The Detroit Lions will be one of the participating teams in the 2026 NFL game in Munich, Germany, the league announced Tuesday.
The game will be played at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, which is the home of FC Bayern Munich of the Bundesliga. The stadium has a seating capacity of 75,024.
“Germany continues to be a key market in the NFL’s international growth ambitions, with Europe’s largest fanbase,” said NFL Germany General Manager Alexander Steinforth. “We are excited to welcome the Detroit Lions to play in the 2026 NFL Munich game – and in partnership with the Lions, FC Bayern Munich and the City of Munich, we look forward to bringing an incredible NFL experience to fans across the region in the NFL 2026 season.”
The NFL will announce the opponent for the Lions in Munich when the complete league schedule is released this spring.
“We are thrilled to be playing internationally and specifically in Munich for the 2026 season,” said Detroit Lions President & CEO Rod Wood. “As an organization, we have invested greatly in the German market and are excited to play in front of our passionate German fans.”
“It has been a dream of mine to play a game in my mother’s home country of Germany since coming to the league,” said Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. “I cannot wait to play in front of the incredible fans that I’ve gotten to know through my visits and football camps in the country. Their support for me and the country’s instant connection to the Lions brand is inspiring, and I’m looking forward to our team getting to showcase Detroit football on an international scale.”
Overall, the 2026 NFL season will feature a record nine International Games. Details can be found at the link below.
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Buccaneers would make a fantastic opponent for Lions.
The following is a dream mock schedule & as always, I have fun doing it.
Bye: Tennessee & Washington
Nationally televised games
Thursday: L.A. Rams at Arizona (Amazon)
Sunday 9:30AM ET: Tampa Bay vs Detroit at Munich (NFLN)
Sunday Night: Dallas at Seattle (NBC)
Monday: Houston at Indianapolis 7:15PM ET (ESPN)
Kansas City at Denver 8:15PM (ABC)
CBS Single header
Pittsburgh at Jacksonville 1:00PM ET
Green Bay at Minnesota 1:00PM ET
New England at NY Jets 1:00PM ET
Cincinnati at Baltimore 1:00PM ET
Miami at Las Vegas 4:05PM
FOX early 1:00PM ET
NY Giants at Philadelphia
Carolina at Cleveland
Atlanta at New Orleans
FOX late 4:25PM
Chicago at Buffalo
San Francisco at L.A. Chargers
I am pretty sure the NFL is doing away with the Monday Night doubleheaders next season.
Pardon me for using word fan because I am a fan on few occasions when Monday Night football have two choices for fans to choose what game would suit them best.
When can I get tickets?
If you go to the category with the Lions 2026 schedule, next to the game you should see "Buy Tickets". If not, i cant help.
https://www.nfl.com/international/games/munich2026roi