LONDON, England -- It took a trip across the Atlantic for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to get their first road victory of the season. For the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the change of scenery produced yet another loss.
Brady threw three touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the Patriots (5-2) beat the Buccaneers 35-7 at Wembley Stadium yesterday in the NFL's third regular-season game at the iconic London venue.
The Bucs, who gave up a home game to play in London, fell to 0-7 and saw their losing streak extended to 11 games overall.
The Pats were coming off a 59-0 win over the Tennessee Titans in which Brady tossed six TD passes. New England wasn't as overpowering this time, and Brady even threw two interceptions in an un-even first-half performance.
But, with a 39-yard score on an interception return by safety Brandon Meriweather on the fifth play of the game, New England always was in control against the league's 27th-ranked defence.
The game was played before a sellout crowd of 84,254.
It's the third straight year the NFL has come to London for a regular-season game.
Yesterday's atmosphere was noisy and festive, and the dry weather left the Wembley field in good playing condition.
Brady said it even had the feel of a Super Bowl.
"All the flashbulbs were going off there before the kickoff," the two-time Super Bowl MVP said. "They went on for about 10 minutes, which you don't see in the States too often.
