Madrid game day: the Dirty Birds march to the Bernabéu, and Burrow, Bijan and Penix arrive

The Bengals and Falcons meet at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday. Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. Madrid time, 9:30 a.m. Eastern, with Atlanta as the designated home team.

Falcons supporters marched from Mira Miranda at Plaza Pablo Ruiz Picasso to the stadium. The club’s video showed a crowd in red and black, drummers, and Freddie Falcon in the middle of the procession.

Cincinnati posted Joe Burrow walking down the tunnel carpet in a tan jacket. Atlanta answered with Bijan Robinson stepping off in a Real Madrid shirt and Michael Penix Jr. wheeling his suitcase past the Madrid game backdrop.

A morning photo from the Falcons showed the Real Madrid lettering in the stands and the field painted for the game. Freddie Falcon later stood on the turf holding a Spanish flag under the 2026 NFL Madrid Game board.

Cincinnati showed the Madrid game patch on the chest of the white jerseys, a Burrow nameplate, and the visiting locker room laid out with orange helmets. Players then warmed up on the Bernabéu field.

Sunday’s Madrid game is the league’s return to the Bernabéu after the first contest there in November 2025. The fan march and player arrivals marked the last hours before the 3:30 p.m. Madrid kickoff.