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The move is part of a multi-year partnership with both the city of Munich and FC Bayern Munich. Games will be hosted at Allianz Arena, where FC Bayern Munich plays its home games.

The NFL today announced it will return to Munich, Germany in 2026 and 2028 to play regular season games, as part of a multi-year partnership with the City of Munich and FC Bayern Munich.The games will be played at the FC Bayern Munich Stadium.

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FC Bayern Munichconfirmed the partnership, with the mayor of Munich, Verena Dietl, expressing excitement over "spreading the enthusiasm" for American football in the city.

"I'm delighted about the extension of our contract with the NFL and it once again shows the importance and strength of Munich as a sporting city. The previous games not only won the hearts of the fans, but also strengthened our successful cooperation with the NFL. Together, we're committed to promoting American football in Germany and spreading the enthusiasm for the sport far beyond the stadiums. I'm looking forward to the upcoming games in 2026 and 2028, which will not only bring top-class sport, but also valuable impetus for grassroots sport in our city."

The NFL has played regular-season games in Munich two other times. The Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers played at Allianz Arena in 2022, with the Bucs coming out on top. Two years later, the Carolina Panthers beat the New York Giants in Munich.

Germany is no stranger to hosting NFL games at this point. In addition to those two contests, the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons played a regular season game in Berlin earlier this year.The Colts wonthanks to a tremendous performance from running back Jonathan Taylor.

The NFL has not announced which teams will take part in the Munich game in 2026 or 2028.

In recent years, the NFL has pushed to expand play outside the United States. The league has scheduled a number of international games each year, with six taking place during the 2025 NFL season. The NFL has played at least one game in the United Kingdom regularly since the 2007 season and has expanded international play to Brazil, Spain and Mexico, among other countries, in recent seasons.

The 2026 Munich game marks one of six international games announced by the NFL for next season. In addition to playing in Germany next year, the NFL will also play in Australia, Brazil and Mexico. The league will also play two games in the United Kingdom in 2026.

The league announced the Los Angeles Rams will play in the Australia game and that the Jacksonville Jaguars will appear in one of the games in the United Kingdom, but have not revealed any other teams taking part in international games next season.

Three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Jason Pierre-Paul was signed to the team's practice squad on Tuesday, nearly two years since he last played in an NFL game.

Pierre-Paul, who had 9 1/2 sacks for the 2020 Super Bowl champion Buccaneers, joins a group that includes veteran Haason Reddick and third-year player YaYa Diaby.

"Obviously, I've been wanting to play football since the beginning of the year," Pierre-Paul said. "(When the) opportunity comes, you're there, so that's basically what happened. There was an opportunity given and I made the best of it."

The 36-year-old Pierre-Paul was selected by the Giants with the 15th pick in the 2010 NFL draft. He spent eight seasons in New York, four in Tampa Bay, one in Baltimore and played a few games for New Orleans and Miami in 2023. He has 94 1/2 sacks in 14 seasons.

The four-time defending NFC South champion Buccaneers (7-6) are tied for first place with Carolina. They host Atlanta on Thursday night.

"As far as the training, and I've been doing a lot of training with my personal trainer, he doesn't stop, he trains every day," Pierre-Paul said. "I think he got me in the best shape — I won't say in my whole entire career, but damn near. I've seen the results, running around the lake and running sprints and running drills, I was able to kill the bad drills out there. I think I killed it and I just think staying in shape was one of the main keys and just not giving up."

Larry Foote, the Bucs' run game coordinator and outside linebackers coach, views Pierre-Paul as a voice players can relate to. Pierre-Paul hasn't played since Dec. 11, 2023, so it's not quite likePhilip Rivers coming back to the Indianapolis Coltsafter sitting out the last four seasons.

"(He's) a guy that can bring some of the intangibles that we cannot bring as coaches that I think he can help," Foote said. "That's the way I'm looking at it. His energy and his juice. ... We'll see what he can do the next couple of weeks. This is a short week, see if he (has) something in the tank. We worked him out and he looked good; I worked him out personally and he can still move and bend and he (has) that God-given freaky ability, and we'll see what he can do next week."

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Dak PrescottandJared Goffopened the week with dueling 300-yard games on "Thursday Night Football,"Josh Allenwas responsible for two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a comeback win, andJalen HurtsandJustin Herbertclosed things out with a game of "who wants toturn the ball overmore?" on "Monday Night Football."

There were plenty of other notable performances and things to take away from Week 14's action, and here's how it all affected the Week 15 edition of quarterback power rankings:

Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa's effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.

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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18)makes a catch for a touchdownagainst the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa's effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.

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NFL quarterback power rankings: Week 15

1. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

Last week:2

Stafford has thrown at least one touchdown in each of his 13 starts this season, he's thrown more than one touchdown in 11 of them, and he's thrown three or more in seven starts – including in Week 14's 45-17 win over theCardinals. He's also thrown only four interceptions all year.

2. Drake Maye, New England Patriots

Last week:1

Maye and the Patriots were on a bye in Week 14, which allowed Stafford to re-capture the power rankings lead with his strong outing. But Maye is still in a two-man race for this year's MVP award as he leads the league in completion rate (71.5%) and is second in passing yards (3,412).

3. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

Last week:3

Allen had a near-perfect outing against theBengals, completing 22 of his 28 pass attempts for 251 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 78 yards and a score. His efforts helped Buffalo pull off a big comeback win at home, bringing it a bit closer to the Patriots in the AFC East title race.

4. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers

Last week:5

Love threw for 234 yards with at least three touchdowns in a second straight game. With a spot at the top of the NFC North on the line, thePackers' quarterback tore up theBears' defense with some more beautiful throws. It's looking like 2025 will be another season of Love figuring out how to play his best football later in the year.

5. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Last week:4

Mahomes' stat line was littered with career lows on "Sunday Night Football." TheTexansforced the Chiefs' quarterback into the worst passer rating, completion rate and EPA per dropback of his career. Kansas City's receivers and beat-up offensive line were big reasons for those poor box score numbers. Mahomes' receivers dropped five passes on Dec. 7, and he faced pressure on 21 of his 42 dropbacks – though he took just two sacks.

6. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

Last week:10

Burrow's two interceptions in the fourth quarter against theBills– including one returned for a touchdown – should not overshadow the otherwise incredible day for the Bengals' quarterback. He had a completion rate of 69.4% with 284 yards and four touchdowns in the cold and snow in his second game back from a turf toe injury.

7. Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks

Last week:8

Darnold led the Seahawks to another road win in Week 15 to keep pace with the Rams at the top of the NFC West. Seattle's quarterback threw three touchdown passes against the Falcons, marking his third game of the season with at least that many.

8. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

Last week:6

Prescott is the NFL's new passing yards leader after throwing for 376 yards against the Lions. But he also threw two interceptions in the second half, fumbled once (though the Cowboys recovered) and lost 50 yards on five sacks taken – one of which almost resulted in a safety.

9. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers

Last week:7

Herbert's "Monday Night Football" performance was the dictionary definition of gutsy. Playing with a surgically repaired fracture in his left hand, the Chargers quarterback faced 26 defensive pressures behind a struggling offensive line and took seven sacks – most of any player in Week 14. He also led the Chargers with 66 rushing yards and led his team to a big win. Points are deducted from his power ranking score for his two turnovers and rough completion rate (46.2%), though the rough offensive line play was a significant factor there.

10. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears

Last week:12

Williams and the Bears may have lost a rough game to the Packers, but the second-year quarterback put some of the best throws of his career on tape in Week 14. There was a lot more to his performance than the game-ending interception that captured headlines.

2. New York Giants - Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 3. New Orleans Saints - Rueben Bain Jr., DE, Miami (Fla.)

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11. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions

Last week:9

A quarterback with 300+ passing yards in a game rarely gets outshined by a teammate, but running back Jahmyr Gibbs' 120 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns managed to do that. Goff is still among NFL leaders in completion rate (70.1% - 2nd), passing touchdowns (26 - tied for 2nd) and passing yards (3,334 - 5th).

12. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

Last week:11

Jackson and theRavenslost a second straight game to a divisional rival in Week 14, and the Steelers replaced them atop the AFC North with their win in Baltimore. Notably, Jackson's Week 14 outing was only his second of the season with a rushing touchdown and his third with more than 40 rushing yards.

13. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars

Last week:18

By passer rating, Lawrence's last two games have been his best performances of the season. On film, Lawrence had one of the best games of his pro career in Week 14 with the kinds of ball placement and decisiveness that earned him his No. 1 overall pick status back in 2021. TheJaguarshave also won four straight and five of their last six to take over the AFC South lead.

14. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Last week:13

After a strong start to the season, Mayfield and theBucsare trending downward at the wrong time. The veteran quarterback was an MVP candidate through the first six weeks. Since then, he ranks 37th (of 37 quarterbacks) in efficiency – Ben Baldwin's rbsdm.com has Mayfield at -0.023 expected points added (EPA) + completion percentage over expected (CPOE). The Bucs' signal-caller has been playing through a low-grade AC joint in his left (non-throwing) shoulder since Week 12.

15. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans

Last week:17

Stroud had three completions on 12 attempts in the second half of the Texans' "Sunday Night Football" win over the Chiefs. All of them were contained to two consecutive drives in the fourth quarter. That was largely due to the Chiefs' heavy blitzing strategy out of halftime. Stroud faced 23 pressures in Week 14 – tied for third-most – and two of his three fourth-quarter completions saw him navigate around pressure to pick up a couple of first downs.

16. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers

Last week:16

Purdy did not move up or down after Week 14 after the 49ers' bye week.

17. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos

Last week:19

Nix moves up in the power rankings after a 212-yard performance against theRaidersthat included a rushing touchdown and an 81.6% completion rate that led all starters in Week 14.

18. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers

Last week:20

Young moved up a couple of spots during thePanthers' bye week due to one quarterback's poor performance and one team's change at the position due to injury.

19. Jaxson Dart, New York Giants

Last week:21

Dart moved up a couple of spots during theGiants' bye week due to one quarterback's poor performance and one team's change at the position due to injury.

20. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

Last week:14

Hurts entered Week 14 with just two interceptions on the season. He exited Week 14 with six. In a "Monday Night Football" loss to the Chargers, theEagles' quarterback also managed to do something no player had done before: turn the ball over twice in one play.

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21. Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers

Last week:28

Rodgers played his best game of the season in Week 14. In a matchup to decide which team would hold first place in the AFC North to begin Week 15, the veteran gunslinger threw for a season-high 284 yards with two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) without taking any sacks. Pittsburgh leads its division with four weeks to play.

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22. Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints

Last week:24

Shough has done nothing but play solid ball since taking over as the Saints' starter. His latest outing included two rushing touchdowns that showed off his athleticism, and he also made some nice throws on a wet day in Tampa.

23. Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals

Last week:22

Brissett has thrown for at least 250 yards in each of his eight starts. He's also thrown two touchdowns in all but one of those starts – a 317-yard, one-touchdown outing against the Jaguars. Despite those numbers, the Cardinals have won just one of Brissett's eight starts this year.

24. Tyrod Taylor, New York Jets

Last week:23

Taylor completed one of four pass attempts for six yards and an interception before he left Week 14's game with a groin injury.

25. Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns

Last week:29

Sanders' third career start was easily his best so far, despite the Browns' loss. He threw for 364 yards and three touchdown passes (with another score rushing), marking his first 300-yard game and first multi-touchdown game in his pro career. It was enough to earn Sanders the starting job for the rest of the 2025 season.

26. Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans

Last week:26

Ward's second career win was mainly a result of running back Tony Pollard's 161 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. He threw two touchdown passes for his first career multi-touchdown game, bringing his career total to nine touchdown passes.

27. J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota Vikings

Last week:30

McCarthy and the Vikings' offense feasted against the Commanders in Week 14. The second-year quarterback threw for 163 yards – second-most of his career – and three touchdown passes at home against Washington for his third career win.

28. Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders

Last week:32

Smith avoided throwing an interception for just the fourth time in a 2025 game, but he also left Week 14's loss to theBroncosearly with a shoulder injury.

29. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins

Last week:31

Tagovailoa matched Smith atop the NFL's interceptions leaderboard with another pick in Week 14. He also threw a touchdown in theDolphins' win over the Jets.

30. Riley Leonard, Indianapolis Colts

Last week:N/A

Leonard is in position to make his first career NFL start in Week 15 if he can recover from a knee injury he suffered against the Jaguars in Week 14. The rookie sixth-rounder was 18-of-29 for 145 yards and an interception in his first meaningful NFL action. He also scored a rushing touchdown.

31. Marcus Mariota, Washington Commanders

Last week:25

In relief of second-year Jayden Daniels, who re-injured his elbow, Mariota went two-for-four for 30 yards and an interception.

32. Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons

Last week:27

Cousins completed only half of his 30 pass attempts for 162 yards and threw two interceptions at home against the Seahawks' stingy defense.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:NFL QB power rankings Week 15: Matthew Stafford, Drake Maye lead

The data would be "mandatory" for new entrants to the U.S., regardless of whether they are entering from countries that require visas, according tothe noticefrom Customs and Border Protection.

Residents of the United Kingdom and Germany are among the countries from which visitors do not require visas to visit the U.S., which, according to the notice, could add an extra hurdle for travelers. British citizens and people of other waived countries currently can complete "Electronic System for Travel Authorizations" in lieu of obtaining visas.

The Trump administration has increased restrictions on people entering the U.S., and President Donald Trump ran a campaign that focused on border and immigration crackdowns.

In addition to social media histories, Customs and Border Protection would add other new data collection fields, including email addresses and telephone numbers used in the last five years, as well as the addresses and names of family members, the notice reads.

The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The U.S. public has 60 days to comment on the proposal, the Federal Register notice reads.

The U.S. next year will host FIFA World Cup events, which are sure to draw fans from around the world, including from the U.K. and other countries where visitors do not require visas.

In June,the State Department announcedit was requiring people seeking certain types of visas to enter the U.S. to change their social media profiles to public.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an advocacy group,called that move unprecedentedand said the U.S. restriction was intended to "surveil and suppress foreign students' social media activity."

Last weekthe State Department announcedthat it would expand an "online presence review" to include H-1B applicants and their dependents.

Since Trump returned to office in January, the State Department has also sought to revoke visas for people in the U.S. who have protested about the war in Gaza.

The Trump administration has also announced plans to clamp down on various forms of legal immigration after an Afghan national was named as the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last month. The suspect haspleaded not guilty.

Venezuelan opposition leader andNobel Peace Prize laureateMaría Corina Machado will not attend Wednesday's award ceremony in Oslo, representatives from her political party told CNN.

Under persecution from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government, Machado has been living in hiding since last year and her current whereabouts are unknown.

"We confirm that she will not attend the Nobel ceremony, but we are optimistic about her participation in the rest of the day's events," her representatives said.

Machado's daughter will accept the prize and deliver a speech on her mother's behalf, according to the Norwegian Nobel Institute.

A statement from organizers appeared to suggest that while Machado will not make it to the ceremony, she will be in Oslo at some point, saying the Nobel Peace Prize laureate had "done everything in her power to attend today's ceremony" but that "her journey involved extreme danger."

The statement added, " Although she will not be able to attend the ceremony or today's events, we are deeply relieved to confirm that she is safe and will be joining us in Oslo."

Machado received the accolade for tirelesslypromoting democratic rightsin Venezuela and "for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said in October that Machado's attendance at the ceremony was up for debate.

"We always hope to have the laureate with us in Oslo, but this is a serious security situation which needs to be handled first," Frydnes said.

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