Steelers to play Saints in NFL’s first sport in Paris: Sources

For the second consecutive season, the Pittsburgh Steelers are headed abroad.

The Steelers will sq. off in opposition to the New Orleans Saints within the first-ever NFL sport in Paris, league sources advised The Athletic. The Saints had been introduced as the house group in February, however the league has not but made the opponent public. The official unveiling is scheduled for Wednesday morning on NFL Community.

The sport will likely be performed at Stade de France in Paris, the house of France’s soccer and rugby nationwide groups, and in addition a website for UEFA Euro soccer event video games. The stadium capability is 80,698, making it the biggest stadium within the nation.

After going a couple of dozen years with out a world sport, the Steelers performed within the NFL’s first-ever sport in Dublin, Eire, final season. The occasion was a large success, as Pittsburgh’s giant, worldwide fan base packed the stadium. Now Steelers followers could have one other highway journey to plan.

The sport in Paris provides to the NFL’s rising worldwide slate. On Tuesday, the league introduced the Cincinnati Bengals will face the Atlanta Falcons at Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on Sunday, Nov. 8. The Miami Dolphins and Washington Commanders performed the NFL’s first sport in Spain final season.