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Minnesota Vikings Expected to Play Multiple Games Overseas in 2025
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Unless you're the Jacksonville Jaguars , it's rare that NFL teams are asked to go overseas two seasons in a row. That's why it caught many Minnesota Vikings fans by surprise when rumors started circling that — just one season after playing in a host game in London — international American football may be one the Vikings' 2025 slate too.
Then, as soon as those Irish Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers rumors turned into credible reports , an even harder-to-believe scenario bubbled to the surface. Not only were the Minnesota Vikings expected to play week four in Dublin, but there were whispers behind the scenes that they could play two games overseas in the same season.
Rumors:
Vikes play Steelers in Dublin- YAY!!!
Vikes play next game in London- NAY!!!— Ben Leber (@nacholeber) May 5, 2025
How could something like this even cross the league's mind? Well, because two of Minnesota's scheduled AFC North road opponents in 2025 — the Steelers and the Cleveland Browns — both have international home games on their schedule, in close proximity to one another.
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Minnesota Vikings 2025 European Double-Header Locked In…
So, when the NFL decided that the Vikings were the best overseas option on the Steelers' schedule, for their game in Dublin, Ireland… they thought, why not have them hop over the Irish Sea, for another game just 583 KILOMETERS east — one hour plane ride that costs as little as $38 — for another game against the Browns back at Tottenham Hotspur, in London?
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As of Friday afternoon, it appears that's exactly what the NFL has decided to do. Over the last 12-24 hours, the MN Vikings' 2025 international double-header has become one of the NFL's worst-kept secrets.
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Late Thursday afternoon, Arif Hassan (wideleft.football) tweeted it out as being all but official. On Friday morning, the Star Tribune's Ben Goessling tweeted the same thing. Both matchups will be road games, and thus not affect Minnesota's home schedule in 2025, unlike their british cameo last season.
Hearing that the Vikings will be playing internationally in back to back weeks:
• at Steelers Week 4 in Dublin at Croke Park
• at Cleveland Week 5 in London at Tottenham— Arif Hasan, but NFL 🏈 (@ArifHasanNFL) May 8, 2025
From what I've heard over the past couple weeks, it appears likely the #Vikings will play back-to-back international games this fall.
They have road games against the Steelers and Browns this year; the Steelers host in Dublin and the Browns are in London. It would be the…— Ben Goessling (@BenGoessling) May 9, 2025
In its 65 year history , the Minnesota Vikings football team has never lost a game on international soil — a perfect 8-0, (4-0 in the regular season). Now, they'll get a chance to defend that perfect overseas W/L record, first in Ireland, then back to the UK for their second game at the iconic Tottenham Hotspur stadium, in just as many seasons.
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As already mentioned at the top of this article, Kevin O'Connell & Co played in the iconic European football stadium last October, against Aaron Rodgers and the New York Giants . That game , as we all know, finished in a 23-17 week five Vikings victory.
