Browns Involved in International NFL Schedule Rumor

If this schedule holds up, fans could be in store for a Week 5 battle between the Browns and Minnesota Vikings in early October. Minnesota could have a slight edge in crowd support here because the Vikings took part in one of the London games last season as well.

This potential matchup would coincidentally be a rematch from the last London game the Browns played in.

On October 29, 2017, the Vikings won 33-16 at Twickenham Stadium in Britain.

The Browns' starting quarterback in that one was DeShone Kizer. This season, the starting QB spot is as uncertain a position as there is in the NFL.

Newly-signed Joe Flacco, trade acquisition Kenny Pickett, and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders will be competing to fill the role while Deshaun Watson rehabs from another achilles tear.

Flacco is expected to start at the top of the depth chart entering training camp, but all eyes will be on whether Sanders gets a chance to earn his spot after dramatically slipping to the fifth round in the NFL Draft despite flashes of first-round talent.

For the Vikings, they will likely feature de facto first-year QB J.J. McCarthy who missed his entire 2024 rookie season with a knee injury suffered in the preseason.

If this game doesn't come until Week 5, we will have a much clearer idea of who will be leading the team in Cleveland's second ever international contest.

NFL games have been played internationally since 2005, and in London since 2007 at various venues. This year they will take place at Wembley Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.