Images: Patriots followers in Germany present their help

Simply when Patriots followers thought that they had seen the worst of the crew this season, it solely received worse throughout Sunday’s sport towards the Colts in Frankfurt, Germany.

Though the Patriots’ protection regarded promising for many of the sport at Deutsche Financial institution Park, New England ended up dropping 10-6. Mac Jones threw an interception within the fourth quarter, whose efficiency Chad Finn of The Boston Globe known as “the worst I’ve seen by a Patriots quarterback.”

Following the interception, Jones was benched and changed by Bailey Zappe with simply two minutes remaining in regulation, who would proceed to throw one other interception, handing Indianapolis the win.

Nonetheless, regardless of the crew’s catastrophic efficiency that left many followers feeling hopeless and a number of other analysts questioning Invoice Belichick’s future with the crew, one group of followers who appeared to stay in good spirits have been the Patriots’ followers in Germany.

Excited to see their first NFL sport in individual, 1000’s of Pats followers crammed the seats of the Deutsche Financial institution Park. Normally full of Eintracht Frankfurt followers watching the opposite sort of soccer, the seats of the stadium have been crowded with jubilant followers, many who got here from throughout the nation to observe the sport.

Based on the NFL, there are tens of millions of NFL followers in Germany, with the league stating there are “18 million informal followers” and “3.6 million ‘avid’ ones.”

The Patriots themselves are one of the common groups amongst Germans, primarily because of the success of Brady, but in addition as a consequence of former Patriot Sebastian Vollmer, now a commentator for the game, making headlines in Germany and attracting extra followers when he gained two Tremendous Bowls with the Patriots.

Moreover, the Patriots are considered one of 5 groups within the NFL who’ve industrial rights in Germany underneath the league’s international markets program, and the franchise affords information concerning the crew and the gamers in German on their web site.

Listed here are pictures of Patriots followers in Germany who got here out to help the crew in Frankfurt on Sunday.

Picture Credit score: Benji Messmer / Patriots Deutschland