{"id":560177,"date":"2025-11-09T21:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T21:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/560177\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T21:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T21:56:15","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-nfls-first-berlin-game-falcons-and-colts-clash-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/560177\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about the NFL\u2019s first Berlin game: Falcons and Colts clash in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Athletic has live coverage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/live-blogs\/nfl-week-10-falcons-colts-berlin-scores-live-updates-news-schedules-inactives-odds-latest\/38xDY1MIpLxw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Falcons vs. Colts from Berlin.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Taylor and Bijan Robinson take to the ground after flying overseas. The sauerbraten is served with Sauce (Gardner), while Berlin gets acquainted with (Drake) London. The NFL\u2019s next international game goes down Sunday morning, when the first-place Indianapolis Colts link up with the mercurial Atlanta Falcons. Here\u2019s what viewers need to know ahead of this Week 10 export.<\/p>\n<p>How to watch Falcons vs. Colts<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Olympic Stadium \u2014 Berlin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9:30 a.m. ET, Sunday<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV (national):<\/strong> NFL Network\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Falcons, in market: <\/strong>Fox channel 5 (WAGA)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6791776\/2025\/11\/09\/falcons-colts-score-result-takeaways-nfl-berlin-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colts<\/a>, in market:<\/strong> Fox channel 59 (WXIN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Streaming: <\/strong>Fubo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/welcome\/leagues\/191277?irad=356362&amp;utm_source=theathletic&amp;utm_medium=Editorial&amp;utm_campaign=htw_articles&amp;utm_content=nfl_atlanta_falcons_vs_indianapolis_colts&amp;irmp=5579095&amp;sharedid=PtnrUS_TA_Editorial_HTW_Articles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Stream Free Now<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watching in person?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/stubhub.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1101lvXI5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get tickets on StubHub<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NFL Network also streams on NFL+.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 3-5<\/strong> Falcons<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">First, the good stuff. Robinson is one of football\u2019s fiercest rushers, a juke artist who sources his drop step <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6032331\/2025\/01\/02\/falcons-bijan-robinson-allen-iverson-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from Allen Iverson<\/a>. He\u2019s increased his yards per carry mark in each of his three pro seasons, from 4.6 to 4.8 to 5.0 this year. He\u2019s also more than doubled his receiving averages (up to almost 58 yards per game in 2025). Robinson owns the league\u2019s longest run so far, this 81-yard house call on the Buffalo Bills:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A touchdown so nice we had to give it to you twice<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bijan5Robinson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Bijan5Robinson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ESPN | NFL+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/naR8AG3Xtb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/naR8AG3Xtb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtlantaFalcons\/status\/1977895608749895816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">October 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>London is a game-breaking wideout at 6-foot-4. He has tallied at least eight catches, 110 yards and one touchdown in three of his last four starts (he missed Week 8 with a hip injury). His high-volume connection with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. should continue down the stretch. On the other side, first-round rookie Jalon Walker is coming on strong. He had a pair of sacks against the New England Patriots last Sunday. As a team, the Falcons come in with a plus-4 turnover margin.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the bummers. Atlanta seems to freeze up when it counts. Third-down conversions: 23rd on offense, 27th on defense. Fourth downs: 28th on offense, 24th on defense. And red zone rate: 22nd on offense, 30th on defense. Raheem Morris and his staff need to get that right, and right away, or ATL will be nothing more than a fantasy football vessel by December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Falcons\u2019 all-time record in international games: <\/strong>2-2 (3 in London, 1 in Toronto)<\/p>\n<p>The 7-2 Colts<\/p>\n<p>Against even the wildest of dreams, Indy has been off-the-rails awesome through nine weeks. Shane Steichen\u2019s offense tops the NFL at 32.2 points per game. Taylor leads the league in rushing and touchdowns. Daniel Jones (!) has the passing offense at No. 3 in net yards per dropback. With a dominant offensive line, deep pass rush and playmaking secondary, the Colts are built for a playoff storming.<\/p>\n<p>Sensing the hype, riverboat GM Chris Ballard swung a deal for Gardner, the 25-year-old cornerback with two All-Pro credits and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6783773\/2025\/11\/07\/colts-sauce-gardner-daniel-jones-franchise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long-term contract<\/a>. Gardner has been a full participant in Colts practices since Tuesday\u2019s trade and is expected to play Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the Colts are giving this dude a lot of material:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DQw0oCVAcWD\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What we\u2019d give for a Kraftwerk-styled trance remix.<\/p>\n<p>A few cracks are forming at their edges, though. Franchise cornerstone and second-leading sacker DeForest Buckner hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6788313\/2025\/11\/07\/colts-deforest-buckner-injured-reserve-neck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injured reserve on Friday<\/a>. And Jones\u2019 offense is coming off six giveaways in a sloppy loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A second straight L would stomp out some of the momentum heading into their bye week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colts\u2019 all-time record in international games: <\/strong>1-1 (1 in Frankfurt, 1 in London)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The<\/strong> broadcast<strong> situation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All of the NFL\u2019s European games are shown live on NFL Network for U.S. audiences. There\u2019s an over-the-air simulcast in the teams\u2019 respective regions, which means this matchup has local listings for Atlanta and Indianapolis. Rich Eisen is usually on play-by-play for these games, but Adam Amin of Fox Sports gets the nod Sunday. Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner takes color commentary. Stacey Dales and Kristina Pink report from the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Gridiron<strong> football\u2019s history in Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American football is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5888362\/2024\/11\/08\/germany-munich-nfl-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massively popular<\/a> in Germany today, and its presence dates back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/03\/business\/nfl-germany.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to after World War II<\/a>, when American soldiers played on military bases throughout the country. The first Germany team, the Frankfurter L\u00f6wen (Frankfurt Lions), came along in 1977. By \u201979, there were enough independent clubs to form a semipro league. The Berliner B\u00e4ren<b> <\/b>(Berlin Bears) were a founding member of that group, which has since rebranded itself as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MBFdQxQIE1k\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">German Football League<\/a>. Berlin\u2019s present-day team is called the Rebels. They made the playoffs this season, but lost 44-31 in overtime to the Munich Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Berlin hosted its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/3762655\/2022\/11\/11\/nfl-germany-seahawks-bucs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first NFL exhibition<\/a> in 1990 between the Kansas City Chiefs and the St. Louis Rams, nine months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Regular-season action didn\u2019t land in Germany until 2022, though \u2014 Tom Brady\u2019s Tampa Bay Buccaneers (still weird to say that) outlasted Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks in Munich. It was followed by a pair of Frankfurt games in 2023 (including a Colts win over the Patriots), before a singular return to Munich in 2024. That makes Sunday the first official regular-season game in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What<\/strong> are<strong> the teams doing over there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6786536\/2025\/11\/07\/falcons-colts-germany-practice-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Kendall, The Athletic\u2019s Falcons beat writer<\/a>, says Morris has his players studying the legacy of Jesse Owens. The Black track and field star won four gold medals at Sunday\u2019s venue during the Nazi Party\u2019s 1936 Olympic sportswashing. According to Kendall, the team has a lot of personal connections to Germany \u2014 offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford played for the Rhein Fire and coached the Frankfurt Galaxy, while guard Kyle Hinton spent his first two high school seasons in Bavaria. The Falcons also have a rally and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantafalcons.com\/de\/falcons-in-berlin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dirty Bird Fan Walk<\/a>\u201d on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Colts have a global ambassador who proudly reps German culture. Defensive end and Berlin native Bj\u00f6rn Werner was the franchise\u2019s first-round pick in the 2013 draft. Though he only stuck on the roster for three seasons, Werner has since spread the blue-shoe gospel to his fellow countrymen. Here he is with fellow alumni Edgerrin James and Dallas Clark \u2026 plus Blue, the Colts\u2019 belly-jiggling jester and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6638077\/2025\/09\/18\/nfl-mascot-rankings-colts-eagles-chiefs-jaguars-texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No. 1 telegenic mascot<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQwGQfrjm-X\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Who is<\/strong> expected<strong> to win on Sunday?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Colts are favored by a touchdown at a neutral site. They hit Sunday\u2019s kickoff with a better offense, a better defense and a much better record. International games can get wonky, and the Falcons did upset the Bills in prime time last month, but an Atlanta win would be a notable upset no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>2025 NFL International Games<\/p>\n<p>All upcoming games start at 9:30 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 1 (Friday, Sept. 5):<\/strong> Los Angeles Chargers 27, Kansas City Chiefs 21<br \/>Corinthians Arena in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 4 (Sunday, Sept. 28):<\/strong> Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Minnesota Vikings 21<br \/>Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 5 (Sunday, Oct. 5):<\/strong> Minnesota Vikings 21, Cleveland Browns 17<br \/>Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 6 (Sunday, Oct. 12):<\/strong> Denver Broncos 13, New York Jets 11<br \/>Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 7 (Sunday, Oct. 19): <\/strong>Los Angeles Rams 35, Jacksonville Jaguars 7<br \/>Wembley Stadium in London, England<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 10 (Sunday, Nov. 9):<\/strong> Atlanta Falcons vs. Indianapolis Colts<br \/>Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 11 (Sunday, Nov. 16):<\/strong> Washington Commanders vs. Miami Dolphins<br \/>Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium in Madrid, Spain<\/p>\n<p>Streaming and ticketing links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply.\u00a0The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Athletic has live coverage of Falcons vs. Colts from Berlin. 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