NFL proceeds with first Paris game as protests and storm hit capital

The NFL's first regular-season game in Paris is set to go ahead on Sunday despite nationwide protests and severe weather.

• Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said the NFL would cancel Sunday's game if it were unsafe, citing the league's attentiveness to the situation.
• The US State Department issued a security alert advising Americans to avoid demonstrations as new protests are planned Saturday in Paris.
• Adverse weather from Storm Austen forced the Steelers to cancel a practice at Stade de France.
• NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with officials in contact with French authorities.