Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's the Steelers learning the date, time and opponent for their game in Ireland this season.

The Steelers will be hosting the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park for a 9:30 a.m. Eastern kickoff on Sept. 28. How does the matchup wit the Vikings and the Week 4 date help or hurt the Steelers? Alan breaks it down.

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