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NFL's Paris Game Set to Proceed Despite Saturday Protests

Paris police asked for a Paris Saint-Germain match to be postponed over stretched resources, while the Saints and Steelers still play Sunday; the NFL stayed.

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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorParis police asked for a Paris Saint-Germain match to be postponed because their resources were stretched, and the NFL game is still on.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the police said they were full, and the league heard availability.

  3. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorSaints and Steelers at the Stade de France, Sunday.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorCommissioner Goodell says his comfort level with the plan is very high, and Aaron Rodgers says if it were unsafe they wouldn't be there.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd call that a league confidently staying on schedule.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFive hundred fifty thousand people marched, which the league would call a very strong tailgate.

  7. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, the Saints are the home team in Paris, I said it, and I'm telling you that's an advantage.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWell, they're the ones who had to fly in, so isn't the Stade de France the real home team?

  9. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's right. That's exactly right.

  10. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorElsewhere, it's Saturday college football.

  11. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorBoise State and Washington State are tied ten to ten with fifteen minutes left in the fourth, and Texas leads Ole Miss ten to three with forty-nine seconds left in the first quarter.

  12. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorDouble overtime, and UCF walks out with a thirty-nine to thirty-one win over BYU.

  13. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the home team is the one that has to ask for directions to the stadium.

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The story so far

  1. France imposes partial curfews in several cities, including Paris · The Guardian
  2. Rubio tells NFL commissioner Paris game 'will be fine' · Fox News
  3. Monet's 'Iris' sells for record 50 million euros in Paris · Reuters
  4. Paris shuts museums as police deploy for new French protests · AP News
  5. Kompany out for weeks, Nazca Lines, Steelers in Paris · Yahoo Sports
  6. Chiefs make franchise history; NFL House in Paris closes · Yahoo Sports
  7. NFL's Paris Game Set to Proceed Despite Saturday Protests (this story)

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