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Steelers Land in Ireland With Questions Over Who Set Their Late Arrival

League officials say teams set their own arrival plans for international games.

American football Vikings fans cheer as they enjoy themselves outside a pub in Temple Bar ahead of the NFL's first-ever Irish regular-season game with Pittsburgh Steelers versus Minnesota Vikings to play in Croke park, in Dublin, Ireland September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Banners hang on Grafton Street for American football ahead of the NFL's first-ever Irish regular-season game with Pittsburgh Steelers versus Minnesota Vikings to play in Croke park, in Dublin, Ireland September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Workers in a pop-up American football NFL shop check out items at the register ahead of the NFL's first-ever Irish regular-season game with Pittsburgh Steelers versus Minnesota Vikings to play in Croke park, in Dublin, Ireland September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
American football Vikings fans enjoy themselves in a pub ahead of the NFL's first-ever Irish regular-season game with Pittsburgh Steelers versus Minnesota Vikings to play in Croke park, in Dublin, Ireland September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Overview

  • Pittsburgh arrived Friday morning after a Thursday night flight ahead of Sunday’s game against the Vikings at Croke Park.
  • NFL communications executive Michael Signora said timing is determined by each team, contradicting a report that the league denied an earlier departure.
  • Team president Art Rooney II described the schedule as a football decision made in consultation with the league, leaving the exact decision-making unclear.
  • Aaron Rodgers said he would have preferred arriving earlier to acclimate and explore, though the Vikings also reached Dublin on Friday.
  • The Steelers are based at Carton House, practiced in jerseys with Irish-language nameplates, and will not conduct a Croke Park walkthrough before kickoff.