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Last October, the Minnesota Vikings flew out to London (UK) for week 5 of the 2024 NFL regular season, for a "home game" against Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets . Now, they don't have to host another international in-season game for eight years. But that doesn't mean they can't be selected as an away team…
In 2025, it's the Pittsburgh Steelers ' turn to lose a home game to Europe. Their overseas assignment: Dublin, Ireland. But which team would fly out to the land of potatoes and whiskey to play as Pittsburgh's "road" opponent? Well, that's where the MN Vikings come in.
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Week 4: Minnesota Vikings @ Pittsburgh Steelers – Dublin, Ireland
After the process of elimination — along with some rumors that surfaced a couple months ago — the Vikings were one of only a few road opponents on the Steelers' 2025 schedule that fit into that Ireland time/schedule slot.
But late Sunday, rumors turned into reports when Pittsburgh sports radio host Andrew Fillipponi — 93.7 FM – The Fan — tweeted out that sources tell him the Pittsburgh Steelers "will host the Vikings", not the Green Bay Packers , on September 28 (week 4).
Source: The Steelers will host the Vikings in Ireland on September 28th. Not the Packers. Contrary to popular belief. pic.twitter.com/2leihsaGpj
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) May 4, 2025
Originally, Green Bay made sense as the Steelers' international road opponent in 2025, especially after the Packers were recently awarded international marketing rights in in Ireland.
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But when they got serious about adding Aaron Rodgers, their home game vs his former team became way too big of a deal to export overseas. If Rodgers were to land in Pittsburgh, that's a revenge party they'd want to host domestically, and in the Steel City.
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The Minnesota Vikings are undefeated in seven total international games since 1983, including 4-0 in preseason games and 3-0 internationally in the regular season. The Steelers and Vikings have not faced each other since 2021, Mike Zimmer's final year as head coach. Minnesota won that game, 36-28 .
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How wild would it be if the Vikings get a chance to knock off Rodgers overseas two years in a row? Last season, with the Jets , Minnesota held Rodgers to 29-of-54 passing and forced him into three interceptions. This offseason, the Steelers have added talented wideout D.K. Metcalf to their offensive attack.
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They also replaced veteran running back Najee Harris with Iowa rookie Kaleb Johnson . Prior to the 2025 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings were tied plenty to Oregon defensive lineman Derrick Harmon , who the Steelers selected in the first round.
As two of the league's premier brands, we can probably expect more games overseas involving both the Steelers and Vikings in the future. Last year, the NFL played games in Brazil, the United Kingdom and Germany. This year, they are playing in all three of those countries again, and adding two more (Ireland and Spain).
