The NFL Thread - Chargers @ Saints play at Wembley on Sunday

[Cropolite]

The pile-on was on the wrong side of the endzone line.

Someone in Texas is losing their job tomorrow.

[PCCD]

Anyone else see this? -

Tampa Bay and New England to clash at Wembley in October 2009

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the New England Patriots when the National Football League continues its International Series at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday, October 25, 2009, the NFL announced today.

The Buccaneers and Patriots have been two of the NFL's most successful teams in recent years, combining to win four of the past seven Super Bowls. Both clubs are strong contenders for a return trip to the playoffs this season.

The contest will mark the third consecutive year of a competitive (regular-season) game at Wembley. On October 26, the New Orleans Saints beat the San Diego Chargers 37-32 in front of an 83,226 crowd, while the New York Giants overcame the Miami Dolphins 13-10 in October 2007 on their way to winning Super Bowl XLII. The NFL has committed to playing at least one game in the United Kingdom for each of the next two seasons.

"Over the past two years, we have seen first-hand the excitement that exists for our sport in the UK," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. "The games have helped us to deepen our connection with our UK fans as well as create new ones. We are looking forward to another outstanding game in 2009."

Joel Glazer, Buccaneers Executive Vice-President, said: "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers organization is extremely excited and honored to be chosen to participate in the NFL International Series. We look forward to being part of the NFL's global outreach and playing our great game in front of Buccaneers fans overseas."

New England Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft said: "We are proud to be selected by the NFL to be featured in next year's international game. We have had a lot of memorable moments in recent years. I am sure our trip to the United Kingdom next year will prove to be an unforgettable experience for our players and coaches, as well as the many fans that will travel to the game. I think it is fitting that New England's first game to be played outside of North America will be in England. I know that the UK is home to some of our most passionate Patriots fans and we look forward to the experience."

The game between the Buccaneers and Patriots, both of whom are currently challenging for places in this season's playoffs, will take place in Week Seven of the 2009 season and will be shown live in the United States on CBS, kicking off at 5:00 p.m. UK time (1:00 p.m. ET).

Tickets for the game will be available for sale in mid-January 2009 - unlike other years in which the first wave of seats have been sold in April. Prior to that a Registry of Interest will be made available to people interested in purchasing tickets. All those that apply for tickets via the Registry of Interest will be given priority in purchasing tickets before seats go on sale to the general public. Click here for more information on ticketing for the 2009 International Series game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots.

NFL UK Managing Director Alistair Kirkwood said: "We are very excited at the prospect of welcoming two of the NFL's leading teams to Wembley. The continued commitment of the NFL to the UK is a tribute to everyone who has made the previous games such a success, from the fans and our partners to the teams themselves. Both the Buccaneers and Patriots have strong fan bases here and are names that will be familiar even to those who don't follow the sport closely. We expect this to be another fantastic game and an outstanding event."

The Buccaneers captured Super Bowl XXXVII following the 2002 season and are challenging for their third NFC South division title in the past four years. Tampa Bay will be in the global spotlight prior to next season, as Super Bowl XLIII will be played at Raymond James Stadium on February 1.


The Patriots won the Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX following the 2001, 2003 and 2004 seasons and won their first 18 games last season in advancing to Super Bowl XLII. The team is bidding for its sixth consecutive AFC East division championship.

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It's still not the Colts but anyway

[Cropolite]

Tampa are officially hosting, but we all know it's home field advantage to New England. As if the bastards needed it.

[Rax]

Tampa are officially hosting, but we all know it's home field advantage to New England. As if the bastards needed it.

After Sunday nights performance it seems we need all the help we can get.

Excited by this news though. Looks like Im definitely London bound next year.

[Cropolite]

Tampa are officially hosting, but we all know it's home field advantage to New England. As if the bastards needed it.

After Sunday nights performance it seems we need all the help we can get.

Excited by this news though. Looks like Im definitely London bound next year.

C'mon, with Brady back? It's no contest.

Might head over myself actually, the last two NFL Wembleys have fallen on County Final Sundays though so it may be out of my hands

[Rax]

Tampa are officially hosting, but we all know it's home field advantage to New England. As if the bastards needed it.

After Sunday nights performance it seems we need all the help we can get.

Excited by this news though. Looks like Im definitely London bound next year.

C'mon, with Brady back? It's no contest.

Might head over myself actually, the last two NFL Wembleys have fallen on County Final Sundays though so it may be out of my hands

County final or an NFL game in Wembley is surely a no contest! You can watch GAA in person anytime, NFLs a rarity. Unless you mean youve played in two county finals in 2 years, in which case well done.

[YouSmellOfWee]

When talking about Kurt Warner...

More likely, I can seem him getting benched and Lienart finishing the season.

So, how's that working out for you?

[St Nick]

I've been looking for this thread, I wanted to vent about the Denver Donkeys a couple weeks back when they couldn't be arsed to even try against the Chargers, even though it meant the playoffs.

Absolute joke, a stuffing when most need to win.

[YouSmellOfWee]

I've been looking for this thread, I wanted to vent about the Denver Donkeys a couple weeks back when they couldn't be arsed to even try against the Chargers, even though it meant the playoffs.

Absolute joke, a stuffing when most need to win.

In all fairness, they never should have won the first game against the Chargers, they only won because of a ridiculously bad decision by the officials.

[Rog]

Chargers at Saints?

[St Nick]

I've been looking for this thread, I wanted to vent about the Denver Donkeys a couple weeks back when they couldn't be arsed to even try against the Chargers, even though it meant the playoffs.

Absolute joke, a stuffing when most need to win.

In all fairness, they never should have won the first game against the Chargers, they only won because of a ridiculously bad decision by the officials.

But the point is the donkeys DID win the game, and they DID have the chance to get into the playoffs if they beat them again.

Defense has been strawberry floating woeful all season anyway, should have seen it coming, I'm just old fashioned I guess it thinking that a professional football player would at least make an attempt to get into the playoffs.

[Something Fishy]

Tampa are officially hosting, but we all know it's home field advantage to New England. As if the ******** needed it.

After Sunday nights performance it seems we need all the help we can get.

Excited by this news though. Looks like Im definitely London bound next year.

Me too. I've applied. If i get tickets I am going.

[St Nick]

Tampa are officially hosting, but we all know it's home field advantage to New England. As if the ******** needed it.

After Sunday nights performance it seems we need all the help we can get.

Excited by this news though. Looks like Im definitely London bound next year.

Me too. I've applied. If i get tickets I am going.

Am I too late to apply for tickets?

[Cropolite]

Tampa are officially hosting, but we all know it's home field advantage to New England. As if the ******** needed it.

After Sunday nights performance it seems we need all the help we can get.

Excited by this news though. Looks like Im definitely London bound next year.

Me too. I've applied. If i get tickets I am going.

Am I too late to apply for tickets?

This year's game had tickets on second hand sale galore so I don't think you'll ever be too late - www.nfluk.com is where you register I believe, I got a reminder today.

[John Galt]

I've been looking for this thread, I wanted to vent about the Denver Donkeys a couple weeks back when they couldn't be arsed to even try against the Chargers, even though it meant the playoffs.

Absolute joke, a stuffing when most need to win.

In all fairness, they never should have won the first game against the Chargers, they only won because of a ridiculously bad decision by the officials.

But the point is the donkeys DID win the game, and they DID have the chance to get into the playoffs if they beat them again.

Defense has been strawberry floating woeful all season anyway, should have seen it coming, I'm just old fashioned I guess it thinking that a professional football player would at least make an attempt to get into the playoffs.

I went to see the Chargers Vs Broncos game and have a few photos if anyone wants me to upload them. I'd never watched more than about ten minutes of NFL before that and I started off not really enjoying but as the game progressed and I picked up what was going on I actually began to like it. When we booked the tickets about half a year ago we had no idea that the game would be as big as it was; the proper fans were going mental and there was a lot of hype in the area on the day and the day after.

[Something Fishy]

Tampa are officially hosting, but we all know it's home field advantage to New England. As if the ******** needed it.

After Sunday nights performance it seems we need all the help we can get.

Excited by this news though. Looks like Im definitely London bound next year.

Me too. I've applied. If i get tickets I am going.

Am I too late to apply for tickets?

Currently they are just taking registrations of interest, so hopefully you'd be OK. People who register get first shot I believe.

[Something Fishy]

I've been looking for this thread, I wanted to vent about the Denver Donkeys a couple weeks back when they couldn't be arsed to even try against the Chargers, even though it meant the playoffs.

Absolute joke, a stuffing when most need to win.

In all fairness, they never should have won the first game against the Chargers, they only won because of a ridiculously bad decision by the officials.

But the point is the donkeys DID win the game, and they DID have the chance to get into the playoffs if they beat them again.

Defense has been ******* woeful all season anyway, should have seen it coming, I'm just old fashioned I guess it thinking that a professional football player would at least make an attempt to get into the playoffs.

I went to see the Chargers Vs Broncos game and have a few photos if anyone wants me to upload them. I'd never watched more than about ten minutes of NFL before that and I started off not really enjoying but as the game progressed and I picked up what was going on I actually began to like it. When we booked the tickets about half a year ago we had no idea that the game would be as big as it was; the proper fans were going mental and there was a lot of hype in the area on the day and the day after.

Sounds excellent. The atmosphere is said to be ace. Being very keen on the game and on the Pats I would bloody love to go and see it.

[YouSmellOfWee]

I've been looking for this thread, I wanted to vent about the Denver Donkeys a couple weeks back when they couldn't be arsed to even try against the Chargers, even though it meant the playoffs.

Absolute joke, a stuffing when most need to win.

In all fairness, they never should have won the first game against the Chargers, they only won because of a ridiculously bad decision by the officials.

But the point is the donkeys DID win the game, and they DID have the chance to get into the playoffs if they beat them again.

Defense has been ******* woeful all season anyway, should have seen it coming, I'm just old fashioned I guess it thinking that a professional football player would at least make an attempt to get into the playoffs.

I went to see the Chargers Vs Broncos game and have a few photos if anyone wants me to upload them. I'd never watched more than about ten minutes of NFL before that and I started off not really enjoying but as the game progressed and I picked up what was going on I actually began to like it. When we booked the tickets about half a year ago we had no idea that the game would be as big as it was; the proper fans were going mental and there was a lot of hype in the area on the day and the day after.

Sounds excellent. The atmosphere is said to be ace. Being very keen on the game and on the Pats I would bloody love to go and see it.

Make sure you sit in the upper tier, the slightly cheaper seats. You get a much better feel for the atmosphere up there than you do in the lower tiers. We were down near the sidelines for the Miami game, and the stadium seemed to be more or less dead. All the noise seems to filter upwards and there's a serious lack of atmosphere down in the lower tiers. Up top though, it was superb, and a great view as well.

[St Nick]

Thanks for letting me know about the tickets guys, will check out the website!

Gault - I would love to see those photos if you don't mind uploading them!

[John Galt]

Ok, I'll put them up when I have time later. How much are the tickets for the Wembley game later this year? Are they expected to sell out fast?