The Minnesota Vikings' head coach Kevin O'Connell believes NFL fans and newcomers to the sport in Ireland will be seeing the best wide receiver "on the planet" in Justin Jefferson when his side play in Dublin in September.

In addition to their US games, the Vikings will play Pittsburgh Steelers at Dublin's Croke Park on 28 September, and the following week will travel to London to face the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Jacksonville Jaguars played back-to-back international games in 2023 and 2024 but all those games were in London.

As a silver lining, the Vikings aren't losing any home games — the Steelers and Browns are the "home" teams for the international matchups. Playing Pittsburgh overseas could be a boon for Minnesota — the team is 0-3 all-time at Heinz Field, the Steelers' current home.