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History on the Vikings of Minnesota calendar this season.
The NFL announced its international calendar on Tuesday, showing that the matches will take place in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and Spain this season.
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January 13, 2025; Glendale, AZ, United States; The wide Vikings of Minnesota, Justin Jefferson (18) Vikings, against Los Angeles Rams in a Wild Card NFC match at State Farm Stadium. (Images of Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn)
The Vikings will be the first NFL team to compete abroad during the consecutive weeks. Minnesota will face Pittsburgh Steelers in Croke Park in Dublin on September 28. The game will be seen at 9:30 am and broadcast on NFL Network.
“Playing in the very first match of the NFL of Ireland is an opportunity to present new fans to the Vikings of Minnesota and to help the League continue to make the football game more accessible worldwide,” said the owner of the Vikings team, Mark Wilf, in a press release. “To do this, against a legendary franchise like the Pittsburgh Steelers adds a unique challenge that makes it even more special.
“We are honored to be selected for this historic game and we will be impatient to see what promises to be an electric play environment at Croke Park.”
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The MINNESOTA Vikings coach, Kevin O’Connell, talks to the media after the Minicamp recruit of the NFL football team on Friday May 9, 2025, in Eagan, Minn. (Photo / abbie parr)
The following week, the Vikings will face the Browns of Cleveland. The game will also start at 9:30 am he and will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
“Our experiences in London have always been memorable, so returning in 2025 as the first team to play in consecutive international matches in different countries was something that we could not let pass,” added Wilf. “British fans have a story to introduce themselves and embrace the Vikings of Minnesota, to create what often resembles an inner field environment, and we hope that is what we see again in 2025.”
Minnesota played Pittsburgh abroad in 2012. It was the first season that the NFL had several games in London. The team played the Browns in London in 2017 and returned to play the New Orleans in 2022.
December 29, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; The Vikings of Minnesota, Running Back, Aaron Jones (33) run with the ball against Green Bay Packers in the third quarter in the US Bank Stadium. (Images Brad Répel-Imagn)
Last season, the Vikings beat the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
