Published October 23, 2026 11:02 AM
The NFL continues to insist on playing in Paris on Sunday, despite local unrest that has sparked periodic riots. And the league remains at à toute vitesse for the Steelers-Saints game.
Meanwhile, a soccer match set for Sunday night in Paris has been postponed at the direction of the authorities.
The PSG-Lyon contest, which was due to be played at 7:45 p.m. local time on Sunday at Parc des Princes, has been moved to Monday, via Leon Imber of The Athletic. The venue is located in southwest Paris, which (via Imber) has been heavily impacted by the demonstrations.
The situation could, in theory, pivot to Stade de France, where the Steelers at Saints will play at 3:30 p.m. local time.
The league has said that there will be enhanced security for the game. This necessarily reduces resources that would be available elsewhere in the city — and it does nothing to secure the path that fans will take to the security perimeter at the facility where the game will be played.
The conservative play would be to move the game to one of the two NFL-ready stadiums in London, if either is available.
At this point, it’s too late to play the game in New Orleans; both teams are in Paris and ready to go. The best move would be to avoid the non-zero-percent chance of an incident on Sunday and give Paris a rain check for a future football season when the city isn’t literally on fire.