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The NFL has been intent on putting down roots on the other side of the pond in recent years. The league sends teams to play in London, hoping to build excitement among the British ma ses, fans whose sporting landscapes tend to revolve mostly around soccer.NFL London draws plenty of buzz. The games are fast-paced, action-packed and physical, a welcome departure from the silky trappings of soccer. Consequently, the events have been major succe ses  each time London has hosted the NFL, the game has sold out.There's just one problem: The league keeps sending bottom feeders to play in the U.K.When the Packers play the Giants at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, it will represent the first time two teams with winning records have played each other in England. The lack of strong sides is something the showcase has become known  Daniel Descalso Jersey for over the years.Perhaps it's another way for Americans to get back at the mother country: gifting the Brits games that wouldn't draw much attention in the States.MORE: NFL London began as an offshoot of other league efforts to make "America's Game" more relevant acro s the globe. From NFL Europe to the American Bowl, the NFL has always had its eyes on expanding the game's popularity beyond the States.League commi sioner Roger Goodell implemented the International Series in 2007. London's Wembley Stadium was the original site of the game, and it hosted at least one NFL regular-season game every year from 2007-19.The first contest, between the Giants and Dolphins, ended in a 13-10 Giants victory  a high-profile win in a G-Men season capped by New York winning the Lombardi Trophy.MORE:The league has attempted Luis Gonzalez Jersey  to build consistent support among British fans, with the Rams  owned by Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke  and the Jaguars  owned by Fulham majority shareholder Shahid Khan  making multiple trips to London. Since 2007, London has hosted 31 NFL games. None of those 31 encounters ever featured two teams with winning records.That streak will end this weekend: the Packers and Giants both enter the Week 5 contest with a 3-1 record.However, the league has tended to do itself a di service by sending le ser teams to play mostly bad football in a burgeoning market. Look at the figures:No NFL London game has featured two teams that later earned playoff berths.Of the previous 31games to take place in England, 15 have been decided by double digits.Only 12 teams that have taken part in NFL London games have made the postseason.Nine teams that have taken part inLondon games have wound up losing at least 13 games that season, including the Jets and Jaguarsin 2021.The 2017 Browns, who finished 0-16,played in an NFL London game. Matt Andriese Jersey So, again, why does the league NFL send bad teams to London? Well, it's not really the NFL's choice.The reality is that teams volunteer for these games. One side agrees to give up one of its stateside home games. That's a sizable investment: since 2010, home teams have won 55.6 percent of games.The league offers a sweetener of reimbursing teams for the lo ses they incur in giving up a home game, plus $1 million. To put it bluntly, money talks.And if a team decides to give up a home game, it will give up one against a middling team Curt Schilling Jersey . That's how Falcons vs. Jets and Jaguars vs. Dolphins (the two London games in 2021) get played acro s the Atlantic.MORE:There are mechanisms in place to improve the quality of the NFL London games. Franchises hoping to host a Super Bowl must take part in a game. That's one of the reasons the Rams, Falcons and Buccaneers (owned by the Glazer family, which also owns Manchester United) have played in London recently.Also, starting this year, the league will use a divisional rotation to determine which teams take part in overseas games. The hope is that change, coupled with the addition of a 17th regular-season game (which guarantees each team at least eight home games per season), will incentivize good teams to play in Europe. The results  Shelby Miller Jersey of every NFL London game since the event's inception in 2007.YearResultStadiumAttendance2007Giants 13,Dolphins 10Wembley81,1762008Saints 37,Chargers 31Wembley83,2262009Patriots 35,Buccaneers 7Wembley84,254201049ers 24, Broncos 16Wembley83,9412011Bears 24, Buccaneers 18Wembley76,9812012Patriots 46, Rams 7Wembley84,0042013Vikings 34, Steelers 27Wembley83,518201349ers 42, Jaguars 10Wembley83,5592014Dolphins 38, Raiders 14Wembley83,4312014Lions 22, Falcons 21Wembley83,5322014Cowboys 31, Jaguars 17Wembley83,6032015Jets 27, Dolphins 14Wembley83,9862015Jaguars 34, Bills 31Wembley84,0212015Chiefs 45, Lions 10Wembley83,6242016Jaguars 30, Colts 27Wembley83,7982016Giants 17, Rams 10Twickenham74,1212016Washington 27, Bengals 27Wembley84,4482017Jaguars 44, Ravens 7Wembley84,5922017Saints 20, Dolphins 0Wembley84,4232017Rams 33, Cardinals 0Twickenham73,7362017Vikings 33, Browns 16Twickenham74,2372018Seahawks 27, Raiders 3Wembley84,9222018Chargers 20, Titans 19Wembley84,3012018Eagles 24, Jaguars 18Wembley85,8702019Raiders 24, Bears 21Tottenham Hotspur60,4632019Panthers 37, Buccaneers 26Tottenham Hotspur60,0872019Rams 24, Bengals 10Wembley83,7202019Texans 26, Jaguars 3Wembley84,7712021Falcons 27, Jets 20Tottenham Hotspur60,5892021Jaguars 23, Dolphins 20Tottenham Hotspur60,7842022Vikings 28, Saints 25Tottenham Hotspur60,639