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NFL’s first game ever in Dublin is between Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
The game is broadcast on the NFL network with kickoff scheduled for 9:30 am one. Joe Davis will be play-by-play advertisement with Greg Olsen also in the booth as a gaming analyst.
For the Vikings on Sunday marks the first of two consecutive matches that they will play across the pond. Minnesota takes Cleveland Browns in London in week 5.
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(Left) Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) Looks at the scoreboard against Seattle Seahawks in the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 14, 2025. (Right) Carson Wentz (11) by Minnesota Vikings looking at Cincinnati Minnesota Vikings Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 21, 2025. (Imag/Getty Images)
Both teams come into the game with 2-1 records and have mirrored each other so far in the young season. Steelers and Vikings both won in week 1, lost in week 2 and won in week 3.
Aaron Rodgers is in his first season with Steelers, but is terribly familiar with the Vikings from his time with Green Bay Packers. When Steelers undertakes the Vikings on Sunday, it will be the 30th time in his career that he has played against them.
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Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) throws a care against Seattle Seahawks during the second half at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 14, 2025. (Barry Reeger/Imag- Pictures)
In three games with Steelers, Rodgers has completed 65.1% of its passports in 586 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions. In Steelers ’21 -14 victory over New England Patriots in week 3, Rodgers passed former teammate Brett Favre to move to fourth all the time in passers-by Touchdowns in NFL history.
The Vikings start Carson Wentz for the second time this season after the injury to JJ McCarthy. McCarthy maintained a high right ankle sprain in the team’s 22-6 loss to Atlanta Falcons in week 2.
Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Carson Wentz (11) throws downfield against Cincinnati Bengals during the second half at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on September 21, 2025. (Jeffrey Becker/Imag- Pictures)
McCarthy is expected to miss two to four weeks and is already excluded for the team’s games against Steelers.
McCarthy’s injury opened the door for Wentz, who played well in the team’s 48-10 win over Cincinnati Bengals in week 3. Wentz finished 14 of 20 pass attempts at 173 yards and two touchdowns.
