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Report: Vikings to play Steelers in Ireland in Week 4 of NFL schedule

Originally posted on Minnesota Vikings on SI
By Will Ragatz | Last updated May 5, 2025 2:52 PM ET

According to a Pittsburgh sports radio host, the Steelers will host the Vikings in the NFL's first-ever game in Ireland on September 28.

The Steelers are already set as the home team for this year's game at Croke Park in Dublin. There's previously been buzz that the Vikings and Packers are among the possible opponents they could face. Recently, Andrew Fillipponi of 93.7 The Fan came out with a sourced report that says it'll be Minnesota against Pittsburgh, and the game will take place in Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season.

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

That probably shouldn't be treated as fact like it would if it came from someone like ESPN's Adam Schefter. Last summer, Fillipponi said the Steelers were "at the goal line" in regards to a trade for 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who ended up staying in San Francisco. But he's also a fairly credible source who likely wouldn't come out with a tweet like that if he wasn't quite confident in the information.

So while it might be risky to go ahead and purchase plane tickets before the news is made official, it does seem like there's a very good chance the Vikings will be participants in the NFL's first game in Ireland this fall.

The good news for Minnesota is that they wouldn't be giving up a home game, and they'd almost certainly be playing in a more favorable environment than if the game happened in Pittsburgh.

If it happens, it will be the Vikings' fifth international game and their first somewhere other than London. They're 4-0 outside of the United States, with wins in England's capital in 2013 (against the Steelers), 2017, 2022, and 2024.

The full NFL schedule will be revealed on May 14. We already know all of Minnesota's opponents, just not the dates or times. In the past, international games have been announced prior to the complete schedule release show.