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.

Last season, the Vikings finished the year with a sparkling 14-3 record but ended up getting trounced 27-9 in the Wild Card round of the playoffs against the resurgent Rams. Over the offseason, starting quarterback Sam Darnold bolted for the Seahawks; University of Michigan hero McCarthy fills his big shoes this year.

The Minnesota Vikings will be the first team to play overseas in back-to-back weeks when they play in Ireland and the United Kingdom this season.

That ranks 13th overall but the is also a lot more than any of Minnesota's NFC North rivals. Green Bay ranks 26th (12,929 miles), Chicago is 28th (12,522) and Detroit is 29th (11,411). The Chargers are far and away the team with the most travel miles on deck (37,086 miles), while the Bengals will travel the least miles (8,753).

The NFL have issued the latest update on when tickets will go on sale for this September's game in Dublin between Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings

The NFL schedule makers did do the Vikings a favor, however, in what will be an adventurous start to their season.

On Tuesday, the league announced when and who the Steelers will play.

This afternoon, the Pittsburgh Steelers - and the Irish sporting public - will learn the identity of the second team travelling to Dublin in September.