A packed Stade de France near Paris made history Sunday as it hosted its first NFL regular-season game with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the New Orleans Saints 16-10 in a festive, party atmosphere.
\n\nOn hand for the historic occasion were 78,488 fans happy to defy the violent leftist riots engulfing country.
\n\nThe contest came a day after fresh demonstrations and riots drew more than 100,000 people to the French capital, as Breitbart News reported.
\n\nThe police presence at the NFL contest appeared neither heavy nor unusual at the packed Stade de France n Saint-Denis, some six miles north of Paris centre and more than eight miles from Porte d’Italie, where Saturday’s protests began in the southern part of the city, FRANCE24 reports.
\n\nThe same venue has previously hosted rugby sevens and athletics during the 2024 Paris Olympics and regularly serves as the home ground for the French national rugby and soccer teams, being perfectly suited to the NFL showpiece.
\n\nThe custom-built scaled-down Arc de Triomphe entrance portal for players introductions, prior to the NFL Paris Game American football match between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris on October 25…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/
