Saints schedule includes historic Paris matchup

The big picture: The Saints will play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 25, the team said in a statement.

• They'll be in the Stade de France, the country's largest stadium. Ticket packages start at $1,295 per person.
• It's the Saints' fourth regular-season game overseas. The other three were in London.

Zoom in: The Saints host the Dirty Birds on "Monday Night Football" for the 20th anniversary of the "Domecoming" game after Hurricane Katrina.

• It's the Saints' only primetime game this year.

What they're saying:

• NOLA.com's Rob Walker: Predicts the Saints will have their first winning season (9-8) since 2023 and make the playoffs.
• NOLA.com's Jeff Duncan: NFL officials "still don't believe the Saints are prime-time players" based on this schedule.
• NOLA.com's Luke Johnson: Back-to-back road games "is about a tough a start as the Saints could ask for."
• ESPN's Katherine Terrell: The first and middle stretches of the season will be the toughest.
• SB Nation's Jason Watson Jr.: It appears the Saints will be primed to contend for a playoff spot.
• SI's Jim Derry: "We're starting to realize this schedule isn't as easy as some 'experts' make it out to be."

Full schedule

Here's the full schedule for the Saints.

Preseason

• Aug. 15 Jacksonville Jaguars
• Aug. 22 at Los Angeles Rams
• TBD at Dallas Cowboys

Regular season

• Sept. 13 at Detroit Lions
• Sept. 20 at Baltimore Ravens
• Sept. 27 Las Vegas Raiders
• Oct. 5 Atlanta Falcons
• Oct. 11 Minnesota Vikings
• Oct. 18 at New York Giants
• Oct. 25 Pittsburgh Steelers (Paris)
• Nov. 8 Cleveland Browns
• Nov. 15 Carolina Panthers
• Nov. 22 at Chicago Bears
• Nov. 29 at Cincinnati Bengals
• Dec. 6 Green Bay Packers
• Dec. 13 at Carolina Panthers
• Dec. 20 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Dec. 27 Arizona Cardinals
• Jan. 3 at Atlanta Falcons
• TBD Tampa Bay Buccaneers