DUBLIN (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were trying to get into field-goal range for a potential tying score late in the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

Not having a play clock to look at directly over the defense made it even tougher for quarterback Carson Wentz.

Minnesota took a delay of game penalty with 14 seconds left, creating fourth-and-17 from the Vikings 32. Wentz then threw an incomplete pass and the comeback fell short in a 24-21 loss to Pittsburgh in Ireland's first regular-season NFL game.

Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell wasn't happy.

“It was a unique thing about coming to play here and then you find out about three minutes before the kickoff that that end zone’s game clock and play clock would be turned off for the day,” O'Connell said.

“Normally th

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