Sophie Turner. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic )
The Chicago Bears are playing the Oakland Raiders in London this afternoon. Showing off her Bears spirit is Sophie Turner of Game of Thrones fame.
The first of a few NFL in London games are about to kick off on the other side of the pond on this glorious October day. Playing today at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London are the Chicago Bears and the Oakland Raiders. One Bears fan who will be in attendance for this game is Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner.
Turner, who played Sansa Stark in the iconic HBO series, will be cheering on the Monsters of the Midway in Tottenham on Saturday. Football may be a relatively new phenomenon in the United Kingdom, but Turner isn’t the only football fan in her own family.
Her spouse Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers roots for the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten. The Jonas Brothers’ manager is from State College, so it only makes sense that the three brothers would root for Penn State.
As of Oct. 6, it’s a pretty good time to be fans of both the Bears and the Nittany Lions. Chicago has won three straight games thanks to its punishing defense led by pass-rushing extraordinaire Khalil Mack. The Bears might have the best defense in football. They can move to 4-1 with a win over a feisty Raiders team in London this afternoon.
As for Jonas’ beloved Nittany Lions, they are 5-0 and were ranked No. 12 in the nation in the most recent AP Poll. Penn State hasn’t allowed more than 13 points to any of their five opponents all season long. They too have a defense that can rival the Bears, at least in the collegiate sense.
Look for this game between the Bears and the Raiders to be one of the better ones in London in recent years. The Bears are a playoff-caliber team and the Raiders are doing their best to hang in there in the weak AFC. With Sansa Stark on their side, let’s see what the Bears can do to the Silver and Black in London this Sunday afternoon.