NFL games in Canada: A Complete History

TORONTO, ON – On December 7, with the 2008 NFL season reaching its culmination, the Buffalo Bills will face division rival Miami at Rogers Centre. The game will be the first NFL regular-season game ever played in Canada.

The following is a table commemorating the NFL's history of Canadian competition (*Denotes an 'American Bowl' Game, ** Denotes an NFL regular season game).

Date	Site	Opponent & Score
Aug. 12, 1950	Ottawa	N.Y. Giants 20, Ottawa (CFL) 6
Aug. 12, 1950	Ottawa	N.Y. Giants 38, Ottawa (CFL) 6
Aug. 5, 1959	Toronto	Chicago Cardinals 55, Toronto (CFL) 26
Aug. 6, 1960	Toronto	Pittsburgh 43, Toronto (CFL) 16
Aug. 15, 1960	Toronto	Chicago 16, N.Y. Giants 7
Aug. 2, 1961	Toronto	St. Louis 36, Toronto (CFL) 7
Aug. 5, 1961	Montreal	Chicago 34, Montreal (CFL) 16
Aug. 8, 1961	Hamilton	Hamilton (CFL) 38, Buffalo 21
Aug. 11, 1969	Montreal	Pittsburgh 17, N.Y. Giants 13
Aug. 25, 1969	Montreal	Detroit 22, Boston (AFL) 9
Aug. 18, 1988	Montreal	N.Y. Jets 11, Cleveland 7
*Aug. 9, 1990	Montreal	Pittsburgh 30, New England 14
Aug. 14, 1993	Toronto	Cleveland 12, New England 9
*Aug. 12, 1995	Toronto	Buffalo 9, Dallas 7
*Aug. 16, 1997	Toronto	Green Bay 35, Buffalo 3
*Aug. 15, 1998	Vancouver	San Francisco 24, Seattle 21
Aug. 14, 2008	Toronto	Buffalo 24, Pittsburgh 21
**Dec. 7, 2008	Toronto	Buffalo v Miami

Bills vs. Dolphins tickets are currently on sale. Tickets in most stadium sections and price ranges are still available at www.billsintoronto.com.

The Bills Toronto Series includes a regular season game each year (2008-2012) and preseason games in 2008, 2010 and 2012. The series concept received the endorsement of several key NFL committees and was then approved unanimously by the NFL owners prior to Super Bowl XLII in Arizona. Ticket information is available at www.billsintoronto.com. The Bills Toronto Series is a proud and enthusiastic supporter of amateur football across Ontario. On December 3, 2008, five provincial high school football championship games, called the OFSAA Bills Toronto Series Football Bowls, will be played at Rogers Centre in Toronto.