By all apparent indications, the NFL’s first regular-season game in Ireland went very well. But there’s one important asterisk that impacted the Vikings when the game was on the line.

Shortly before kickoff, the teams were told that the play clock and the game clock in the north end zone at Croke Park were not functional, and would not be available for the game. (As we understand it, there was an issue with synchronization of the clocks.)

While the situation affected both teams equally, it specifically impacted the Vikings, who were facing the north end of the stadium in the fourth quarter.

“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 ,” coa

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