The NFL (National Football League) says that
they want to continue to grow the American Football fan base in the UK.On Sunday the 29th of September the Wembley Stadium hosted the Seventh International Series Game. The Vikings claimed a close and very tense win over the Steelers with a final score of 34- 27. With a crowd of 83,519 people, the Steelers nearly scored in the final seconds but luckily for the Vikings they did not.
Vikings quarterback Matt Cassel told the BBC "What an amazing experience".
The Jaguars will play San Francisco 49ers on the 27th of October also at the Wembley Stadium.
Chris Parsons of the NFL International told BBC London what they are doing to try to make this fascinating sport appealing to the British. "What we have been doing over the past six years, playing games here in the UK, is really about embedding the sport into the popular culture."
In 2012 the Jacksonville Jaguars signed a four year contract to play one regular-season match per year at Wembley. Popular teams like the Jaguars will hopefully soon get British people to begin to enjoy the sport.
Lin, a British fan of American football, said "It would be fantastic to see other people begin to appreciate my sport and become fans of such a great and interesting game".
Nesta Baxter, year 9
Sports Reporter
