Giants’ Brian Daboll picks MetLife Stadium over any field in the world ahead of Panthers matchup in Germany
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The New York Giants have touched down in Germany for the team’s first international game of the season, but for head coach Brian Daboll, there’s no place like home.
The Giants are hoping that a new change of scenery will help turn things around when they take on the Carolina Panthers early Sunday morning at Allianz Arena.
New York Giants supporters queue outside the traditional 'Hofbraeuhaus' in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, ahead of the NFL match between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Giants in Munich on Sunday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
"It’s an honor for the New York Giants to be here and playing in Germany, and we look forward to it," Daboll told reporters Friday after landing in Munich.
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"Certainly grateful for the opportunity to be here and represent the National Football League here in Germany and look to go out there and compete well," he later added.
Despite the apparent enthusiasm, coaches and players have long been skeptical of playing NFL games overseas as the travel and field conditions add a layer of unpredictability to their game day preparations.
People in Bavarian clothes pose with an NFL supporter inside the traditional 'Hofbraeuhaus' in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, ahead of the NFL match between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Giants in Munich on Sunday. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
For Daboll, it seems he’d prefer to be home.
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"At MetLife Stadium," the coach responded when asked where he would choose to


