cowboys
23
31.07.1993
Tokyo
New Orleans Saints
28
Philadelphia Eagles
16
06.08.1994
Tokyo
Minnesota Vikings
17
Kansas City Chiefs
9
05.08.1995
Tokyo
Denver Broncos
24
San Francisco 49ers
10
27.07.1996
Tokyo
San Diego Chargers
20
Pittsburgh Steelers
10
01.08.1998
Tokyo
Green Bay Packers
27
Kansas City Chiefs
24 ot
05.08.2000
Tokyo
Atlanta Falcons
20
Dallas Cowboys
9
03.08.2002
Osaka
Washington Redskins
38
San Francisco 49ers
7
02.08.2003
Tokyo
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30
New York Jets
14
06.08.2005
Tokyo
Atlanta Falcons
27
Indianapolis Colts
21
National Football League International American Bowls in Japan 1976-2005 [References: 1-2]
Report
In 1976 the NFL played the first Official NFL match outside USA in Tokyo, Japan, with the St. Louis Cardinals defeating the San Diego Chargers 20-10. The NFL did not return there until 1989, despite a thriving American Football Scene in Japan, as it took the American Bowl Preseason series of games outside of Europe for the first time. Since then 13 more games have been played in Japan, all but one in Tokyo.
A wide variety of teams has played there, with the San Francisco 49ers travelling over the Pacific on three occasions, and Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys making a return trip. Matches were played annually in Tokyo from 1989 to 2005 inclusively, except 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2004 when there were no matches and 2002 when the American Bowl was played in Osaka, with the Washington Redskins triumphing 38-7 over the 49ers.
References
Bibliography
[1] National Football League (2014) “2014 National Football League Record & Factbook | International Games” pg. 508. New York, USA
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