Vikings-Steelers in Dublin Amid Travel, Injuries

The NFL stages its first regular-season game in Ireland as the 2-1 Minnesota Vikings meet the 2-1 Pittsburgh Steelers at Dublin’s Croke Park in a Week 4 kickoff set for 9:30 a.m. ET on NFL Network. Minnesota will start interim QB Carson Wentz with playmakers Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison back, while the Vikings have listed J.J. McCarthy (ankle) and Andrew Van Ginkel inactive and have Desmond Ridder as the emergency QB. Pittsburgh will be without Jaylen Warren, Alex Highsmith and Joey Porter Jr., elevating Trey Sermon and teeing up Kenneth Gainwell to handle much of the rushing workload; veterans like Aaron Rodgers and T.J. Watt remain key for the Steelers. Pittsburgh’s late arrival and jet‑lag concerns have been discussed by coaches and players, though Mike Tomlin described the trip as a business assignment amid the Rooney family’s Ireland ties. The game has drawn heavy local interest (80,000+ expected) and close betting lines (Vikings about -2.5).