This is the second time that Arizona and San Francisco have met on the field of the Coloso de Santa Úrsula, after playing there in 2005, in the first regular season international game in league history.
It’s official:there will be revenge at the Azteca Stadium! The NFL confirmed this Wednesday that the San Francisco 49ers They will be the rivals for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2022 regular season international game on the Mexico Cityas John Sutcliffe of ESPN. The meeting will be broadcast by ESPN & ESPN Deportes in the traditional “Monday Night Football“ on November 21 at 8:15pm ET/ 7:15pm Mexico City time.
The NFL had announced to Cardinals as one of the two teams that would play in Mexico during the hours before Super Bowl LVI in The Angels.
Also, the NFL confirmed that Tampa Bay Buccaneers would serve as administrative premises when receiving Seattle Seahawks in the first regular season game in Germany –to be disputed in the Allianz Arena of the Bayern Munich on November 13 at 9:30am ET/8:30am Mexico City time–; Jacksonville Jaguars they will receive Denver Broncos on October 30 at 9:30am ET/8:30am Mexico City time in Wembley, party that will be broadcast exclusively on ESPN+; Green Bay Packers they will face THE Giants on October 9 at 9:30am ET/8:30am Mexico City time, y New Orleans Saints they will play before Minnesota Vikings on October 2 at 9:30am ET/8:30am Mexico City time on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Mexico was the scene on October 2, 2005, of the first game of the regular season of the NFL played outside the United States. The Cardinals They took the 31-14 victory over the 49ers on that occasion. In that match, Josh McCown He threw for 385 yards and two touchdowns, and Neil Rackers made six field goals for Arizonawhile the points of San Francisco they arrived in loose balls returned to the diagonals, one by Derek Smith and the other for Derrick Johnsonwho ran 78 yards for the touchdown.
The total attendance for that meeting was 103,467 fans, setting a then league record, by exceeding the 102,368 fans who said present for a duel between them Niners compared to Los Angeles Rams in it Coliseum from The Angels in 1957.
The circumstances of that night in 2005, however, will not be repeated in 2022. Cardinals y 49ers They were two of the worst teams in that campaign, with the Cards arriving at Azteca with a mark of 0-3, and the 49ers at 1-2, after having the first overall pick in the NFL Draft of that year, the quarterback Alex Smith.
Now, the Cardinals they arrive and Niners they arrive as legitimate contenders for the postseason. Arizona was the last team to lose undefeated status last season, after a 7-0 start, and falling in the Wild Card Round from Playoffs against the eventual champions of the Super Bowl, Rams34-11, after completing a regular season with a record of 11-6. San Francisco finished his regular season 10-7, before outscoring the Dallas Cowboys by 23-17 in the Wild Card Round already the Packers by 13-10 in the Ronda Divisionalboth as visitors, to appear in the NFC Championship Game before the Ramsbefore those who succumbed 20-17.
Previously, the league had reported that the rivals of the administrative premises already announced for the five international matches would be known with the revelation of the regular season calendar, scheduled for next Thursday, May 12. However, the NFL advanced the officialization of the opponents for games abroad.