National Football League International Preseason American Bowl in Mexico 1994-2001
Enda Mulcahy
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American Bowls in Mexico 1978-2001
Date
Venue
Winners
Runners-Up
15.08.1994
Mexico City
Houston Oilers
6
Dallas Cowboys
0
05.08.1996
Monterrey
Kansas City Chiefs
32
Dallas Cowboys
6
04.08.1997
Mexico City
Miami Dolphins
38
Denver Broncos
19
17.08.1998
Mexico City
New England Patriots
21
Dallas Cowboys
3
19.08.2000
Mexico City
Indianapolis Colts
24
Pittsburgh Steelers
23
27.08.2001
Mexico City
Dallas Cowboys
21
Oakland Raiders
6
National Football League International American Bowl Preseason Games in Mexico 1978-2001 [References: 1]
*Not an American Bowl Game (American Bowl started in 1986 in London).
Report
The first Official NFL game played in Mexico was in 1978, when the New Orleans Saints defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City. From 1994 to 2001 inclusive the American Bowl Preseason Series of games took in one game in Mexico each year inclusively (except 1995 and 1999), with the Dallas Cowboys playing in four matches, winning one against the Oakland Raiders in Mexico City in 2001, and fellow Texans Houston Oilers winning 6-0 against the Cowboys in Mexico City in 1994.
The Cowboys and Indians theme was kept for the other games, with the Denver Broncos losing to the Miami Dolphins, again in Mexico City in 1997 and the Indianapolis Colts defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2000. In the only game played outside Mexico City, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Dallas Cowboys 32-6 in Monterrey in 1996. New England Patriots were the other winners over the Cowboys, in 1998.
References
Bibliography
[1] National Football League (2014) “2014 National Football League Record & Factbook | International Games” pg. 508. New York, USA
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