The NFL’s latest development could eventually see the Lions in a yearly Germany game
Don’t be shocked if the Lions wind up playing in Germany every single year
It’s time to stop beating around the bush and just say the things out loud that the NFL hasn’t quite said yet. They went to take over the world.
On Tuesday, it was announced that the NFL will be going from having eight international games to 10 international games in 2027. In addition to that, they took away the ability for teams to protect certain games they want to keep at home.
You’re crazy if you think the NFL wants to just stop there. It’s going to take a very long while, but the NFL’s eventual goal is likely to be a worldwide league that has teams in Canada, Mexico, England, and Germany. Maybe even more than that. This is going to be so far from where we’re at now that there’s a good chance we won’t live to see it really unfold.
But there’s a way to really get there, and it’s to slowly unfold things the way the NFL has been doing. Getting more games into more countries and growing the popularity of American football while they’re at it. One of the next big steps could be to not only have the game return to countries, but to have the same teams go back and create larger fan bases among the international crowd. Give people a reason to care.
The Lions could wind up being one of those teams that plays an annual international game, and that game would logically be in Germany.
It just makes way too much sense to ignore. The Lions have a German star on their team already in Amon-Ra St. Brown. They have a German Instagram account that has 42 thousand followers and counting. They have a German version of Roary named Leo.
The Lions have been working to grow their popularity in Germany for a long time now. Since 2024, to be exact. It’s been working. Not to mention, they really wanted to play there. Like, bad enough to forgo a bye week to get it done.
If the Lions go to Germany and put on a big-time game with the Patriots and win that game and get the local crowd going crazy and showing up with Lions jerseys and all that, the NFL would be crazy not to want to send them back.
Now, it’s obviously a bummer for Lions fans because the Lions would theoretically lose a home game at Ford Field every year. But if they grow the fan base in Germany, then it’s like still having a home game. Just at Ford Field, Germany. Don’t rule this out.
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