London 2012 - Game Report     NFL Regular Season 2012: Week 8 - New England Patriots At St. Louis Rams Date: Sunday 28 October 2012     Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, UK Conditions: Mostly Cloudy. Temperature: 49°F Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total New England (5-3-0) 7 21 10 7 -- 45 St. Louis (3-5-0) 7 0 0 0 -- 7 NE: T.Brady (23-35, 304), R.Gronkowski (8-146) STL: S.Bradford (22-30, 205), C. Givens (3-63)       Sunday 28 October 2012 Game Report The New England Patriots showed that 'old England' is their domain as well. In front of many UK Patriots fans and PatsFan UK from this website, QB Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the Patriots (5-3) beat the St. Louis Rams 45-7 at Wembley Stadium in the NFL's sixth regular season game at the iconic London venue.... After a bright start, in which they scored on their opening possession, the Rams were repeatedly torn apart by New England's top-ranked offence. The Patriots killed the game off with another touchdown just after the break. New England, nominally the 'away team' but clearly well-backed by the 84,005 sell-out crowd, were stunned after only three minutes when Rams QB Sam Bradford caught them unawares with a 50-yard pass down the middle. Rams rookie WR Chris Givens surged through the New England defence and took the catch as he dived into the endzone. The Patriots, who boasted the NFL's best offence coming into the game, signalled their intent on their own opening drive. Expertly mixing running and passing plays, Brady marched his team down the field before finding an unmarked Bandon Lloyd in the right-hand corner of the endzone from 19 yards. That was the start of a masterful display from the 35-year-old QB, who has won three Super Bowls during his career. An 83-yard drive, featuring a pair of 25-yard catches by start tight end Rob Gronkowski, took the Patriots to virtually the goal-line. The Rams, whose defence has improved considerably since last season, thought they had done enough to restrict the Pats to a field-goal attempt, but in typically bullish fashion Coach Bill Belichick ordered his team to go for broke on fourth down. Young running back Shane Vereen duly obliged, running into the endzone. Brady continued to slice through the Rams' hapless defence, before finding Gronkowski in front of the endzone from seven yards. The Patriot tipped his hat to the London crowd with his celebration, marching like a toy soldier before being mobbed by his team-mates. With his next possession Bradford, playing in his third season as a professional after being earmarked as the best college player by the Rams in 2010, could only get to the 35-yard line on third down before rookie kicker Greg Zuerlein came on for a 52-yard field goal attempt. But John Hekker, instead of putting the ball down for Zuerlein to kick, picked it up and was still thinking about throwing a pass when he was gleefully swamped by the Patriots' alert defence. New England, not content with a 14-point lead, twisted the knife still further when Stevan Ridley piled into the endzone from a yard out to make it 28-7 at the break. Having conceded touchdowns on each of New England's four first-half possessions, the Rams' coaching staff were glad for the break and a chance to regroup. However, the third quarter began as the second had ended. Brady lead a 71-yard drive before Lloyd caught his second touchdown pass from nine yards. Ridley then got the running game going before the Pats finally ran out of steam. Stephen Gostkowski tacked on three more points with a 26-yard field goal to make the score 38-7. Still the nightmare was not over for St. Louis, who have now lost five of their eight games, as Brady and Gronkowski were again the ones to do the damage, this time courtesy of a 14-yard touchdown strike. The Patriots have now won five of their eight games and top the AFC East Division. Far tougher challenges await this season, but after completing their second comprehensive Wembley victory in three years, Belichick's men will return to New England very satisfied with their work in 'old England'. Next up for the Patriots is bye week after the long road trip to Wembley Stadium, followed by the Bills visiting Foxborough for Week 10. PatsFan UK travelled to London, England for sixth game of the NFL's International Series, to see the Patriots 'live' for only the fourth time. But, with the series going from strength to strength, and two games scheduled by the NFL for 2013, who knows if or when the Patriots will return to the UK in the future.... GAME NOTES: The game was the NFL's sixth regular season game played at London's Wembley Stadium. New England didn't punt until 2:36 left in the third quarter. The Patriots have now gained at least 350 total yards in 17 consecutive games to set an NFL record. QB Tom Brady has now thrown at least one touchdown pass in 40 straight regular season games. The Patriots are 2-0 in London - (they beat Tampa Bay 35-7 on October 25th 2009 in their first visit to London). WR Wes Welker extended his streak to 102 straight regular season games with at least on reception. (Article Includes Extracts From NFL.com, BBC Sport & Patriots.com)          The London 2012 page can be found here.