The NFL says the Saints-Steelers game in Paris is still on schedule, even as protests continue to ramp up across France.
New Orleans and Pittsburgh are set to meet in Week 7 on Sunday, October 25, at Stade de France, with kickoff slated for 9:30 a.m. ET. The league made clear Sunday that there has been no change to the plan, despite the unrest and the added security questions that come with staging the NFL’s first regular-season game in the country.
According to Front Office Sports, the NFL issued a statement addressing both the logistics and the safety planning around the matchup. “We continue to work closely with local authorities and partners on all operational and security matters,” the league said.
The league also said both teams are getting regular updates and that league sites have not seen any disruptions.
That reassurance came after another heavy weekend in France. The BBC reported that about 550,000 people took part in Saturday’s protest, with authorities making at least 1,200 arrests as violence escalated. Demonstrators have been pushing back against rising living costs and proposed education spending cuts, and videos from Paris showed police using tear gas and water cannons as clashes grew more intense.
So far, the NFL has not announced any alterations to the game or the events around it. The Saints and Steelers are still preparing as usual while waiting for any further security guidance.
The Paris matchup is another step in the league’s international push, and it will be the sixth of nine international games on the 2026 schedule. For now, though, the message from the NFL is straightforward: the game is going ahead as planned.
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