The Indianapolis Colts will play the NFL’s first regular season game in Berlin, Germany during the 2025 season.
“The NFL today announced that the Indianapolis Colts have been designated to host a regular season game in Berlin, Germany at the historic Olympic Stadium during the 2025 season.,” the Colts said in a Wednesday morning news release.
Additional details, including date and opponent, will be confirmed as part of the NFL’s full schedule announcement this May.
Colts Owner Jim Irsay said the Colts are proud to be part of this landmark event in one of the world’s most historic cities.
“The NFL has become a global brand, and we’re looking forward to growing American football in Germany and expanding Colts Nation’s footprint around the world. This game also provides a unique opportunity for our local Indiana partners to engage with German businesses, customers and fans this season and in the future,” Irsay said.
The Colts are the first NFL team to play multiple regular season games in Germany. The Colts previously played games in Mexico (2000 preseason), Japan (2005 preseason), Canada (2010 preseason), England (2016) and Germany (2023).
This will be the team’s second regular-season game in Germany. The Colts went to Frankfurt, Germany and beat the New England Patriots in Week 10 of the 2023 NFL season by a score of 10-6.
Former Colts linebacker Björn Werner, who was selected by Indianapolis in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, hails from Berlin and is the official “Colts Ambassador” in Germany and Austria.
“It was great to see the Colts go 1-0 on my home turf in Germany in 2023,” said Werner, an NFL expert for RTL on German Free TV and co-founder of the German media company Bromance Sports. “Now, hosting a game in the historic Olympic Stadium in Berlin is the next big step. I’m pumped to see how we can keep growing the game, not just in Germany and Austria, but all over Europe. Let’s go 2-0!”
The NFL played five exhibition games (1990-94) at Olympic Stadium, but this will be the first regular season game in Berlin. The stadium hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics.
(Story by Network Indiana)