Mike Chiari@@mikechiariIncluded Columnist IVJanuary 15, 2025
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The Indianapolis Colts revealed Wednesday that they will be the host group next season for the very first NFL regular-season video game ever played in Berlin, Germany.
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That video game will belong to the NFL's International Series, which likewise consists of 3 video games to be played in London, England, with the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars working as the host groups.
While next season will mark the NFL's very first regular-season video game in Berlin, it will likewise represent the 4th successive season that a video game has actually been kept in Germany.
It began with a video game in Munich in 2022, followed by 2 video games in Frankfurt in 2023 and one video game in Munich in 2024.
Next season will mark the NFL's regular-season launching in Berlin, Germany's capital city does have some previous history with the league.
From 1990 through 1994, Berlin hosted a yearly NFL preseason video game with each match being held at the Olympiastadion. The league formerly revealed that the Olympiastadion will host next season's Berlin video game.
In addition to playing in exhibit video games in Mexico, Japan and Canada, the Colts have actually two times appeared in regular-season video games abroad.
The very first event can be found in 2016 when they fell 30-27 to the Jaguars in a contest at London's Wembley Stadium.
More just recently, the Colts and New England Patriots squared off in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2023. The Patriots worked as the host group, however Indy dominated 10-6 on the strength of a hurrying goal by star running back Jonathan Taylor.
The Colts' challenger for their upcoming Berlin video game will be revealed a long time this offseason, as will those of the Browns, Jets and Jags in London.
Indianapolis has actually not reached the playoffs considering that going 11-5 in 2020, and it has actually not won a championship game considering that the 2018 season.
The Colts have actually hovered around the.500 mark in 3 of the previous 4 seasons, going 9-8 in 2021 and 2023, and 8-9 this season.
While they have some quality pieces with Taylor and pass receiver Michael Pittman Jr. standing apart in specific, they need to find out their quarterback scenario in order to reach the next level.
Anthony Richardson has actually not developed himself as the clear franchise guy given that the Colts took him 4th total in the 2023 NFL draft, and his future with the company is quite in concern.
For now, Richardson is most likely the preferred to be under center for the Colts when they take the field in Berlin next season.
