NFL’s record seven global games features back-to-back games for Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings get a double dip of worldwide play in 2025 with trips to both Ireland and Britain as the NFL features a record seven overseas kickoffs this season, consisting of forays into Germany and Spain.The Vikings will play the Pittsburgh Steelers at Croke Park in Dublin on Sept. 28 in Ireland’s very first NFL regular season game, and after that they’ll fly over to London to face the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a week later Oct. 5. Advertisement”Our experiences in London
have actually always been unforgettable, so to return in 2025 as the first string to play in back-to-back global games in different countries was something we could not miss,”Vikings owner Mark Wilf said.The Vikings are 8-0 in international games, including 4-0 in the regular season. The Vikings and Browns also played in London in 2017, the last time the Vikings were arranged to visit Cleveland. That suggests they’re going to go 24 years between journeys to Cleveland, with the next one in 2033. The matchups were exposed on Tuesday by the NFL as part of a series of
statements of significant games on each of the league’s broadcasters ahead of the complete schedule release on Wednesday night.That’s likewise when the league will announce the Los Angeles Chargers’challenger for its very first worldwide game of the season in Brazil, on Sept. 5 at Corinthians Stadium in Sao Paulo. That’s where the Philadelphia Eagles started their Super Bowl quest in 2015 with a game versus the Green Bay Packers on opening weekend.Advertisement The Brazilian game will be streamed free of charge to an around the world audience specifically on YouTube and YouTube TV
, marking the platform’s debut as a live NFL broadcaster. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and YouTube chief business officer Mary Ellen Coe will announce the Chargers’challenger Wednesday at YouTube’s 2025 Brandcast in advance event at Lincoln Center in New York.YouTube and the NFL also announced a multi-year offer for the yearly Super Bowl flag football game featuring developers and artists with additional worldwide contests following the success of the inaugural game in February that drew more than 6 million live views.In other global games, the Denver Broncos go to the New york city Jets on Oct. 12 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London; the Los Angeles Rams go to the Jacksonville Jaguars a week later on at Wembley Stadium in London; the Atlanta Falcons visit the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 9 at the Olympic Arena in Berlin; and the Washington Commanders go to the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 16 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.This marks the 14th game in London for the Jaguars, as part of the group’s multi-year dedication to playing games in Britain. In general, the NFL has played 39 regular season games in London.Advertisement The six global matchups that were revealed will all be on NFL Network and streamed on NFL +. The Colts-Falcons game in Berlin is the fifth routine season NFL game in Germany. Previous games have been played in Munich and Frankfurt.Peter O’Reilly, NFL executive vice president of club business and league events, said the largest-ever slate of international games”highlights our
collective dedication to global development as we continue our journey to becoming a really international sport.” Also Tuesday, the NFL exposed on “Great Early Morning America”that the Super Bowl champion Eagles will play the Packers in Green Bay on Monday Night Football on Nov. 10. The rest of the MNF lineup will be announced Wednesday.Advertisement The Week 10 game at Lambeau Field pits the teams at the center of the tush push argument this offseason. Green Bay has actually proposed a ban on the
Eagles’short-yardage technique, requiring the NFL to ban the quarterback sneak where colleagues press him from behind. The problem is anticipated to be debated at the league’s spring conference next week. ___ AP Pro Football Author Dave Campbell contributed to this report.
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