Quick facts: History of NFL games outside the United States

With the Giants and Dolphins playing in London this week as part of the NFL's International Series, here are some quick facts NFL games abroad…

Giants abroad

" The Giants are 3-2 in international games:
-- The Giants defeated the CFL Ottawa Rough Riders in Ottawa in 1950 and 1951
-- The Giants lost to Chicago, 16-7, in Toronto in 1960
-- The Giants lost to the Steelers in Montreal in 1969
-- The Giants defeated San Diego, 28-20, in Berlin, Germany, in 1994

Dolphins abroad

• The Dolphins are 4-0 in international games, including 1-0 in London
  -- The Dolphins defeated the 49ers, 27-21, in London on July 31, 1988 (American Bowl)
  -- The Dolphins defeated the Raiders, 19-17, in Tokyo, Japan, in 1991
  -- The Dolphins defeated Denver, 31-27, in Berlin, Germany, in 1992
  -- The Dolphins defeated the Broncos, 38-19, in Mexico City, in 1997

NFL International Games

" This marks the second regular-season game played outside of the U.S. (the first was in Mexico City in 2005; Cardinals defeated 49ers)
" It's the first regular season game outside of North America
" This will be the 10th NFL game played in London
" It will be the 19th NFL game played in Europe (1 in Sweden; 1 in Ireland; 2 in Spain; 5 in Germany)
" This marks the 58th NFL game played on foreign soil (including 6 NFL-CFL games and 1 AFL-CFL game played in Canada). The breakdown of non-European countries:
-- Canada - 16 games
-- Japan - 14
-- Mexico - 8
-- Australia - 1

" The first NFL game played outside of North America was on Aug. 16, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan (St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chargers, 20-10)
" The first game played in London (Wembley Stadium) and Europe was Aug. 6, 1983 (Vikings defeated St. Louis Cardinals, 28-10)

The American Bowl

" The NFL's American Bowl series has been played 40 times, 8 times in London
" The first American Bowl was played Aug. 3, 1986 - Chicago defeated Dallas, 17-6.

Mexico City

" The Cardinals-49ers game at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium had the largest attendance for a regular-season game in NFL history - 103,467.

Wembley Stadium

" Seating capacity is 90,000 seats, second-largest in Europe.