{"id":773832,"date":"2026-02-24T18:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773832\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:43:14","slug":"the-detroit-lions-will-play-in-germany-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773832\/","title":{"rendered":"The Detroit Lions will play in Germany in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s official: the Detroit Lions are headed for Germany in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The team announced on Tuesday that they will play one of their 17 games next season in Munich, Germany. The game will be played in the FC Bayern Munich Stadium. At this moment, the date, time, and opponent have yet to be announced. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitlions.com\/international\/munich\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Lions have a page up on their official website for the game<\/a> and will provide updates there as the news comes in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cWe are thrilled to be playing internationally and specifically in Munich for the 2026 season,\u201d Detroit Lions President &amp; CEO Rod Wood said in a written statement. \u201cAs an organization, we have invested greatly in the German market and are excited to play in front of our passionate German fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This will be the Lions\u2019 first international game since 2015, when they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Germany was an obvious location for Detroit\u2019s first international game in over a decade. Not only is star wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown a German-speaking player, but the team also recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prideofdetroit.com\/2024\/3\/25\/24111616\/detroit-lions-awarded-global-markets-program-rights-in-four-countries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expanded its global market reach to Germany<\/a>, among several other countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cIt has been a dream of mine to play a game in my mother\u2019s home country of Germany since coming to the league,\u201d St. Brown said via the Lions\u2019 press release. \u201cI cannot wait to play in front of the incredible fans that I\u2019ve gotten to know through my visits and football camps in the country. Their support for me and the country\u2019s instant connection to the Lions brand is inspiring, and I\u2019m looking forward to our team getting to showcase Detroit football on an international scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We\u2019ll see when and who the Lions play in the upcoming months. Typically, these games are announced during the normal NFL schedule release. In the past few years, that schedule release has happened in mid-May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In the meantime, the Lions dropped a few promotional images and videos to get you pumped up for the team\u2019s first international travel in over a decade!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Who\u2019s going to Germany this year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s official: the Detroit Lions are headed for Germany in 2026. 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