With the NFL announcing its intentions earlier this week to expand its International Series, it seems like a foregone conclusion that the league will play regular season football in Germany sooner rather than later. At the moment, only limited information is available: the league is currently searching for a suitable partner city with the goal of hosting at least one game there starting in 2022.
If that happens, the New England Patriots seem like a perfect candidate to not just participate at one point further down the line but to actually open the series next year.