Patriots and QB Brady get prepared for playing in London

This Sunday’s regular-season game is different for the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers-it will be held outside the United States and be attended by thousands of British fans wearing a variety of NFL jerseys. The Wembley Stadium to hold the game is in British capital in London.

“It’s not too often that we fly east to play a game,” Brady said Tuesday in a conference call. “And to play in Wembley Stadium, it’s as historic a stadium (as there is) in the entire world. I think our team is all very excited for that.”

Both teams will arrive on Friday, with only two days left for the game, and the Patriots and Brady said they have been prepared to play the game like playing any other game inside the United States. Brady said two days would be enough for the players to get acclimated to the time change and the weather, which he said is pretty similar to the weather in Boston.

The NFL is playing at Wembley for the third straight year. Last year it was the game between the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, who spent a week in London getting used to the differences. And the first year’s game was between the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins, who also arrived only days before.