Minnesota Vikings set to play back-to-back games in Dublin, London in 2025
The Minnesota Vikings will be spending a significant amount of time overseas this upcoming NFL season.
On Tuesday morning, the team announced that it will not only be among the NFL's first two teams to play in Ireland, it will also be the first NFL team to play back-to-back international games in two different countries.
The Vikings are set to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4 at Ireland's largest sports venue, Croke Park in Dublin. The game will be played on Sept. 28 at 8:30 a.m. CT.
The following week, the Vikings will head to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London to take on the Cleveland Browns. That will be another 8:30 a.m. start on Oct. 5.
As a silver lining, the Vikings aren't losing any home games — the Steelers and Browns are the "home" teams for the international matchups. Playing Pittsburgh overseas could be a boon for Minnesota — the team is 0-3 all-time at Heinz Field, the Steelers' current home.
Minnesota is 4-0 in regular season games in London, including wins over the Steelers in 2013 and the Browns in 2017. Last year, they beat former rival Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Vikings also played four international exhibition games in the '80s and '90s, going undefeated in those, too.
The NFL is set to reveal the entire 2025 schedule Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Vikings' 2025 opponents are already known.
