Steelers-Saints in Paris one of 9 international games
The NFL announced Wednesday that the Pittsburgh Steelers will play the New Orleans Saints in the first NFL Paris Game in October as part of the league’s international series.
The game will be played Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Stade de France in Paris. Kickoff will be 9:30 a.m. Eastern time.
“We’re honored to represent the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL in the League’s first-ever game in Paris this upcoming season,” said Steelers president Art Rooney II. “Playing the New Orleans Saints in such a historic setting is a great opportunity to showcase the NFL’s global growth and to connect with fans around the world. It’s an exciting moment for our organization and for Steelers Nation everywhere.”
“It is a privilege for the New Orleans Saints to take part in the NFL’s first regular season game in France,” said Saints Owner Gayle Benson. “Louisiana’s relationship with France is centuries deep, and this game represents another meaningful step in strengthening those cultural and economic ties.”
The Stade de France, built in 1998, is the country’s largest stadium. A multi-purpose venue, it hosts major international sport and entertainment events and is home to the French national soccer and rugby teams.
Covering eight stadiums, seven cities and four continents, this year will feature nine games outside of the U.S. for the most the league has ever staged. Sixteen teams, exactly half of the NFL, will play internationally in 2026.
The San Francisco 49ers will bookend the NFL’s largest ever international slate by playing the 2026 season opener in Melbourne against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams and facing the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11 in Mexico City. The 49ers will be the road team for the Thursday night game on Sept. 10 against the Rams. That will actually take place on Friday morning in Melbourne.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has declared the goal of 16 games annually outside of the U.S. After this season, the league will have played 71 games in 12 different international cities. Melbourne, Paris and Rio de Janeiro are first-time hosts in 2026.
The complete 17-game schedules for all 32 teams will be released on Thursday.
The Dallas Cowboys will be the home team in Rio de Janeiro at Maracana Stadium against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 27, a late afternoon Week 3 game that CBS will broadcast. Neither team has marketing rights in Brazil, where the league has staged games in Sao Paulo in each of the last two years. The NFL has committed at least three games in five years to Rio.
All six games in Europe will kick off at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time, an exclusive broadcast window before the traditional afternoon start times that cover the majority of the schedule each week.
There are three games in London, the league’s most common international site with 45 regular-season games since 2007.
The Jacksonville Jaguars will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 11 and then face the AFC South rival Houston Texans in Week 6 at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 18. The Washington Commanders will be the home team at Tottenham on Oct. 4 when they face the Indianapolis Colts.
The Detroit Lions will be the home team for the league’s third ever game in Munich, facing the New England Patriots on Nov. 15 at the home of German soccer club Bayern Munich.
As previously announced by the NFL, the Atlanta Falcons will be the home team in Madrid in Week 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 8 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.