Overview
- The GFL Bowl will be played at Dresden's Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion on Saturday, October 3, and organizers expect a crowd larger than last year's 22,000.
- Dresden fans plan a white-towel choreographed entrance and a full event program that includes a 14:00 Powerparty, Claudia Yang singing the national anthem, a FAST Boy halftime act, and a large pyro show.
- Potsdam enters aiming for a fourth consecutive title on the back of a record-setting defense that allowed just 79 points in 12 regular-season games and posted five straight shutouts late in the schedule.
- The Royals have added quarterback Hugh Hervey to add flexibility to an already strong unit and credited defensive coordinator Jorgen Gulbrandsen with the unit's cohesion and his Defensive Coach of the Year award.
- Organizers canceled this year's Bundeswehr fly-over for cost and logistical reasons and say staging the Bowl carries high bills, including an estimated €750,000 event budget and roughly €140,000 for postgame turf replacement.