The NFL will play its first regular-season game ever in France next season with the New Orleans Saints set to travel to Paris later this year and the league will also head back to Mexico City for the first time since 2022.

The New Orleans Saints will play a regular season game near Paris this upcoming fall, officials said Monday, adding another international locale to the NFL's ongoing bid to globalize the uniquely Amer

The NFLwill play its first-ever regular season game in Paris, France in 2026, as the league continues to focus on global growth efforts and expanding the international games slate to more countries around the world.

Part of the NFL's nine-game international slate in 2026 will include a New Orleans Saints game played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

New Orleans Saints will play the NFL’s first regular-season game in Paris, France, marking a historic milestone in theinternational expansion.

France will be the eighth country the NFL has played in outside of the United States.

The first-ever NFL showdown in the “City of Lights” will be the New Orleans Saints, appropriately enough, with the French link binding both Louisiana and France together. It is not known at this time who the Saints will play. Cleveland Browns to hire first-time NFL head coach, reports say Jan. 28, 2026, 10:24 a.m.

The New Orleans Saints will travel to Paris for the historic game with their opponent announced this spring by the NFL.

The National Football League announced on Feb. 2, 2026 the first-ever regular season game to be played in Paris, France, with the New Orleans Saints named as a participating team in the historic contest. Check out some of the best photos from the Saints visits to France over the years.

The NFL is heading to Paris, France, in the 2026 season. One of the teams has already been confirmed with the New Orleans Saints set to take the turf at the iconic Stade de France. Madrid, Munich,