DUBLIN — All was right in the Rooney world Sunday. But even on another continent, the Steelers couldn’t make it easy.
In the first NFL regular season game ever staged in Ireland, the Steelers paid homage to the legacy of the franchise, holding off the Vikings 24-21 at 141-year-old Croke Park. But not before things got dicey.
On a sunny afternoon with Terrible Towels twirling as if it was Acrisure Stadium, the Steelers (3-1) rode their brightest stars to victory. DK Metcalf ripped off an 80-yard touchdown catch, T.J. Watt had a jaw-dropping interception, and the supporting cast members pitched in here and there when they could.
That’s exactly what they did, from Kenneth Gainwell to Keeanu Benton to DeShon Elliott. Aaron Rodgers was pretty sharp, too, throwing just four incompletions on