• Touchdowns by Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara seal stodgy 20-0 win
• 80000 crowd enjoys spectacle despite error-strewn encounterFor years,Americans have been told that to truly savor soccer they must learn to appreciate a 0-0 draw. At Wembley on Sunday the unique Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins served up the equivalent for British NFL fans – an error-riddled, penalty-strewn, and stodgy stinker of a match between two teams the erroneous side of average. And yet,curiously, 80000 people seemed to find it a good enough way to spend three hours as the Saints won the moment London match of the season 20-0.There rightly remains a healthy degree of scepticism about whether a full-time London NFL team is viable. But perhaps this was another small step forward in realising the ambitions of the sport’s power brokers. If people tolerate this, and perhaps a franchise will be next.
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Source: guardian.co.uk