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NFL hopes historic game becomes Brits' cup of tea

By Mark Woods
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, October 22, 2007

LONDON -- It's late afternoon Sunday. The myriad television screens are showing the big football game in this downtown bar, which should not be confused with a pub, you understand. Pubs serve chips. Here it's fries on the menu, along with brownies for dessert. The final whistle blows. Pain and ecstasy are divided along partisan lines. Then the satellite remote changes the channel and the floor begins to empty. Why the hurry to depart? Another three games are coming up on the bar's TVs. Excep ...

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