- The NFL is moving ahead with its first regular-season game in France, even as protests and rioting across the country have forced the league to build a heavier security plan around Steelers-Saints week in Paris.
- Against that backdrop, the NFL’s message has been consistent: the game is going on.
- Peter O’Reilly said there was never a point when the league believed the game could not be played in Paris.
- He also said, “We feel confident that we would not have any impact on the broader resources needed.”
- That is the balance the league is trying to strike this week.
- The Saints are the designated home team, and if the league had decided to move the game, New Orleans would have been the obvious alternative.
- But the NFL did not consider relocating it, and the game remains set for Sunday at Stade de France.
- For the NFL, this is not just another international date on the calendar.
- It is the league’s first regular-season game in Paris, scheduled for October 25, and it is arriving in a city and country dealing with a volatile weekend of protests, arrests, and damage in the streets.
NFL keeps Steelers-Saints Paris game on schedule as unrest in France drives tighter security
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- CBS Sports, “NFL, Saints address plans for Paris game during Week 6 as protests escalate in France,” Oct. 20, 2026.
- nbcsports.com, “NFL will have heightened security for game in Paris after recent civil unrest,” Oct. 20, 2026.
- https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7708509/2026/10/20/nfl-paris-steelers-saints-security/
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