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The NFL is insisting on playing the Steelers-Saints game in Paris on Sunday despite riots in the city.
Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. local time at Stade de France. The league has announced enhanced security measures for the contest, though officials acknowledge those measures reduce resources available elsewhere in the city and do not secure routes fans will use to reach the venue.
The decision comes as another major sporting event has been altered. A PSG-Lyon soccer match, originally set for 7:45 p.m. Sunday at Parc des Princes, was postponed to Monday at the request of police and authorities. Parc des Princes is located in southwest Paris and has been heavily impacted by demonstrations, according to Leon Imber of The Athletic.
Both NFL teams are already in Paris, making it too late to move the game to New Orleans. League officials have noted that London could serve as an alternative venue if one of two NFL-ready stadiums there were available.
One observer suggested the league should "give Paris a rain check for a future football season when the city isn't literally on fire."
Source: ProFootballTalk - Fri Oct 23, 11:02 AM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).