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Steelers, Vikings to Play NFL’s First Regular‑Season Game in Ireland as Rodgers Questions Travel Plan

Pittsburgh arrived Friday, with the league saying teams set their own schedules.

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
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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

Overview

  • Kickoff is Sunday at Dublin’s Croke Park, marking the NFL’s debut regular‑season game in Ireland with both teams entering at 2-1.
  • Aaron Rodgers said he wished the Steelers had flown earlier to acclimate and explore; NFL executive Michael Signora reiterated that clubs decide their own arrival timing.
  • The Steelers practiced in Pittsburgh on Wednesday and Thursday, flew out Thursday night, and landed around 8 a.m. local time Friday.
  • Pittsburgh is treating the trip as a business stay at a self‑contained hotel complex in Kildare, with limited Saturday free time before the 2:30 p.m. local kickoff.
  • RB Jaylen Warren (knee) and TE Jonnu Smith (hip) were added as limited participants on Thursday’s injury report, creating short‑term lineup questions.