The New England Patriots (5-2) and Tom Brady put on a show for the Wembley Stadium crowd in London, England on Sunday and crushed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  The Patriots got off to a quick start, building a 14-0 lead after the first quarter.  Brandon Marriweather set the tone for the Patriots defense, picking off Buc’s quarterback Josh Johnson on the fifth play of the game and returning it 39 yards for a touchdown.  Brady hit receiver Wes Welker for the second touchdown of the quarter on a 14-yard pitch and catch.  Welker was Bradys’ favorite target in this game, hitting him 10 times for 107 yards and that first quarter touchdown.  He also hooked up with Randy Moss five times for 69 yards. Brady tacked on another touchdown early in the second quarter with a 54-yard catch and run to Sam Aiken.  Brady was not perfect in this one though, throwing two picks in the second quarter.  He finished the game with three TDs and two picks for 308 yards on 23/32 attempts.

The Buccaneers offense finally answered near the end of the half with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Josh Johnson to Antonio Bryant, making it 21-7 at the break.  That would be the only score of the game for the Bucs, as the Patriots defense did a good job forcing Johnson into a lot of mistakes.  Johnson threw three interceptions and one touchdown, on 9/26 attempts before being replaced in the 4th quarter by rookie Josh Freeman.  Laurence Maroney had a touchdown for the Pats, but only got 43 yards on the ground in 13 carries (3.3 avg).  I would expect more yards out of Maroney against such a bad Bucs defense.  The Patriots have a bye this week, but they look like they are back in that 2007 groove, and will look to continue their dominant play November 8th against the Miami Dolphins.