Cleveland will travel to London in search of just its third win against the Vikings as the home team in franchise history.
The Cleveland Browns will travel to London to face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season.
Cleveland will be the home team for the game, which will be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. This is the first international game for the Browns since 2017, when they also faced the Vikings in London.
That game was Cleveland’s only regular-season international appearance before this year. For Minnesota, it will be the second of two consecutive international games, as they will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dublin, Ireland, in Week 4.
The Vikings, who are 4-0 all-time in international games, made a surprise run to the playoffs in 2024 behind quarterback Sam Darnold, but he is now with the Seattle Seahawks, as the Vikings are ready to turn the offense over to J.J. McCarthy, who missed his rookie season in 2024 after suffering a knee injury in his preseason debut.
This will be the first time the Browns will play the Vikings as the home team since 2017. Playing the game in London may be a good thing because the Browns are just 2-5 against the Vikings in Cleveland.
With the 2025 NFL schedule now released, we can break down each matchup and each team for this season. Here is a quick primer on the match-up between the Browns and Vikings.
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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) May 15, 2025
Opponent: Minnesota Vikings
Date: 10/5/2025
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Network: NFL Network
2024 record: 14-3, second place in the NFC North
Last playoff appearance: Lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 27-9, in the 2024 Wild Card Round
Browns all-time record vs. Vikings: 5-12 (includes postseason)
Browns record at home vs. Vikings: 2-5
First meeting: Vikings won, 27-17, on October 31, 1965
Most recent meeting: Browns won, 14-7, on October 3, 2021
Minnesota’s 2025 Draft Class: Donovan Jackson (G), Tai Felton (WR), Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins (DE) Kobe King (LB), Gavin Bartholomew (TE)
Draft Class grade via PFF: C-
Free agents lost/not re-signed via Over The Cap: Cam Robinson (LT), Sam Darnold (QB), Stephon Gilmore (CB), Jerry Tillery (DT), Shaquill Griffin (CB), Dalton Risner (LG), Jonathan Bullard (DT), Brandon Powell (WR), Johnny Mundt (TE), Nick Mullens (QB), Dan Feeney (LG), David Quessenberry (RG), Jihad Ward (DE), Trent Sherfield (WR), Ed Ingram (RG), Fabian Moreau (CB), Kamu Grugier-Hill (LB), Patrick Jones II (DE), Cam Akers (RB), Daniel Jones (QB), Cam Bynum (S), Jeremy Flax (RG), and Najee Thompso (CB).
Free agents signed/retained via Over The Cap: Jonathan Allen (DT), Ryan Kelly (C), Andrew Van Ginkel (DE), Harrison Smith (S), Byron Murphy (CB), Aaron Jones (RB), Jeff Okudah (CB), Rondale Moore (WR), Tavierre Thomas (CB), Eric Wilson (LB), Justin Skule (LT), Brett Rypien (QB), Isaiah Rodgers (CB), Theo Jackson (S), Tim Jones (WR), Leroy Watson (RT), Will Fries (RG), Ryan Wright (P), Jordan Mason (RB), Jalen Redmond (DT), and Henry Bryd (RG).