“An opportunity for us to catch up with our friends in New England,” said Mike Teevan, an organizer for the Tartan Army.
Hundreds of Scottish football fans are traveling to Munich this weekend to support the New England Patriots in their matchup against the Detroit Lions at the Allianz Arena, DAZN reported.
The cross-continent crossover stems from a relationship forged during Scotland’s appearance at the World Cup in June, when the team played Haiti and Morocco at Gillette Stadium. The supporters’ yellow school bus convoy became a prominent fixture of the tournament, and former Patriots players Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski made appearances wearing kilts.
“During the buildup to the World Cup games, the Boston group and the Providence TA forged an excellent relationship with the organizers out in Foxborough,” Teevan wrote in a post shared by the Providence Tartan Army on Facebook. “After our return, they reached out to invite the Tartan Army to Munich and get us involved in the weekend’s events.”
Teevan admitted to GBH News that he has rarely watched the game.
“Most of us have never been to an NFL game,” Teevan told GBH News. “I’ve never really watched a game of NFL, to be honest. But we’re excited.”
His familiarity with the sport traces back decades to early video games. “All I know about American football, I learned from Madden ’95, playing it on my [Sega] Mega Drive,” Teevan told NBC10 Boston.
Supporters planned to gather for a “Boston in Bavaria” event at the Augustiner Stammhaus on Saturday. The weekend trip aligns with Scotland’s broader sports calendar, as Sébastien Pocognoli’s squad prepares to face Switzerland in St. Gallen for a Nations League fixture on Monday night.
The Boston Globe reported in June that team owner Robert Kraft discussed the possibility of hosting a game in Scotland with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
The Patriots enter Week 10 with a 5-4 record following a 45-27 loss to the Packers, while Jared Goff and the Lions arrive in Germany on a four-game winning streak.
The sixth regular-season NFL game in Germany kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 3:30 p.m. Paris time (9:30 a.m. ET, 6:30 a.m. PT), airing live on NFL Game Pass.
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