DUBLIN -- Convincing NFL teams to play international games isn't the task it used to be, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in Dublin ahead of the first regular-season NFL game in Ireland.

Speaking at a small music venue near the city center Saturday, Goodell said teams have embraced the global expansion of the game. Rather than having to talk teams into participating in international contests, they are enthusiastically volunteering to be involved in the games.

"In today's world, we have to be global," Goodell said. "Every time we play an international game, fans say they want more. I really, truly believe our game can and will be global. Our job is to share our game with the rest of the world."

Because of that buy-in, Goodell reiterated that he would like there to be 16 international

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