So I got tickets from work to go to the New Orleans vs Miami match at Wembley yesterday. I have a very, very limited understanding of the sport, I kind off knew the basics - 4 downs to get 10 meters, knew how the points are scored etc and I can name about 5 players - Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Lawrence Taylor, erm The Fridge?.....and erm OK I could name 4'ish.
So anyway, aside from briefly watching a highlights show in the 90's I never really watched any 'Gridiron' before. But I went along anyway, pretty great atmosphere - I was surprised by how many American's were in the stadium. As for the game - Gee there is a lot of stop/starting and penalty calls in this game isn't there? There was some pretty interesting stuff, but the game was pretty one sided, and many people around me said it was a poor match. Still I had a good time, cooler than Rugby Union for sure