The China Bowl is the name of an upcoming National Football League (NFL) pre-season exhibition game scheduled to take place in August 2009 between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks at the National Stadium in Beijing. .^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... An exhibition game is the North American term for a sporting event in which there is no gain or loss from whether the competitors are victorious or not in the competition. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City Foxborough, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft General manager Bill Belichick Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present) American Football... City Seattle, Washington Team colors Pacific Blue, Navy Blue, Neon Green, White Head Coach Mike Holmgren Owner Paul Allen General manager Tim Ruskell Mascot Blitz, and Taima the augur hawk League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1976–present) American Football Conference (1977-2001) AFC West (1977-2001) National Football Conference...

The originally scheduled China Bowl was to be played at Workers Stadium in Beijing August 8, 2007, China. The game was to kick-off the one year countdown before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and would have been the first NFL-sanctioned game to take place in China.^[2] Beijing Workers Stadium Workers Stadium (Chinese: 工人体育场) is a multi-use stadium in Beijing, China. ...   (Chinese:  ; Pinyin: BÄ›ijÄ«ng; IPA: ), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, will be held in Beijing, China from August 8, 2008 through August 24, 2008, with the opening ceremony to take place at 08:08pm and 08 seconds. ...

On April 2, 2007, the NFL announced the rescheduling of the preseason game in Beijing to August 2009, so that more focus can be placed on the first overseas regular season game in London. ^{[3] [4]} April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Notes and references

1. ^ "CHINA BOWL PUT BACK TO 2009", SportingLife.com, 2007-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
2. ^ "NFL to hold preseason game in Beijing, China", NFL.com, 2006-09-24. Retrieved on 2006-09-25.
3. ^ "NFL International to focus on London in '07", NFL.com, 2007-04-02. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
4. ^ "NFL cancels China Bowl to focus on London game", ESPN.com, 2007-04-02. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.