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Steelers beat Saints in first NFL game in France

Aaron Rodgers also passed Peyton Manning's 539 touchdown passes to reach third on the NFL's all-time list in the Paris game; the Saints ran for eighteen yards.

On air: Vera Bullock, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell on BBN After Hours
Published 4:50 AM ET, Monday, October 26, 2026

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First reported by ESPN: “Are the Lions, Seahawks, Bengals and Giants on the right track? Lingering questions from NFL Week 7”, with reporting from Sky Sports and CBS Sports.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 4:50 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Vera Bullock, Gloria Vance and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Lions, Bengals, Giants, Steelers, France, NFL.
BBN covered this story before: Hyundai Bayon launches in India; Liverpool, LAFC, Texans (October 26).

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ESPNAre the Lions, Seahawks, Bengals and Giants on the right track? Lingering questions from NFL Week 7
Sky SportsNFL Paris 2026: Aaron Rodgers leads Pittsburgh Steelers past New Orleans Saints in first-ever game in France October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
CBS SportsSteelers vs. Saints live updates: Score, analysis and highlights for game in Paris - CBS Sports October 25, 2026 · facts used on air

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Steelers beat the Saints sixteen to ten at the Stade de France, the first NFL regular-season game in France.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorESPN says New Orleans ran for eighteen yards, its fewest since nineteen ninety-nine.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHot take. The NFL brought Paris a tasting menu, and the Saints' running game was the amuse-bouche. You barely saw it, and that's the elegance.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNOT. Eighteen yards is not elegance. It is an inquiry.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHere's my hot take.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJaylen Warren carried it eighteen times for a hundred and one yards, and that is the friendliest thing anyone did in France.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorStraight ahead, no fuss, everybody gets a handshake.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHOT. Though a handshake that takes a hundred and one yards is a long one.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHandshake?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOne for HOT, one for NOT.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNow my own take: the Saints' offside penalty, the missed fifty-two-yard kick, and the eighteen yards were France's idea of a gentle introduction.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe league should skip the rest of Europe and send Paris the same plain game, because it was the only thing there that nobody sent back.

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