Overview
- Indianapolis beat Atlanta 31–25 in overtime before 72,203 at the refurbished Olympiastadion in the first of three Berlin games this season.
- Michael Badgley forced overtime with a late field goal, and Jonathan Taylor sealed it with his third touchdown after the Colts regained possession.
- To stage the game, Berlin merged locker rooms, added fixtures, widened doors, boosted hot water capacity, and installed a plastic base with a stitched hybrid turf mat.
- The Berlin Senate set aside €12.5 million for NFL events, including €5 million for stadium work through 2029, while reports say the league is investing nearly €50 million.
- Stadium officials say “legacy measures” now make the arena NFL-ready for the next four years, underscoring how far the sport has grown in Germany since a non-sellout 1990 exhibition in Berlin.