Vikings to make NFL history as London series begins

2025 NFL London games

Wembley Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Dates: 5, 12, and 19 October Kick-offs: 14:30 BST

The NFL roadshow travels to England to extend this year’s record-setting run of international games following a fantastic weekend in Ireland.

Over the next three Sundays, London will host three international matches, with three of them taking place there.

The Pittsburgh Steelers held on for a heartfelt win over the Minnesota Vikings in Dublin’s first regular-season game on Sunday.

The Vikings are the first NFL team to play in two different countries simultaneously across the Irish Sea.

On Sunday, the Vikings’ receiver Justin Jefferson and Browns’ defensive end Myles Garrett take on the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham.

Given that their offensive line has been torn down by injuries, leaving backup quarterback Carson Wentz exposed, the Vikings made a wise threat to a late comeback against the Steelers.

Wentz will start in place of JJ McCarthy, who is out injured, in his third start and will face Myles Garrett, who has already recorded four sacks this year.

Cleveland are 1-3 overall after falling 34-10 to Detroit on Sunday, while Minnesota advanced to the play-offs last season with a 2-2 record.

After the veteran won a four-way quarterback contest to start for the Browns this year, that made veteran Joe Flacco subject to more scrutiny.

Dillon Gabriel was given the go-ahead, and fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders came in third place on the depth chart.

The third round of this year’s draft saw the selection of Gabriel, while Sanders, who was the first overall pick, saw a dramatic decline.

There was speculation that Cleveland would make an early change as a result of the team’s difficult start to the season, and Sanders last week claimed that he was aware of this and that he could do better.

Shedeur would start this season at some point, according to his father Deion, who is a two-time Super Bowl champion and his college coach at Colorado. That was just a few days after that.

After Sunday’s defeat, Stefanski remarked, “There are so many things we need to do better, both quarterback-wise,” but this is not about just one person.

Bo Nix was the Broncos’ starting quarterback the following year, and he might have won the offensive rookie of the year award for a spectacular season under Jayden Daniels.

Denver’s play-offs, for the first time since winning the Super Bowl in 2016, were led by Nix, who matured and maintained composure under coach Sean Payton’s leadership.

The 25-year-old showed no signs of letting go in his 28-3 victory over Cincinnati on Monday, where JK Dobbins, a new running back, did the damage.

The Broncos have cornerback Surtain II as their reigning Defensive Player of the Year while Dobbins has balanced the Denver offense.

They travel to Philadelphia to face a new-look Jets team hoping to end the Aaron Rodgers era and are currently 2-2.

Although they have a new head coach, quarterback, and general manager, little has changed since last year’s 5-12 finish. The Jets are one of three teams without a win in a game heading into week five.

The final London game will take place on October 19 at Wembley, with two teams that are currently 3-1 up against each other.

The Los Angeles Rams are viewed as dark horses this season despite having only three years since Denver’s most recent Super Bowl victory.

Only Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has thrown for 114 yards, with Puka Nacua (the league’s leading receiver) and Davante Adams (the Jets’ starting quarterback) having the most passing yards.

The Jacksonville Jaguars made a bold move in the draft by trading up and selecting Travis Hunter with the second overall pick despite going 4-13 last year. They also named 34-year-old James Gladstone as their new head coach and head coach.

Hunter focuses on offense and defense, aiming to become the NFL’s first real two-way player since the 1990s and working with Colorado’s former college coach Deion Sanders.

The 22-year-old has yet to deliver on his breakout season, only completing 13 receptions for 118 yards.