Three weeks ago, Saint-Denis had its night. Today it is Munich’s turn. The NFL Munich Game sends the Detroit Lions and the New England Patriots onto the field of the Allianz Arena at 3:30pm Paris time, and with it the league closes its European autumn: Paris, then Madrid, now Bavaria.
For Parisians who caught the bug at the Stade de France, it is the last chance this season to watch a regular-season NFL game in their own time zone. Detroit is the designated home team, and both clubs arrive with something to prove.
A European autumn, from Saint-Denis to Bavaria
The tour opened in France on 25 October, when the Pittsburgh Steelers edged the New Orleans Saints 16–10 in the first regular-season NFL game ever played in the country. Front Office Sports reported that the broadcast drew 7.7 million viewers on NFL Network. A fortnight later, at the Santiago Bernabéu, Joe Burrow’s Cincinnati Bengals beat the Atlanta Falcons 34–17. We looked at what Paris leaves behind, then followed the caravan to Madrid.
Munich completes the trilogy, and Germany is fertile ground. According to the Boston Globe, the league estimates the country counts some 20 million fans of American football. Patriots-Lions is the sixth regular-season game staged in Germany in five years. After today, only Mexico City, on 22 November, remains on this season’s international slate.
Lions vs Patriots: what is at stake
On paper, Detroit travels as the stronger side. The Lions are 6–2; the Patriots are 5–4 and still stinging from a 45–27 defeat to the Green Bay Packers. Mike Vrabel’s team has lost two of its last three, and Boston’s press has spent the week asking which New England will turn up.
The Lions’ engine is Jahmyr Gibbs, who leads the league in carries this season. Jared Goff orchestrates the rest. NFL.com also points to a sharp turnaround in defence: Detroit has allowed an average of 15.5 points over its last four games, against nearly 32 over the first four.
New England’s hopes rest on Drake Maye, a quarterback capable of the spectacular but, according to NFL.com, tied for the most giveaways in the league with 13. The injury report does him no favours: running back Rhamondre Stevenson is questionable with a knee problem and cornerback Carlton Davis has been ruled out.
- Kick-off: 3:30pm Paris time (9:30am ET)
- Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
- Records: Lions 6–2, Patriots 5–4
St. Brown’s homecoming, and how to watch from France
The emotional thread of the afternoon belongs to Amon-Ra St. Brown. The Lions receiver, 61 catches and 657 yards so far, has a German mother, and today is his first NFL game in her country. Speaking to Sports Illustrated, as relayed by DAZN, he described playing an NFL game there as a dream, having played in Germany only once before, at 15.
The city has played along. Locals have nicknamed the weekend “Novemberfest”, the Boston Globe reports, and the beer halls have been split between the two camps: Lions legend Barry Sanders tapped the keg at the Hofbräuhaus, according to FOX 2 Detroit, while Vrabel did the honours at the Augustiner Stammhaus on Saturday.
The Patriots have courted this market for years and arrive with a crowd of their own. “I knew we had fans in Germany,” Vrabel told the Boston Globe, “but I didn’t know we had this many.”
In France, the game is available live and on demand on NFL Game Pass via DAZN. Until 23 November, DAZN is offering the Season Pro pass at €54.99 for the rest of the season, Super Bowl included. A Sunday afternoon on the sofa, a German stadium on the screen, and the memory of Saint-Denis still fresh: the European chapter ends in style.
Sources
- NFL.com — November 2026
- FOX 2 Detroit — November 13, 2026
- New England Patriots (official) — May 14, 2026
- NBC Sports Boston via Yahoo Sports — November 13, 2026
- The Boston Globe / Boston.com — November 13, 2026
- The Boston Globe — November 14, 2026
- DAZN France — November 12, 2026
- DAZN France (international games) — November 9, 2026
- DAZN France (Game Pass offer) — November 12, 2026
- Touchdown Actu — November 12, 2026
- Front Office Sports — October 29, 2026
- Local 12 (WKRC) — November 8, 2026
Cover photo: Photo: Staff Sgt. Breanne Donnell — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
